Staff, families and children at five local early childhood services are all smiles after receiving a Smiles 4 Miles award from Dental Health Services Victoria (DHSV). Fish Creek Kindergarten, Inverloch...
Liz Friswell is a skilled and caring clinician, and an integral member of the busy Emergency Department team at Bass Coast Health’s Wonthaggi Hospital. She’s also a Clinical Nurse Educator...
Bass Coast Health (BCH) is taking part in an innovative recycling program to reduce medical waste. BCH’s Theatre team has adopted the program offered by recycling company, Medsalv. Staff place...
Bass Coast Health’s Maternity team just wrapped up an extremely busy year, with 219 babies born at Wonthaggi Hospital in 2024 - just four babies shy of the record number...
Bass Coast Health (BCH) is easing the burden of accessing care for patients in need of haemodialysis in South Gippsland and Bass Coast. BCH, together with Monash Health, provides a...
The 18th of February was a special day for Bass Coast Health’s famous Printing Administrative Assistant Sheryl Mark - it was the start of her 45th year at Wonthaggi Hospital...
Bass Coast Health (BCH) is excited to welcome the first of two intakes of Graduate Nurses and Midwives for 2025. A total of 20 Registered Nursing graduates, two Midwifery graduates...
Bass Coast Health (BCH) is acknowledging the contribution of women to public healthcare on International Women’s Day on 8 March 2025. With the day’s theme being around creating a more...
Communities in South Gippsland and Bass Coast will have improved access to specialised care as Bass Coast Health (BCH) and Gippsland Southern Health Service (GSHS) merge into the new Bayside...
A surge of patients seeking emergency care kept Bass Coast Health (BCH) staff busy over the Christmas and January holiday period. Holiday-makers and local residents sought medical attention at BCH’s...
Compassionate clinicians are supporting cancer patients through life-changing diagnoses and treatment at Bass Coast Health. The theme of World Cancer Day on 4 February is ‘United by Unique’ and places...
A woman who never thought she would get a melanoma at her age is urging the community to inspect their bodies for skin cancer. Sharyl Brockett, a Social Worker at...
A leader in the field of paediatric and adolescent gynaecology is caring for patients with gynaecological concerns right here on the Bass Coast. Professor Sonia Grover - the Director of...
Bass Coast Health (BCH) has welcomed this morning’s announcement by the Victorian Health Minister that BCH will join the Bayside Local Health Service Network, along with Gippsland Southern Health Service...
Bass Coast Health (BCH) has been recognised for contributing to the enhancement of stroke care across Australia. BCH recently received a certificate of achievement for outstanding contribution to the Australian...
Bass Coast Health (BCH) is partnering with major Melbourne health service, Alfred Health, in an innovative secondment program. Registered Nurses from Alfred Health have been working at BCH’s Wonthaggi Hospital...
Patients and visitors to Wonthaggi Hospital can now enjoy a bright, colourful and captivating mural in the courtyard of Kodowlinun acute ward. The mural, entitled Manna Gum Retreat, was painted...
Bass Coast Health (BCH) thanks the local community after they raised $31,000 for a camera for the early detection of prostate and bladder cancers. The funds were raised at the...
Bass Coast Health (BCH) applauded staff for their dedicated service, at the public health service’s Annual General Meeting on Thursday 5 December. BCH celebrated 41 staff who had served between...
The South Coast Water Partnership is committed to making tap water the drink of choice across Bass Coast and South Gippsland. Together with its nine dedicated partner organisations, the Partnership...
