Health

Maddicks Estate Gifts $250K to Daylesford Health

Daylesford Health will benefit from a gift of $250,000 from the estate of the late Maddicks siblings announced earlier this week. The gift brings the total donation to Daylesford Health from the Maddicks estate to $528,000.

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Barefoot Bowls Fundraiser for Daylesford Health

Daylesford Health are inviting the community to an enjoyable community event to raise funds for the new operating theatre and acute wards. The Barefoot Bowls Fundraiser is open to all-abilities for a 2 bowl, 4 player team event on Sunday 10 November at the Daylesford Bowling Club. 

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Help Shape Community in Dementia Action Week

This dementia action week (16-22 September), our local health service encourages everyone to take the first step to learn more about dementia and how you can help shape our communities for the better.

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Historic Hepburn Bathhouse Lease Renewed

Hepburn Shire Council has renewed the lease to Belgravia Leisure, the current tenant at the historic Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa. The agreement involves Council investment in some structural and drainage works and a $2 million investment by Belgravia Leisure in capital works.

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Lessons in Disaster Training

With more intense and frequent disasters due to climate change, communities face growing challenges in recovery. Research has demonstrated an upsurge in domestic and family violence following such disasters. A training session hosted by Rotary Daylesford will help you to understand the role gender plays in emergency management practice and to address and minimise the harmful impacts of gendered expectations in disaster.

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Minister Opens Daylesford Hospital Theatre Upgrade

The Minister for Health Infrastructure and Member for Macedon Mary-Anne Thomas inspected the refurbished operating theatre at Daylesford Hospital earlier this week. The upgrade will help to get many people off surgical waiting lists sooner and receive treatment closer to home.

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New Daylesford Operating Theatres Open for Limited Procedures

The newly developed surgical theatre at Daylesford Hospital opened its doors for the first time since the redevelopment started in May 2022. Last week, Daylesford Health had an endoscopy list of eight patients, with ophthalmology lists soon to follow after a staggered start.

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Health Services Plan Proposes Split of CHRH

The Health Services Plan released this week includes a proposal to split Central Highlands Rural Health with Kyneton Hospital to be included in the Loddon Mallee network and for the remainder of CHRH including Daylesford Hospital to be included in the Grampians network. Amendments to proposed groupings would be based on further consultation with the sector.

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Domestic Violence is Real – And It’s Here

We are in the midst of a national epidemic, an epidemic of domestic violence unparalleled in our history. Horrific domestic violence events flood our media.  In Hepburn Shire, 34% of all criminal incidents reported are Family Violence.

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