Western Health is advising the community to expect longer wait times at Sunshine and Footscray emergency departments as it experiences exceptionally high demand.

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

Thanks to the generosity of Lendlease, the Dementia Management Unit at Sunshine Hospital has a new dementia-friendly garden. It’s designed to enhance wellbeing and comfort for patients and their loved ones at the Dementia Management Unit.

Designed bereavement bags, featuring artwork created by Victorian children and community craft groups, are now being rolled out across Western Health offering dignity and a gentle human touch when returning a loved one’s personal belongings.

Research empowering First Nations people with type 2 diabetes to improve their health and wellbeing and a falls education program will be fast-tracked thanks to a significant funding injection.

‘I get goosebumps just talking about how much of a privilege it is to enter people’s lives at such an intimate and terrible time and support them,’ DonateLife Victoria Family Communication Nursing Coordinator Jess Amsden said.

Two high-tech robots are set to transform the way medications are stored and supplied at Sunshine Hospital's pharmacy.

Western Health’s Not Just a Meal project is helping improve the hospital food experience for patients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

The new Melton Hospital project team recently hosted a series of immersive design sessions where staff and consumer representatives had the unique experience of being able to walk through real-size projections of the new hospital’s spaces.

Victorian communities and the health service workforce are invited to share their experiences of healthcare to inform how care is delivered within Local Health Service Networks (Networks).