East Grampians Health Service has been made a finalist in the Health Service of the Year award for the second consecutive year.
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The health service could win back-to-back honours in the medium category after it also won at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards last year.
Chief executive Nick Bush said being recognised and nominated for the award for the second year in succession was a great achievement.
“Our nomination is due to the hard work of our Board members, doctors and of course all of our committed and dedicated staff,” he said.
Mr Bush said the health service had developed a reputation as an innovative and progressive rural health service.
“Last year’s award was a wonderful achievement and demonstrates that our organisational values continue to be integrated into the planning and delivery of care we provide to our community by creating exceptional experiences for our patients, residents and clients and importantly, for each other,” he said.
The health service’s learning, education, training and sustainability program won the Institute of Public Administration Australia Leadership in the Public Sector award for people development in Victoria last year.
Mr Bush said it was an organisation that embraced its core organisational values of learning culture.
“The learning and education opportunities for staff have increased substantially over the last few years through our multi award winning LETS program,” he said.
The aim of the program is to increase clinical workforce capability and counteract workforce shortages.
Mr Bush said that there has also been considerable work carried out on the person-centred Montessori Model of Care implemented last year at the 70 Lowe Street aged care facility.
Montessori aims to fulfil the vision of independence and improved self esteem for residents through environmental cueing and meaningful activities and roles, which focus on the individual’s skills, abilities, needs and interests.
“Traditional models of care for our aged care residents were reviewed and evaluated to determine residents’ quality of life and their levels of happiness with the aged care service,” he said.
The Victorian Public Healthcare award winners will be announced at a gala ceremony on December 12 in Melbourne at Albert Park.
