Media Releases

Wonthaggi Hospital and the broader Bass Coast Health (BCH) team have taken every measure possible to prepare for this next COVID wave. “The community can rest assured that we have...
Vaccination remains a vital defence in the Bass Coast’s bid to minimise the impact of the next wave of COVID. The BA.4 and 5 sub-variants of the Omicron strain are...
A new garden has opened at Wonthaggi Hospital thanks to a community effort, with funds donated by the Rotary Club of Wonthaggi, Bass Coast Shire Council, Bass Coast Health and...
Bass Coast Health (BCH) is offering an even more personalised dialysis service after the introduction of new haemodialysis machines. The rollout, as a satellite unit of Monash Health, was coordinated...
Bass Coast Health (BCH) has welcomed with open arms the many new employees who have joined the BCH team over the past months and is actively recruiting more healthcare workers...
National Diabetes Week, 10-16 July, is the perfect time to learn more about this chronic condition that affects so many people. More than 1.2 million Australians have diabetes (excluding gestational...
Bass Coast Health (BCH) is celebrating after the beloved aged care facility at Wonthaggi, Kirrak House, was re-accredited following a comprehensive external accreditation process. Kirrak House passed its three yearly...
The community-minded members of the Inverloch Fundraising Auxiliary have reached a milestone in their goal to enhance healthcare in the Bass Coast. On Tuesday 28 June, Auxiliary members gave a...
Bass Coast Health (BCH) has lifted the Code Yellow that was in place to signal an internal emergency. The Code Yellow had been in effect since 29 April this year...
Influenza, COVID, gastro and colds. There’s so much illness in our community this winter. You can give yourself the best protection against falling ill by ensuring your COVID vaccination is...