Central Gippsland Health

16/12/2025

Support is available. Please reach out if you need it.

If the tragic incident in Bondi is having an impact on you or someone you know, there are services available to help and support.

Talk to your doctor or mental health professional about what you are experiencing or talk to the following support services:

Lifeline: 13 11 14
Griefline: 1300 845 745
Beyondblue: 1300 22 4636
Partners in Wellbeing: 1300 375 330
Yarning Safe ‘N’ Strong: 1800 959 563

It is normal to have strong reactions following a distressing or frightening event, but there are things you can do to cope with and recover from trauma.

For more information, visit:
https://go.vic.gov.au/4q2YEE2

13/12/2025

Do you want to be part of our future?

Check out the details of our enrolled graduate nursing program for 2026 below:

13/12/2025

You’re invited.

Please join us for the Annual General Meeting of Heyfield Hospital on Wednesday 17 December at 4pm at the hospital. See details below.

10/12/2025

We are proud of all our staff at CGH who help us with our mission of providing health and community services that will best meet the needs of our Wellington community and beyond.

The 2024-2025 Annual Report shows we employed 1085 people including 676 equivalent fulltime employees comprising 231 full-time, 654 part-time and 200 casual. Go to https://shorturl.at/ch1gm

08/12/2025

Did you know that we treated 13,796 inpatients between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025? We also had 18,245 emergency attendances, 310 mothers who delivered babies, 90,876 community services hours of service and 40,671 non-admitted subacute and specialist outpatient clinic service events.

If you want to find out more about our work across CGH, see our 2024-2025 Annual Report at https://shorturl.at/ch1gm

06/12/2025

CGH is proud of its enduring and collaborative relationship with aged care providers Stretton Park and Heyfield Hospital. Our integrated model allows us to seamlessly support residents across all stages of care.

In our 2024-2025 Annual Report, Chair Arthur Skipitaris, says this close alignment ensures continuity of care, supports timely access to clinical expertise and enhances the quality of life for older people in our community.

In a sector facing increasing regulatory, workforce and funding pressures, these relationships have never been more important. Read the Chair’s report in our 2024-2025 Annual Report at https://shorturl.at/ch1gm

05/12/2025

Supporting the health and wellbeing of our communities is the focus of the CGH Board.

It achieves this through improved service access, strengthened partnerships and a continued emphasis on workforce excellence.

In our 2024-2025 Annual Report, Chair Arthur Skipitaris, says a key area of progress in the last year has been in our integrated care models — ensuring acute, aged care, and community services provide more coordinated and person-centred care.

Read the Chair’s report to the community in our 2024-2025 Annual Report at https://shorturl.at/ch1gm

03/12/2025

Did you know that CGH has a long and rich history of serving our community which spans more than 150 years?

During this time, CGH (and its predecessor Gippsland Base Hospital), with various other smaller service entities, has become the major provider of health and aged care services in the Wellington Shire.

You can read about how we have grown and our amazing work in our 2024-2025 Annual Report now on our website at https://shorturl.at/ch1gm

27/11/2025

The Brickstravaganza 2025 will amaze kids and adults alike when it returns to the Maffra Memorial Hall, Foster Street, on Saturday 29 November and Sunday 30 November from 9am-4pm.

Brickstravaganza 2025 – Creations from LEGO, presented by Bricks to the World, is raising funds for the CGH Dialysis Unit. It features LEGO creations by enthusiasts from throughout Victoria, the ACT and New South Wales.

Tickets are $20 per family of four, $8 adults and $4 children. You can book at https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1491007