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Wednesday, 14 February 2018.

Hospital security funding announcement

In round three of the Department of Health and Human Services Violence Prevention Fund, Barwon Health was successful in obtaining funding of $433,605 for: 1. Installation of swipe card access to...

Tuesday, 30 January 2018.

New neurosciences ward to open

Barwon Health is set to open an 18-bed specialised Neurosciences Ward at University Hospital Geelong in April – a first for regional Victoria.Located on Heath Wing 2 – the same level as the...

Tuesday, 02 January 2018.

Our emergency department performance

The University Hospital Geelong Emergency Department has seen annual attendance numbers increase by almost 7000 over the past five years and reached 69,607 in 2016/17. Spikes in rates of seasonal...

Thursday, 28 December 2017.

Christmas Period Admissions

The University Hospital Geelong Emergency Department has seen a spike in attendances over the last few days and it is expected to continue over the coming week. 237 patients were treated in...

Wednesday, 13 December 2017.

New electronic health record contract

Barwon Health’s Emergency Department (ED) is implementing a replacement clinical information system to manage patient data across multiple hospital wards. Cerner’s FirstNet Electronic Health...

Tuesday, 05 December 2017.

New surgery hub official opening

BARWON Health’s new $6.38 million surgical hub is improving patient experiences while preparing for future demand and growth at University Hospital Geelong.Minister for Health Jill Hennessy...

Monday, 23 October 2017.

New Cancer Services Director announced

Barwon Health has appointed A/Prof Philip Campbell as the new Director of Cancer Services.  A/Prof Campbell has been a haematologist at Barwon Health since 2002 and Head of Clinical...

Friday, 13 October 2017.

New helipad data shows emergency transfer increase

Barwon Health’s $11.5 million helipad is helping save lives across Victoria, averaging almost three air ambulance transfers a week.Since opening in June last year, the helipad at University...
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