
VHA members receive Public Healthcare Awards
November 27, 2019
The VHA congratulates all recipients of the 2019 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards including its members. In particular congratulations to Banyule Community Health, Numurkah District Health Service and South West Healthcare on being named the Premier’s Health Services of the Year alongside Ambulance Victoria.
We would also like to highlight the Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers Award for excellence in public sector aged care which was presented to Goulburn Valley Health, Albury Wodonga Health, North East Health Wangaratta, Nexus Primary Health and NCN Health.
The full listing of winners, commendations and finalists is below:
Premier’s Primary Health Service of the Year
Winner
Banyule Community Health
Highly Commended
Merri Health
Finalist
Gippsland Lakes Community Health
Premier’s Small Health Service of the Year
Winner
Numurkah District Health Service
Highly Commended
Yarrawonga Health
Premier’s Medium Health Service of the Year
Winner
South West Healthcare
Premier’s Large Health Service of the Year
Winner
Ambulance Victoria
Highly Commended
Melbourne Health
Finalist
St Vincent’s Hospital
Finalist
Bendigo Health
Minister for Health’s Award for improving maternal, child and family health
Winner
Austin Health
MumSpace – Digital hub for mums with depression and anxiety
Finalist
Dental Health Services Victoria
Improving the oral health outcomes of pregnant Victorians through the Midwifery Initiated Oral Health Education Program
Finalist
Banyule Community Health
We Love Stories
Minister for Mental Health’s Award for excellence in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of Victorians
Winner
Barwon Health and Ambulance Victoria
Prehospital Response of Mental Health and Paramedic Team (PROMPT)
Highly Commended
Peninsula Health
The Wellness Clinic – Optimising the physical health of clients
Finalist
Monash Health
Promoting recovery and trauma treatment in public health
Finalist
Numurkah District Health Service
Dairy Industry Support project
Minister for Equality’s Award for supporting LGBTIQ health
Winner
VincentCare
Rainbow Tick Accreditation for VincentCare Victoria
Highly Commended
Cancer Council Victoria, Thorne Harbour Health
Public Cervix Announcement campaign
Finalist
Hepburn Health Service
Hepburn Health: Inclusion and Diversity
Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers Award for excellence in public sector aged care
Winner
Goulburn Valley Health, Albury Wodonga Health,
North East Health Wangaratta, Nexus Primary Health, NCN Health
Community Interlink – a public health aged care consortium
Finalist
Monash Health, Alfred Health, Eastern Health, Northern Health, Western Health, Monash University, Office of the Public Advocate (Victoria)
Guardianship in Hospitals: a health services/OPA pilot program
Secretary’s Award for excellence in culturally diverse health
Winner
Women’s Health West, cohealth, Centre for Culture Ethnicity and Health, Maribyrnong City Council, Western English Language School
Human relations education program for newly arrived young people
Highly Commended
Merri Health, Moreland City Libraries
Word Play
Finalist
Cancer Council Victoria
Bowel cancer screening campaign for the South Asian community
Chief Health Officer’s Award for supporting healthy populations
Winner
Women’s Health West, Health West, Western Bulldogs, IPC Health, Hobsons Bay
Community champions take action
Finalist
Hepburn Health Service
The Cook, the Chef and Us
Finalist
Merri Health, The University of Melbourne
Count Me In
Excellence in women’s health
Winner
Monash Health
Keeping mothers and babies together: a better way of assessing sepsis risk
Highly Commended
Western Health
Maternity Connect Program: rural service sustainability
Highly Commended
Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative, Koorie Maternity Service, Barwon Health Foundation, Barwon Health Women’s and Children’s
Excellence in Koorie women’s maternity health
Improving Aboriginal health
Winner
Western Health, Mercy Hospital for Women, The Royal Women’s Hospital, VACCHO and La Trobe University
A culturally safe and collaborative model of midwifery care
Highly Commended
Lakes Entrance Aboriginal Health Association, Gippsland Lakes Community Health
Djinbung – To breathe: a picture is worth a thousand words
Highly Commended
Bairnsdale Regional Health Service
Improving Aboriginal health outcomes and healthcare experience
Improving healthcare through clinical research
Winner
Alfred Health
Professor Paul Myles
Finalist
The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Monash Health and The University of Melbourne
EXTEND: a game changer for ischemic stroke treatment worldwide
Finalist
Austin Health, Monash Health
Improving the management of paracetamol overdose
Finalist
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Avoiding major surgery for patients with bowel cancer
Improving integration of care for patients with chronic and complex conditions
Winner
Monash Health
Early Neurodevelopment Clinic Team
Highly Commended
The Salvation Army and St Vincent’s Hospital
Integrating primary health at the Salvation Army’s 614 precinct
Finalist
St Vincent’s Hospital
Physician home visits to patients with advanced lung disease
Finalist
Melbourne Health
Better health outcomes for diabetes patients: RAPIDS
Improving workforce wellbeing and safety
Winner
Western Health
Improving safety: routine emergency department risk assessments
Finalist
The Kilmore and District Hospital
REACHing for a positive workplace culture
Finalist
Eastern Health
Creating a values-based culture
Safer Care Victoria compassionate care award
Winner
cohealth, Youth Support and Advocacy Service (YSAS), North Western Melbourne PHN and Green Cross Project Inc
Mobile Health Access Point (MhAP)
Highly Commended
Sunraysia Community Health Services
Team Palliative Care
Finalist
Monash Health
Delivering a better quality of life to patients with malignant ascites with in-home paracentesis via an indwelling drain
Safer Care Victoria Award for excellence in quality and safety
Winner
The Royal Children’s Hospital
RAPID model of care in The Royal Children’s Hospital ED
Highly Commended
Austin Health
Optimising patient outcomes in hypogonadism
Highly Commended
Northern Health
Respiratory Care Unit
Whole of hospital model for responding to family violence
Winner
Echuca Regional Health, Rochester & Elmore District Health Service, Cohuna District Hospital, Kerang District Health, Northern District Community Health, Swan Hill District Health
Murray SHRFV Cluster
Finalist
Eastern Health
Everyone at Eastern Health is able to respond to family violence
Finalist
Bass Coast Health
Bass Coast Health and the Change for Sam Initiative
Finalist
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Peter Mac Says No to Family Violence