Central Highlands Rural Health
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Community digs deep
The community has dug deep and donated more than $50,000 to the oncology department at the Kyneton Health campus. Central Highlands Rural Health put the call out for help to purchase a scalp cooler for patients and the target was reached when members of the Kyneton Uniting Church Community Op Shop asked how much was…
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Cancer care project appeal for funds
Kyneton Health is calling on the community to help raise funds for a scalp cooler to enhance the care provided to their oncology patients. An appeal launched in August last year has to date raised $10,231, with a further $37,012 needed to purchase the much-needed equipment. Central Highlands Rural Health is reaching out to individuals,…
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Celebrating 90 years of healthcare
Trentham Bush Nursing Hospital was officially opened by His Excellency the Governor, Lord Huntingfield, and Lady Huntingfield, on September 7, 1934. Ninety years later, Central Highlands Rural Health will celebrate the rich history of Trentham Health with a community dinner on Saturday September 7, 2024, at The Cosmopolitan Hotel. The three-course dinner will be hosted…
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Health service awards finalist
Central Highlands Rural Health has been selected as a finalist in two categories in the 2023 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards.
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Tee off for a local cause
Wooling Hill Memorial Estate is hosting a community charity golf day for Kyneton Health on Sunday, October 22. The event at Kyneton Golf Club will be a mixed four-person Ambrose competition – which means golfers of all skill levels will be able to contribute as part of a team. “We know how much the Macedon…
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Vaccinated economy trials
The Victorian Government will conduct trials in businesses and events across highly vaccinated regional areas to help the state open progressively as a vaccinated economy. Greater Bendigo will be among the first invited to participate in the trials to test systems and support in the fortnight before Victoria is aiming to reach a 70 per…
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Residents receive COVID-19 vaccine
Central Highlands Rural Health continued its rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine to residents in Creswick, Daylesford and Trentham aged care facilities last week. More than 70 residents across the three sites rolled up their sleeves to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine, which was administered by the Grampians mobile vaccination team from Ballarat Health Services. Specialist nurse…
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Frontline workers receive vaccine
This week marks an exciting and important chapter in the fight against COVID-19, with the first vaccinations administered to high-risk frontline staff at Central Highlands Rural Health’s Kyneton campus. During the initial rollout, 60 frontline staff received the Pfizer vaccine, one of two COVID-19 vaccines to receive Commonwealth regulatory approval from the Therapeutic Goods Administration…