October 2020
Royal Flying Doctor Service – Community Transport (Heathcote)
October - 06, 2020Videos/stories:
Fred and Leslye (clients)
Willie and Lorraine (volunteer drivers)
Mavis (carer)
Fred and Leslye (clients)
Willie and Lorraine (volunteer drivers)
Mavis (carer)
Healthy Heart of Victoria
September - 03, 2020The Healthy Heart of Victoria initiative has invested over $3M in local infrastructure and activation solutions within communities in the Loddon Campaspe region that are least active and least supported to help them become more active, more often.
The Be Well Plan
July - 09, 2020Good mental health and wellbeing tailored to your unique situation
We all need to invest in our mental health, especially at the moment, and there are different ways we can do that. Heathcote Health would like to encourage you, the Heathcote Community, to engage in the ‘Be Well’ Wellbeing Course.
This is a webinar series course, supported by evidence based research to boost your wellbeing and positive mental health.
The course uses an individualised approach with excellent resources.
This course is free until 31 August 2020 … So register yourself today by visiting: https://www.bewellplan.com/register
You can do this course in your own time when it suits YOU
To find out more information about the ‘Be Well’ Program please visit: https://www.bewellplan.com/
The Be Well Plan was developed by researchers and mental health professionals from the SAHMRI Wellbeing and Resilience Centre
and the Órama Institute at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia.
The Wellbeing and Resilience Centre, located within the South Australian Health and Research Institute (SAHMRI), is a not-for-
profit organisation with the core mission to build mental health and wellbeing in the community. SAHMRI aim to equip people with
skills to build positive mental health and help them grow through life’s challenges.
Strategic Directions Plan 2015-2018
June - 27, 2016The Strategic Directions Plan 2015-18 sets out a dynamic pathway that will lead to Heathcote Health building its services and adapting to the changing needs of the community as opportunities arise over the next three years.
Please see attached for more information.
Health Matters: June 2016 Issue
June - 27, 2016
This month’s Health Matters focuses on Hospital Responses to Family Violence.
Click on the attachment to learn more.
Quality of Care Report 2014-2015
April - 22, 2016
Heathcote Health presented their Quality of Care Report for 2014-2015 at the 21st Annual General Meeting held at the Heathcote Senior Citizens Hall on Thursday 12th November 2015. Heathcote Health has presented the report in the form of a calendar again, based on the positive feedback received from previous year’s reports. Please click here for an electronic copy of this report. Copies of the Quality of Care Report for 2014-2015 are also available on request by contacting Reception on 5431 0900.
Heathcote Health Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2014-2015
November - 23, 2015
Heathcote Health presented their Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2014-2015 at the 21st Annual General Meeting held at the Heathcote Senior Citizens Hall on Thursday 12th November 2015. Please click on the link provided for an electronic copy of these reports. Copies of the Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2014-2015 are also available on request by contacting Reception on 5431 0900.
Annual Report & Financial Statements 2014/15.
Click the ‘Read More‘ button to find out more about what went on at the AGM.
Heathcote Health’s 21st Annual General Meeting
November - 12, 2015
Heathcote Health’s 21st Annual General Meeting was held on 12 November 2015 at the Heathcote Senior Citizens Hall and was well attended by members of the Heathcote and district community and health service stakeholders. Attendees were provided with copies of the 2014/15 Annual Report, Financial Report and Quality of Care Report for Heathcote Health.
In his report, Board Chair of Heathcote Health, Mr Wayne McKay, provided an outline of the performance of the health service over the past twelve months and spoke of a range of projects undertaken by the health service, as well as providing an update on some of the exciting new initiatives Heathcote Health is currently undertaking, including the refurbishment of the Aged Care facility.
The guest speaker was Ms Maree McCabe, CEO of Alzheimer’s Australia Victoria who gave an entertaining and highly informative talk on dementia. Ms McCabe’s presentation touched on the types of dementia, diagnosis and treatment and described her own personal experiences with caring for a loved one with dementia. She also outlined the 10 key principles for a truly dementia-friendly community, and noted that increasing community awareness and understanding of dementia was paramount.
