Carolyn Robertson appointed regional director of hospitals west

Hopetoun's Carolyn Robertson will step into the role which will oversee acute and subacute services in Horsham, Stawell, Edenhope and Dimboola, as well as the women and children's services, surgical services and intensive care across Grampians Health.

With previous experience in the Wimmera region, Ms Robertson said she looked to use her knowledge to optimise service delivery.

"My role is exciting in that we have the best opportunity we will ever have to shape regional healthcare into the future," she said.

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"My priority is to enable people, wherever they are in the Grampians Region, to have access to high quality evidence-based care while eliminating the waste we have in our systems.

"My previous work experience melds nicely into this role - in some ways it is an extension of my former position in that I have the same areas of strategic responsibility, but now across all Grampians Health sites."

For the first ten years of her career, Ms Robertson lived and worked in the Wimmera and Mallee at the Hopetoun Bush Nursing Hospital and St Arnaud District Hospital.

Ms Robertson comes to the role with more than 10 years' experience in health leadership, with experience in securing funding for a Grampians Regional Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse; expanding lactation consultant services to support vulnerable families and recruitment of a Regional Clinical Midwife Consultant for the Grampians Region

"I am so excited to return to the area that has given me so much. Growing up, living, and working in a small regional town is an exceptional privilege," she said.

"You make connections that are rare in larger towns and cities, and you genuinely feel part of the community."

As part of her role, Ms Robertson will be based predominantly in Horsham and will travel to the other sites on a regular basis.

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