The Latest Breaking News from Ballarat Base Hospital

Pregnant Ballarat women frustrated, out of pocket due to public hospital's long wait list

Expectant mothers in Ballarat are being left with no choice but to fork out hundreds of dollars for private scans as the city's public hospital struggles to cope with demand.

ABC News · May 3, 2023

Djab Wurrung woman, Sissy Austin, has lost her 'happy place' after weekend attack near Ballarat

Sissy Austin, a former member of the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria has been brutally attacked by a man wielding a makeshift club during a weekend run through a state forest near Ballarat.

ABC News · Feb 13, 2023

Ballarat's new Priority Primary Care Centre is yet to relieve pressure on ED, health chief says

The town's Priority Primary Care Centre is "making a real difference to emergency department demand" by seeing up to 68 patients a day, the state government says. But the local health service's chief executive disagrees.

ABC News · Jan 5, 2023

Ballarat hospital ED waiting times blown out by bottlenecks, Grampians Health says

Ballarat hospital says staff shortages, more severe illnesses and issues discharging patients are affecting wait times in its emergency department.

ABC News · Jun 21, 2022

Warrnambool, Ballarat hospitals flagged for their use of restraints, seclusion in mental health units

A mental health body says the Warrnambool and Ballarat base hospitals are failing older adults in their mental health units.

ABC News · Jun 16, 2022

Code yellow lifted at Ballarat Base Hospital, days after positive COVID cases

Ballarat Base Hospital cautiously lifts its code yellow less than a week after two patients tested positive for COVID-19 outside of its COVID ward.

ABC News · Apr 26, 2022

Ballarat hospital triggers 'code yellow' ahead of COVID restrictions easing

COVID cases in Ballarat have been high for weeks, and the hospital is feeling the pressure.

ABC News · Apr 21, 2022

Immunocompromised man says Ballarat COVID ward stay put him at risk

An immunocompromised 63-year-old says he told staff at Ballarat Base Hospital that he had a pre-existing, chronic condition and had returned several negative COVID tests, but was put into the COVID ward anyway.

ABC News · Apr 18, 2022

Calls to include community languages in hospital signage at Ballarat Base heard

Upgrades to the Ballarat Base Hospital will include more community language signage to help non-English speakers navigate the facility, especially during emergencies.

ABC News · Apr 13, 2022