Aspen Medical Commits to Improving Employee Welfare at Ba and Lautoka Hospitals

Aspen Medical has announced a significant milestone in its commitment to employee welfare signing a 12-month Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Fijian professional counselling specialists Empower Pacific. The signing marked the beginning of a collaborative effort to enhance the Aspen Medical team’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Aspen Medical has an in-house Mental Health & Counselling ... Read more

Eight-Year-Old Elenoa Gukiwasa Back Home After Successful Prosthetic Fitting in Sydney, Australia

Eight-year-old Elenoa Gukiwasa, a survivor of last year’s tragic bus accident, has successfully undergone a prosthetic limb fitting procedure in Sydney, Australia. Financially supported by the Aspen Medical Foundation and accompanied by her grandmother and Aspen Medical clinicians, Elenoa’s journey towards recovery has taken a significant step forward. Elenoa arrived back in the country on ... Read more

Lautoka Hospital to serve as primary diagnostic centre for Western Division healthcare facilities.

Aspen Medical has welcomed the decision that all laboratory tests and radiology examinations from public healthcare facilities in the western division that were previously sent to private diagnostic facilities should be directed to Lautoka Hospital for analysis and results. This new process is effective immediately. Local healthcare facilities will retain the capacity to perform on-site ... Read more

Upgraded Ba Public Hospital Mortuary Re-Opens

The Ba Hospital Mortuary has now reopened and has been providing services since Tuesday 3 October 2023. Aspen Medical CEO Gavin Whiteside said, “The new unit is three times the size of the previous mortuary and will be another state-of-the-art facility with plans to further expand the area designating a space for loved ones to ... Read more

Aspen Medical to pursue the Golden Seal of Approval from Joint Commission International

The Aspen Medical leadership, including Heads of Departments at Ba and Lautoka Public Hospitals attended an intensive 4-day training session with trainers from the USA to assist in pursuing accreditation with the Joint Commission International (JCI). JCI helps thousands of healthcare organisations around the globe with quality improvement and patient safety, leading to better patient ... Read more

Aspen Medical appoints new Acting Chief Executive Officer

Aspen Medical has appointed Fijian citizen Mr Gavin Whiteside as Acting Chief Executive Officer of its operations in Fiji. This appointment follows the resignation of Ms Annette Owttrim, who has stepped down to spend more time with her family in Western Australia. Ms Owttrim has been with Aspen Medical for 19 years, helping to shape ... Read more