About Goulburn Valley Health
Goulburn
Valley Health (GV Health), is a 280-bed multi-purpose facility
providing a broad range of hospital and community-based health services
to the region. GV Health is a modern teaching hospital affiliated with
The University of Melbourne. Servicing a sub-regional population of some
180,000, the hospital is the designated regional referral centre and
trauma service for central and northern Victoria. It has 190 acute beds,
including an eight-bed critical care unit and a 40-bed rehabilitation
& Geriatric unit. Its facilities include three operating theatres,
and a minor
procedure unit. Last year it treated almost 24,000 inpatients and more
than 40,000 emergency presentations. The University of Melbourne
Clinical Skills Laboratory and Simulation Centre is a state of the art facility located on the Goulburn Valley Health site.
The City of Shepparton, is 2 hours drive north of Melbourne, offers a
friendly relaxed lifestyle and excellent shopping, education, sporting
and
recreational opportunities with the added benefit of being situated close to the Murray River Region and Victorian Ski Fields.
Services we provide
Goulburn
Valley Health provides community services that compliment its inpatient
role, such as Hospital in the Home, diabetes education, continence and
aged care assessment, home based nursing and allied health. A high
incidence of road accidents, skin cancer, farm injuries and work safety
accidents occur in our region, a characteristic that we share with
other rural communities.
Population numbers swell considerably during the fruit harvest season
from December to March, when an estimated 10,000 itinerant workers from
throughout Australia and overseas visit the region. Snake bite,
cuts, scratches to the eyes from branches, injuries caused by falling
from a fruit picking ladder and allergic reactions are among the most
common conditions treated during the harvest season. One of the worst
droughts in Victoria has impacted on our community for several
years. Stock and crop production levels and prices, farm viability, and
small businesses have all been affected. In addition to the
more obvious economic impacts, the health and social effects upon
families are widespread, but difficult to quantify.
GV Health works in partnership with other health providers within the
region to ensure that the right mix of services are provided to meet
these community needs. For example, GV Health has participated in the
development of Municipal Public Health Plans for each Local Government
Area in the catchments, and the development of a Community Health Plan
for the region throughout the Goulburn Valley.
GV Health Medical Employment & Education
The GV Health Medical team includes Senior Medical Specialists , Visiting Specialists, Registrars , Hospital Medical Officers and Interns. Together they provide 24 hour, 7 day a week medical coverage for the hospital.
Ongoing medical education for
Hospital Medical Officers (HMOs) & Interns is crucial in our
approach to quality care & risk management. More than 300
hours of clinical education sessions are offered annually in a variety
of formats including bedside tutorials, video-conferencing, grand
rounds, & specialty training. GV Health is not only accredited for
GP training as part of the Bogong Regional Training Program, but also
accredited for the Advanced Specialists Training Post in a rural area
for Medicine, Paediatrics & Psychiatry.
