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Doutta Galla Community Health (DGCH) provides a range of primary health and community services to the Cities of Melbourne and Moonee Valley. Services include allied health, health promotion, medical, dental and mental health (psychiatric disability rehabilitation and support) including residential and complex needs programs.

Our purpose is to:
work with our community to provide quality health care and social support services to improve health and wellbeing.

Our Values:
Caring - for one another and our community
Collaborating - as a team and with our community
Respecting - each other’s beliefs and cultures
Professionalism - in planning and delivering quality services
Accountability - through listening, reflecting and responding
Innovation - through learning and creating

Project Objective:

A new service site that will provide good amenities and easy access at a reasonable market price.

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DGCH is a company limited by guarantee managed by a Board of Directors who include representatives with law, finance, health, fundraising and governance experience.  DGCH is committed to improving the health and wellbeing of its community by providing culturally appropriate and accessible health and community services in partnership with its community.

All DGCH employees take an active role in service planning and development, quality improvement and health promotion. It is a responsibility of all staff to work within the DGCH Code of Conduct and represent DGCH as a caring, professional and client-focused organisation and promote its range of primary health and community support services.

 
DGCHS provides a range of primary and community health services to people living, working and studying in the Cities of Melbourne and Moonee Valley. 
DGCHS was established in 1993 following the amalgamation of the Kensington, Flemington and North Melbourne community health services. This newly formed service retained the Kensington site and opened new sites in Moonee Ponds and Niddrie.  A further amalgamation with Macaulay Community Support (Psychiatric Disability Support Service) in 2000 saw the organisation expand to include a service site in North Melbourne specialising in the delivery of mental health and complex needs services.  Over the past 16 years DGCHS has served a broad community of people from many cultures and backgrounds.  

DGCHS has a total of twelve service locations.  These include four main service sites (North Melbourne, Kensington, Niddrie and Moonee Ponds), five psychiatric residential support sites, two offices operating from public housing estates and Boomerang (Psychiatric Disability Support Service) based in Moonee Ponds.   The operating budget is $195 million.  DGCHS employees more than 2720 people (1870 EFT). The current range of services includes:

Clinical, Aged and Chronic Care; Dental and Oral health; Health Promotion; Child, Youth, Family and Community Care, Hospital Admission Risk Program, Mental Health and Complex Needs, Medical

Project Objectives:

A new service site that will provide good amenities and easy access at a reasonable market price.

Skills required: Assistance from an experienced facilities / building expert to provide the above analysis and recommendation.

If you would like more information please email Caz Healey, CEO, direct on caz.healy@doutta.org.au or send a brief resume or bio to skillsbank@leadershipvictoria.org

Details

Name of Organization
Doutta Galla Community Health Service 2012

Web Address
www.doutta.org.au

Organisation address
7 Chester Street
Moonee Ponds Vic 3039

NFP Sector
- Community health

Background information
Doutta Galla Community Health (DGCH) provides a range of primary health and community services to the Cities of Melbourne and Moonee Valley. Services include allied health, health promotion, medical, dental and mental health (psychiatric disability rehabilitation and support) including residential and complex needs programs.

DGCH is a company limited by guarantee managed by a Board of Directors who include representatives with law, finance, health, fundraising and governance experience.

DGCH is committed to improving the health and wellbeing of its community by providing culturally appropriate and accessible health and community services in partnership with its community.

All DGCH employees take an active role in service planning and development, quality improvement and health promotion. It is a responsibility of all staff to work within the DGCH Code of Conduct and represent DGCH as a caring, professional and client-focused organisation and promote its range of primary health and community support services.

Our purpose is to:
work with our community to provide quality health care and social support services to improve health & wellbeing.

Our Values:
Caring - for one another & our community
Collaborating - as a team and with our community
Respecting - each others beliefs and cultures
Professionalism - in planning and delivering quality services
Accountability - through listening, reflecting and responding
Innovation - through learning and creating

DGCHS provides a range of primary and community health services to people living, working and studying in the Cities of Melbourne and Moonee Valley.
DGCHS was established in 1993 following the amalgamation of the Kensington, Flemington and North Melbourne community health services. This newly formed service retained the Kensington site and opened new sites in Moonee Ponds and Niddrie. A further amalgamation with Macaulay Community Support (Psychiatric Disability Support Service) in 2000 saw the organisation expand to include a service site in North Melbourne specialising in the delivery of mental health and complex needs services. Over the past 16 years DGCHS has served a broad community of people from many cultures and backgrounds.
DGCHS has a total of twelve service locations. These include four main service sites (North Melbourne, Kensington, Niddrie and Moonee Ponds), five psychiatric residential support sites, two offices operating from public housing estates and Boomerang (Psychiatric Disability Support Service) based in Moonee Ponds.
DGCHS's operating budget is $195 million. DGCHS employees more than 2720 people (1870 EFT). The current range of services includes:

- Clinical, Aged and Chronic Care
- Dental and Oral health
- Health Promotion
- Child, Youth, Family and Community Care
- Hospital Admission Risk Program
- Mental Health and Complex Needs
- Medical

Project

What outcome is your project/ organisation looking to achieve? What would success look like?

What things would you need to put in place to achieve the desired outcome?
Assistance from an experienced facilities / building expert to provide the above analysis and recommendation.

What things might you need to develop in order to achieve the above?
A project plan that includes: * detail of site matrix for analysis * clear outline of key deliverables required by the project

What are some of the activities you may need to do in order to produce the above things?
Develop the project plan

What outcome is your project/ organisation looking to achieve? What would success look like?
A new service site that will provide good amenities and easy access at a reasonable market price.

Are there any other relevant documents that provide further background to your request?
There are a range of documents that can be provided to you as required.

Is there a particular time frame or key start date?
July 2012

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