Ms McCabe also explained how Alzheimer’s Australia Victoria provide education, support, advocacy and information to empower and enable the thousands of Victorians living with dementia, their families and their carers, and highlighted some of the new initiatives the organisation was currently working on.
The Board of Management announced Ms Pat Barri as the health service’s latest Life Governor, acknowledging her commitment to the health service over the past 40 years as a staff member and volunteer.
Ms Barri was presented with a certificate and her name has been added to the Heathcote Health Life Governor Board located in the Administration corridor of the health service.
The meeting concluded with the presentation of service recognition awards for staff and volunteers, and an expression of appreciation for the valuable contributions made during the year by past and present staff, volunteers, and Board Members.
Board Chair’s Report
Please click on link below to download the Board Chair’s Report as presented at the 21st Annual General Meeting on 12th November 2015.
Board Chair’s Report for Heathcote Health AGM – 12 November 2015 PDF
For more information about Alzheimer’s Australia Victoria and the work they do, visit their website www.vic.fightdementia.org.au
Pictured above (L-R): Heathcote Health CEO, Dr Dan Douglass, Alzheimer’s Australia Victoria CEO and AGM guest speaker Ms Maree McCabe, Board Chair Mr Wayne McKay.
Official opening of the Heathcote Health Primary Care redevelopment
October - 20, 2015
Heathcote Health staff and members of the community came together recently to celebrate the official opening of the Heathcote Health Primary Care redevelopment.
The $2.9 million dollar facility was opened by the Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Ms Mary-Anne Thomas MP and Heathcote Health board chairperson Mr Wayne McKay and had a strong crowd consiting of service providers, staff and members of the commuinty in attendance. The redevelopment involved the removal of existing maintenance and storage facilities to allow for the construction of a new Primary Health facility as well as the refurbishment of a number of existing rooms and the modernisation of key IT infrastructure.
Mr McKay said it was a proud day for Heathcote Health. “Its started out as a dream, it took form through hard work and planning and it gained support through team work and friends with a common goal” Mr McKay said. “This new facility will allow allied health professionals and general practitioners to deliver health services to the broader
community as well as attracting a wider range of health services to the area”.
Pictures courtesy of McIvor Times. (L-R: Dr Poate Radrekusa, Board Chair Mr Wayne McKay, Parliamentary Secretary for Health Ms Mary-Anne Thomas MP, Dr Adel Asaid)
Mr McKay thanked the Victorian Government for its support of the redevelopment. “It takes a certain amount of faith to entrust a small rural health service with the responsibility of managing both the funds and the project, and I think the modern facility you see before you today is repayment of that faith. These facilities will be able to deliver more services locally which will be a huge benefit for a rural community like Heathcote”.
Mr McKay paid tribute to the Heathcote Health project team who managed the redevelopment as well as the builders, Raysett Construction, the Heathcote Primary Health team as well as the other primary and allied health providers who use the health facility.
“Moving from the old rooms to the new facility has caused disruption and inconvienience to many parties and the willingness of service providers and members of the community to accommodate change and to be flexible was a contributing factor to the smooth running of the redevelopment” Mr McKay said.
Heathcote Health’s Service Plan
December - 01, 2013Heathcote Health has developed a service plan to identify the projected health and well-being needs of the Heathcote and district community over the next 10 to 15 years and to assist in planning the enhancement and expansion of our health service in meeting these needs. Biruu.Health was engaged by Heathcote Health to facilitate the development of the service plan and has undertaken a significant amount of work in developing a Demographic and Patient Trends Report for the Heathcote area and consulting with a range of stakeholder groups
A number of areas have been identified through the development of the Service Plan, including residential aged care, acute and sub-acute care, primary health services and mental health services, that will remain areas of long term need for our community into the future.
The Service Plan was officially launched on Friday 6th December 2013, during the opening of the Community and Primary Care building at 59 High Street, Heathcote.
A copy of the Service Plan is attached. If you have any comments on the report, please contact Dan Douglass via telephone (03) 5431 0900 or forward your comments in writing c/- Heathcote Health, 39 Hospital Street, Heathcote 3523.