The new staff members have travelled from interstate and overseas to make Edenhope home, many with partners and children in tow.
This recruitment drive is vital to maintaining world-class care in Edenhope’s urgent care centre, acute ward and the Lakeside Living care community.
It is also a gift to the wider community, which stands to gain insights and understanding from across the globe.
Along with former locals, drawn home to family and friends, staff members have arrived from India, Dubai and the Philippines.
Grampians Health Edenhope campus manager Tricia McInnes urged the community to reach out and make new residents feel welcome.
“I'm proud of how welcoming and inclusive our teams are", she said.
“These healthcare professionals are competent and comfortable in their roles, but outside of work it can be difficult adapting to a quiet country town.
“If locals see a new face down the street, I hope they’ll reach out and help our new residents embrace our wonderful Wimmera lifestyle; they’re not passing through, they’re here to stay.”
Grampians Health Edenhope is a one-stop shop for health care in the surrounding community and provides a range of on-site services or hosts visiting services. The aim is to provide as many services in the community as possible to minimise the amount of travel that people need to undertake to stay healthy.
Grampians Health acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we operate, the Wadawurrung, Djab wurrung, Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagulk peoples, and their connections to land, waterways and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend this to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. Grampians Health recognises and values the contributions that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples make in our society. Sovereignty has never been ceded. It always was and always will be, Aboriginal land.
Grampians Health is committed to providing inclusive services and an inclusive working environment. We believe in equity of healthcare for all.
Grampians Health is a registered NDIS provider.