Health
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Mildura Health Private Hospital starts on surgery backlog
MILDURA Health Private Hospital is working to clear a “significant” backlog of more than 500 patients waiting for elective surgery. Eleven specialists from South Australia…
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Mildura Base Public Hospital workers get celebrity care
STAFF at Mildura Base Public Hospital (MBPH) have been treated to a “Week of Joy” in appreciation for their service during an extremely challenging year.…
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Bulk billing soars during pandemic
Australians have made great use of free medical services during the COVID-19 pandemic, pushing bulk billing to a record high. Almost nine out of 10…
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Mildura mental health and rehab needs double state’s average
MILDURA has double the Victorian average of registered mental health clients and people receiving drug and alcohol treatment, according to a report highlighting the region’s…
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Generalist GP Tom Gleeson finds his special place in Mildura
WHEN Dr Tom Gleeson packed up his family and moved from western Queensland to Mildura earlier this year, the plan was to spend 12 months…
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Mildura set for $1 million health review
THE Andrews Government is set to release a new regional service plan for Mildura and northern Mallee this month. Member for Northern Victoria Mark Gepp…
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Robinvale builds plan to get a doctor in the house
MURRAY Valley Aboriginal Co-operative (MVAC) is pulling out all stops to try and encourage a doctor to settle in Robinvale. Construction is under way on…
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Mildura psychologist recognised for bushfire battle
WHEN the nation was looking in horror at the bushfire crisis unfolding on the New South Wales south coast last summer, Mildura woman Sarah Koronis…
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Sunraysia Cancer Resources’ doors reopen for patient support
SUNRAYSIA Cancer Resources (SCR) will reopen its Tenth Street shopfront on Monday after eight months’ closure. The reopening means people with a cancer diagnosis will…
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Koorlong woman’s surgery over, but border fight leaves anger
A KOORLONG mother who fought for months to gain access to life-saving cancer surgery in South Australia has been cleared of the disease after undergoing…
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Study not always the first career step
WHEN Janelle McGregor, now executive director of people and culture at Mildura Base Public Hospital (MBPH), finished Year 12, she had no idea what she…
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Mildura chemo patients ring in the celebrations
MILDURA Base Public Hospital has made celebrating the end of cancer treatment a real bell-ringer for patients. The hospital’s chemotherapy patients will now be invited…
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