GV Health Named Finalist in Victorian Public Healthcare Awards

GV Health has been recognised as a finalist in the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards (VPHA) 2026. The awards celebrate and acknowledge the achievements of health services, healthcare workers and health volunteers across the state.

GV Health and its partner, The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (Eye and Ear), have been named finalists in the Partnering in Healthcare category for their collaboration to establish Victoria’s first regional public cochlear implant surgery service.

The partnership was established to address the significant challenges regional patients face in accessing cochlear implant treatment, which has traditionally required multiple trips to Melbourne for assessment, surgery and follow-up care.

GV Health has also been recognised in the Excellence in Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing category as a co-contributor on the Lotjpa Yapaneyepuk (Talk Together) About Cancer Trials project, alongside the Border Medical Oncology Research Unit.

GV Health Chief Executive Matt Sharp said the recognition reflected GV Health’s leadership in developing better healthcare for regional communities.

“Regional health services understand their communities and can turn that knowledge into better health outcomes,” Mr Sharp said.

“Our partnership with Eye and Ear has and will continue to bring life-changing cochlear implant surgery and specialist hearing care closer to home for people in the Goulburn Valley. Through Lotjpa Yapaneyepuk, we are developing culturally safe resources to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples better understand and access cancer trials across Australia,” he said.

“These nominations show what our people can achieve when their expertise and commitment are combined with those of our outstanding partners.”

Award winners will be announced at the VPHA Gala Night on 14 October 2026.

More information can be found here: Victorian Public Healthcare Awards finalists | health.vic.gov.au