PENINSULA Health chief executive Helen Cooper has announced that Peninsula Health intends to merge with Alfred Health and Kooweerup Regional Health to create a new entity, tentatively named Bayside Health.A statement supplied to The News said the merger will come into effect from 1 January 2026, and “is an important step in improving health outcomes for the local community”. “The complementary nature of the three health services means we will be able to provide the full spectrum of care for the 1.1 million people we’ll serve through this network,” Cooper said. “Access to specialist care will become easier and more…
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A DEDICATED team of Peninsula Health doctors and nurses have returned from a journey to Papua New Guinea as part an eight-day medical expedition led by the ‘No Roads Expeditions Foundation’.As one of the world’s most underdeveloped nations, Papua New Guinea grapples with some of the world’s worst health statistics. The country’s fragile health system, compounded by extremely poor health and immunisation outcomes, means there are difficulties accessing adequate health services and facilities.“I was eager to join in on another health expedition in Papua New Guinea as a way of giving to communities that I know are in desperate need,”…
AFTER a suicide attempt in early 2022, Michael Abeling attended Frankston Hospital twice only to be discharged within hours each time. Just two days after his final visit, he was dead.Abeling’s widow, Rhiannon Abeling, is among one of two families now taking Peninsula Health to court. They allege that their loved ones did not receive appropriate psychiatric treatment at Frankston Hospital prior to their deaths by suicide.Rhiannon Abeling says her husband had reached out for help, but did not receive the assistance he required from the hospital. “He wasn’t someone who had a history of this, he wasn’t at the…
HELEN Cooper has been named the new boss of Peninsula Health. Adjunct Associate Professor Cooper was appointed the organisation’s chief executive earlier this month. She takes over the role from Felicity Topp, who departed at the end of June after more than six years in the job. Peninsula Health oversees the Frankston and Rosebud hospitals.Cooper, who served as acting CEO while the board interviewed candidates for the position, said she was “delighted and honoured” to be handed the job. “It is an exciting time to be leading this incredible organisation as we embark on the next chapter, focussed on healthy…
PENINSULA Health CEO Felicity Topp has resigned after more than six years in the top job.Peninsula Health runs Frankston Hospital, Rosebud Hospital, and the Frankston Public Surgical Centre. Its board is now on the hunt for a new CEO – Adj Associate Professor Helen Cooper has been appointed acting CEO while a permanent replacement is sought.Peninsula Health board chair Michael Gorton has praised Topp for her work in the role, especially for helping the $1.1 billion Frankston Hospital redevelopment get off the ground. “Peninsula Health has achieved many significant milestones under Felicity’s leadership, including the $1.1 billion redevelopment of Frankston…
FRANKSTON Hospital has been revealed as among the state’s worst-performing emergency departments, failing to meet the majority of targets set by the state government for timely treatment of patients. Victorian hospital annual reports tabled recently in state parliament show nearly all emergency departments struggled to transfer patients from ambulances within specified time frames over the past financial year. Frankston Hospital, which is operated by Peninsula Health, was able to transfer patients from ambulances within the required 40-minute time frame just 56 per cent of the time – well short of the target of 90 per cent set by the state…