In the media
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Saxon faces challenge of skin like fish scales - Herald Sun
November 8, 2011
Monash Children's Hospital dermatologist Dr Paul Curnow said the skin disorder, collodion baby syndrome, was so rare it affected just one in 300,000 births, or one Victorian baby every three years.
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When Modjeska Estrada discovered she would travel to Australia to have a life-saving operation, she jumped for joy
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Ten year old Elina from Dingle was tragically run over by a semi-trailer in September and sustained horrific injuries to her right foot, which doctors thought may have to be amputated.
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Major mental health boost for Dandenong- Health Victoria
August 18, 2011
Residents in the south-east of Melbourne will now have access to better services
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A $21 MILLION mental health unit was opened at Dandenong Hospital last week.
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The City of Dandenong is in the midst of a significant architectural renewal. Numerous projects aimed at developing the area are under way Including additions to Dandenong Hospital.
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Community help is easy to swallow - Dandenong Leader
June 24, 2011
AN ARMY of medical professionals, patients and families from Monash Medical Centre is gearing up for its biggest fundraiser yet.
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Chris doing last rounds - Greater Dandenong Star
June 24, 2011
Chris Trapani will retire in July after 41 years as a nurse at the Dandenong Hospital.
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Monash Children's highlights important links with Gippsland - WIN TV News & ABC Gippsland
April 5, 2011
Prof Nick Freezer, Director of Monash Children's, speaks to WIN TV News and ABC Gippsland...
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New mental health service for Dandenong - Dandenong Leader
March 15, 2011
New jobs and more beds are the hallmarks of Southern Health’s revamped mental health service in Dandenong.
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Ksenia Bettany had two reasons to celebrate last week - her 70th birthday and 50 years of nursing.
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The learning curve begins for intern - Greater Dandenong Weekly
February 18, 2011
Helena Sim has just finished her first month as an intern at the Dandenong Hospital and says she's learnt something new every day.
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When tiny steps get tough - Waverley Leader
January 19, 2011
When Tahlia De Ford was born, the little baby could hardly breathe.
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Baby boom at Dandenong Hospital - Dandenong Leader
January 12, 2011
The maternity ward at Dandenong Hospital is under the pump amid a new year baby boom.
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Word spreads on mystery ailment - Dandenong Journal
January 29, 2010
A DANDENONG Hospital nurse is working to spread the word about a rare genetic disorder that affects several hundred Australians.
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Cops cook it up - Dandenong Star
December 25, 2009
A GROUP of Dandenong detectives tended the barbecue in an effort to raise money for Southern Health and an upcoming cycle event.
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Who made news in Dandenong 2009 - Springvale Dandenong Leader
December 21, 2009
A RAPPER with a tragic past and an Indonesian woman who had life-changing surgery are some who made the news in 2009.
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Pupils bring Christmas cheer to Dande Hospital - Health Victoria
December 16, 2009
Christmas came early to Southern Health’s Dandenong Hospital with the help of children from Dandenong North Primary School.
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Tumour gone, woman can whistle and smile now - The Age
December 15, 2009
THREE months ago, Yuliana Nahak was close to death. A tumour had taken over the right side of her face, blocking her nostrils and reducing the opening of her mouth to the size of a 20-cent piece.
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DANDENONG HOSPITAL: $25 MILLION - Dandenong Leader
December 14, 2009
DANDENONG Hospital is s et f or a major boost with a new emergency department now under way.
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Students spread cheers - Dandenong Leader
December 14, 2009
MONASH children’s ward at Dandenong Hospital has been transformed into a Christmas wonderland thanks to t he efforts of Dandenong North Primary School.
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Festive dream a reality - Sunday Herald Sun
December 7, 2009
There are few things Melbourne does better than medical marvels. And on Friday we witnessed the happy conclusion of one, when Papua New Guinean schoolgirl Joyce Raymond said goodbye and thank you to...
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Helper elf - Dandenong Journal
December 7, 2009
Melissa, 12, gets creative at Southern Health's Dandenong Hospital last week.
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Brave Yuliana’s new face - Dandenong Leader
December 7, 2009
Looking at Yuliana Nahak you would never guess her face was once hidden behind a disfiguring 1.7kg tumour.
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Hospital of hope - Dandenong Star
December 3, 2009
Christmas came early for children in Greater Dandenong as primary school students transformed Monash Children’s into a winter wonderland on Tuesday.
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Orange heroes to the rescue - Cranbourne Leader
November 23, 2009
By day Narre Warren’s Damien Burns, 50, is a fulltime nurse and unit manager at Southern Health’s Dandenong Hospital, but by night he transforms into a different kind of hero.
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Tackling cancer - Dandenong Leader
November 23, 2009
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A smile says it all for Yuliana - Dandenong Leader
November 16, 2009
IT TOOK nine hours, five surgeons and a host of hospital staff, but Yuliana Nahak can finally smile.
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Monash Children’s promotes caring, sharing - DHS Health Victoria
November 12, 2009
Southern Health’s Monash Children’s service hosted a range of activities and programs to celebrate Children’s Week—promoting 2009’s A Caring World theme.
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Dandenong Hospital surgeons perform free operation for brave Yuliana - Dandenong Leader
November 2, 2009
A young Indonesian woman has been flown to Melbourne to have a life-threatening facial tumour removed at Dandenong Hospital.
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Emergency ward major upgrade at Dandenong - Dandenong Star News
August 27, 2009
Daniel Andrews has the honour of turning the first sod at the site of Dandenong Hospital’s new and expanded emergency department.
