Monash Health

02/10/2026

Do you get hay fever or thunderstorm asthma?👃🤧

From October to December, it is grass pollen season in Victoria. During this time, there is an increased risk of thunderstorm asthma. 🍃⛈️

Here is what you can do to prepare:

👉 See your GP to update your asthma action plan.
👉 Get your hay fever or asthma medications ready.
👉 Download the Vic Emergency app and check the Melbourne pollen website to keep up to date with the thunderstorm asthma forecast.
👉 Follow your asthma action plan.

Monash Health’s head of Allergy Unit, Dr Sara Barnes, explains why you should prepare and when to seek emergency treatment for thunderstorm asthma.

For more information about thunderstorm asthma, visit the links in comments.

01/10/2026

Our Emergency department at Monash Medical Centre is currently experiencing extreme demand.

Non-life-threatening presentations will likely experience longer wait times as a result.

If you need urgent care, but it's non-life-threatening, please consider:

💻 Video call 24/7 Virtual Emergency Department

📱 Telephone 24/7 Nurse-on-Call on 1300 60 60 24

🏥 An Urgent Care Centre

👩‍⚕️ Local doctor or GP

Please see the link in our comments for all the information you need.

We want you to be seen as quickly as possible, so if you need care but it is not an emergency, please consider these alternative pathways to care.

In a life-threatening medical emergency, please call Triple Zero (000) or attend the emergency department.

Wait times at our emergency departments vary, as patients are seen in order of clinical urgency. The most sick or injured are always cared for first.

When a patient arrives at one of our emergency departments, they are assessed or 'triaged' for urgency and categorised on a scale from 1 to 5. Category 1 patients require immediate life-saving treatment, whereas Category 5 patients need non-urgent care.

30/09/2026

Do you need to get to Casey Hospital this month?

🚧 Please be aware that Clyde Road will be closed on some days due to road works, which will impact access to Kangan Drive and Casey Hospital.

Works will start on Friday 2 October and include most weekends, as well as some overnight weekdays throughout October.

🔗 Visit the link in the comments for specific road closures, times, and dates.

30/09/2026

A moving milestone at Monash Children’s Hospital 💙

Baby Nyra and her family were farewelled with a joyful guard of honour as they headed home for the first time👶

For our teams, moments like this are what they work towards.

After she was born extremely prematurely at 22 weeks and 6 days, Nyra spent almost 10 months in hospital.

Her care involved teams from across Monash Children’s Hospital, including doctors, nurses, allied health, respiratory, complex care and support workers, as well as cleaners, ward clerks, administrators, biomedical engineers, and more.

Nyra’s moving farewell is a powerful reminder that outstanding care is delivered by many hands and that teamwork truly makes the dream work ✨

🔗 To read about Nyra's journey, please visit the link in comments.

27/09/2026

Thinking about using peptides purchased online? 💉🧪

Monash Health Endocrinologist Professor Peter Fuller AM, who is also a physician-scientist at the Hudson Institute of Medical Research, explains the risks and recommends where to get safe health advice.📝

Victorian hospitals have seen several cases of acute liver injury after people injected unapproved, unregulated peptides labelled as Retatrutide.

The products were purchased online, through friends, and through social media accounts.

Retatrutide is an experimental drug that is not approved for sale as a safe medical product in Australia.🚫

The cases have prompted warnings from the Therapeutic Goods Administration - TGA and the Victorian Department of Health not to use unapproved peptide products that have not been prescribed by a medical practitioner. 👩‍⚕️💉

23/09/2026

A reminder that our first Victorian Heart Hospital Public Lecture for the community is coming up next week, and you're invited ❤️

This World Heart Day, join experts from the Victorian Heart Hospital and Monash Victorian Heart Institute for a free community event focused on women’s heart health.

Cardiovascular disease can affect women differently, yet it remains under-recognised, under-diagnosed and under-treated.

This World Heart Day, join experts from the Victorian Heart Hospital and Monash Victorian Heart Institute to hear about the signs and risk factors women should know, how pregnancy and reproductive health can provide important clues about future heart health, and the emerging tools helping us identify cardiovascular risk earlier.

📅 Tuesday 29 September
🕠 5:30pm to 6:30pm
📍 Victorian Heart Hospital, Clayton
🎟️ Free – registration essential

Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/victorian-heart-hospital-public-lecture-series-women-s-heart https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/8c5XC5QZ25UZ83ypgTzfqqik2iEj?domain=events.humanitix.com

Everyone is welcome. We look forward to seeing you there!

22/09/2026

🏠 SECU team creates safe and sustainable pathways home 🏠

Congratulations to the Secure Extended Care Unit (SECU) Occupational Therapy team, our latest STAR Award winners for exceptional teamwork! 🏅

Through careful planning, strong advocacy and specialised NDIS expertise, the team is helping consumers leave hospital when they are ready and transition safely into the community. In 2025, they secured more than $8.17 million in additional funding and helped reduce the average length of stay from 8 years to 1.3 years.🏥

‘Our ability to remain flexible, learn from each other and adapt our practice as a team has been key to responding to the changing NDIS environment and supporting more sustainable transitions for consumers,’ Mary Sherlock, Senior Occupational Therapist said.

This award demonstrates what is possible when clinical expertise, persistence and compassionate care come together.💙

22/09/2026

Research & Innovation Week at Monash Health is SO back.

Thank you to everyone who attended, supported, and presented across our amazing panels, showcasing the present and exploring where the future will take us.

Check out our highlights video to relive the fun or see what you missed (don’t worry, it will be back next year!).

20/09/2026

🌟 Celebrating excellence, service and partnership at the 2026 JMPH Employee Awards🌟

Jessie McPherson Private Hospital (JMPH) recently celebrated the achievements, dedication and service of employees at the 2026 JMPH Employee Awards.

The awards recognised excellence across leadership, innovation, teamwork, clinical care, corporate services and partnership. The event also honoured 35 employees who reached service milestones of 10 to 40 years. This represents a remarkable combined 605 years of service!🎖️

‘It is a privilege to recognise our award recipients and nominees and celebrate our long-serving employees, many of whom have dedicated a significant part of their careers to JMPH,' said JMPH Executive Director Paul Dyer.

Thank you and congratulations to all recipients and nominees! 💙

Jessie McPherson Private Hospital (JMPH) is a private hospital within the Monash Health network. The JMPH team works closely with Monash Health teams across services at Monash Medical Centre (MMC) and the Victorian Heart Hospital (VHH).

16/09/2026

📺 A Current Affair has highlighted promising work underway at Monash Children’s Hospital, where a medicinal cannabis trial is exploring potential support for children and young people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Led by Dr Michael Fahey, a neurologist at Monash Children’s Hospital and Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at Monash University, the research so far shows the medicinal cannabis derived biopharmaceutical NTI164 is associated with statistically significant and clinically meaningful symptom improvement relating to severity of illness, social behaviour, and communication.

The next step is a larger Phase III trial (HarmonyPlus). It will get underway at Monash Children's Hospital this year and further investigate the treatment’s safety and effectiveness. It will recruit 200 participants aged from 6 years to 25 years inclusive.

This work reflects Monash Health’s commitment to advancing research that may help improve care and outcomes for children and families 🧠🔬

Watch the A Current Affair report:

Desperate for something to help her son Tait, who lives with autism...