REPRESENTATIVES of the Woodworkers of the Southern Peninsula presented the staff at Rosebud Hospital with a beautiful hand crafted rocking horse for their summer appeal raffle. This is the second rocking horse donated by the woodworkers. The first was raffled to help fund the renovations needed to install the present CT scanner. A newer, state of the art scanner is now required to provide the latest and best results for patients at the hospital.The hospital will raffle the rocking horse with a second and third prize that will include hand made wooden toys along with a mystery prize at the…
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WHILE Rosebud Hospital will undergo a major $4m refurbishment to boost patient safety, modernise facilities, and improve emergency care access, Member for Nepean Sam Groth has told The News the amount falls well short of the investment required.During a visit to the hospital last week, Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas confirmed the funding, which will support upgrades to ventilation systems, infection control, and the emergency department – designed to enhance care for patients and working conditions for staff.The upgrade will include the installation of new ventilation and infection control systems, helping to improve overall hospital hygiene and safety standards. The emergency…
JOYCE Booth, a long-time volunteer at the Rosebud Hospital, is being remembered as “someone who had a way of making everyone feel seen and valued,” after her passing at 90. She dedicated 25 years’ service to the hospital’s Pink Ladies volunteer group, and in the kiosk where she helped and brought a warm smile to doctors, specialists, patients and all staff. “You couldn’t ask for a more selfless, loving person,” her daughter Tracey Fernandez said. “She made a lasting impact on everyone she met.” Even after retiring as a volunteer, the great-great grandmother would still visit everyone at the hospital…
INDEPENDENT candidate for Flinders Ben Smith has launched a petition demanding that the federal and state governments commit to saving and upgrading Rosebud Hospital.“The Rosebud Hospital is the only public hospital serving the entire peninsula, and it’s literally falling apart while both major parties have failed to secure the funding we desperately need,” Smith said. “For our growing community of young families and seniors, having a properly funded local hospital isn’t just about convenience – it’s about saving lives when every minute counts. “This is just another example of how the residents of the peninsula are overlooked. We may be…
A MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillor is calling for “stakeholders” to band together in an effort to ensure government guarantees for the upgrade of Rosebud Hospital. Cr David Gill’s call comes in the wake of Health Ministers Mary‐Anne Thomas’s recent comments about the potential for hospital mergers across Victoria.Many regional hospitals are believed to be the target of strict government cost cutting measures, but smaller hospitals such as Rosebud could also be at risk of being targeted. Thomas has told Victorian health boards that no more money will be provided to health services other than what was allocated in the May…
SUPPORTERS of the campaign to redevelop Rosebud Hospital made their message clear at a rally on Friday (15 March) holding signs reading Frankton Too Far.Drivers in cars, buses, trucks and ambulances tooted, honked, or flashed their lights and sirens to support the cry that the hour’s drive to Frankston is too far for people on the south end of the Mornington Peninsula when they need care. Supporters lined the road south of the hospital waving at passersby and traffic and listened to stories about people’s hospital experiences. Hospital supporter Jan Gilbert, who organised the rally, said she and others would…
CAMPAIGNERS calling for upgrades to Rosebud Hospital say the state government’s focus on redeveloping Frankston Hospital is short sighted. A rally planned for this Friday (15 March) will put pressure on the government to commit money to upgrading the hospital.Ongoing pressure on the government to repair and upgrade Rosebud Hospital will focus on the catch cry of Frankston Too Far Away to highlight the difficulties for southern peninsula patients to access hospital care. Spokesperson and long-time health worker Sue Gilbert said the nearest major hospital from Rosebud was more than one hour away.“We will not let the government hand ball…