Minister for Health

ALFRED’S $25 MILLION INTENSIVE CARE UNIT OPENS ITS DOORS

Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Victoria’s most critically ill patients will be treated in world-class facilities with the opening of the Alfred Hospital’s new intensive care unit, Health Minister Daniel Andrews said today.
 

TOP 10 KILLERS: NEW VICTORIAN AVOIDABLE DEATHS ANALYSIS

Friday, 14 November 2008
The first comprehensive analysis of avoidable mortality in Victoria has found cardiovascular disease and cancers were responsible for more than half of the potentially avoidable deaths in the state between 1997 and 2003.
 

VICTORIA TOPS THE LIFE EXPECTANCY TABLE

Friday, 14 November 2008
Victoria is near the top of the list in the developed world for longevity, according to new figures released today by Health Minister Daniel Andrews.
 

DOORS OPEN TO DARTMOOR’S NEW BUSH NURSING CENTRE

Friday, 14 November 2008
The Dartmoor bush nursing centre has received a modern overhaul and expansion thanks to a $677,050 Brumby Government funding boost.
 

HOSPITALS PASS ELECTIVE SURGERY TARGET EARLY

Thursday, 13 November 2008
Victoria’s public hospitals have reached and passed their ambitious elective surgery target two months early.