Western Health was pleased to welcome Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas and St Albans MP Natalie Suleyman to Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s at Sunshine Hospital this week, as the Victorian Government detailed plans to further support Victoria’s nursing and midwifery workforces.

Ever wondered how music therapy can make a difference, especially for those with dementia? Passionate registered music therapist Winifred Beevers provides insight into her role at Sunshine Hospital’s Dementia Management Unit (DMU), part of the Aged General Medicine and Subacute Services (AGMS) and Occupational Therapy’s 12-month music therapy trial.

A new Western Health program gives PhD-qualified nurses and midwives time each week to focus on research and academic work.

Set to become Australia’s first all-electric hospital, designs reveal key internal and external spaces, including the main entrance, façade and patient rooms – focusing on natural light, access to nature and outdoor spaces.

Western Health is advising the community to expect longer wait times at Sunshine and Footscray Hospital emergency departments as both sites experience exceptionally high demand.

Staff at Footscray Hospital marked Reconciliation Week by learning traditional Aboriginal weaving.

Western Health is proud to launch our Best Experience: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Framework 2024 – 2028.

Each year during Reconciliation Week, non-Indigenous people are encouraged to take time to understand the past and commit to helping achieve a reconciled future.

It's not just chronic diseases where lives can be changed–and saved–as we age.

Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies service will operate twice a month at Melton Health and Community Services, commencing Monday 18 May.