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Megalo Megalo! 🔴🔵⚪

Footscray Hospital has had a special visitor, with Gisella Cozzo, daughter of Footscray icon Franco Cozzo, dropping by to lend her support to our Run Melbourne 2026 fundraising campaign.

Run Melbourne is on July 19th, and when Doctor Dean Kotsianis from Footscray Hospital put together a team with some high school friends, he called it the Franco Cozzo Fan Club. He messaged Franco’s daughter Gisella on Instagram to let her know, and an email and a few phone calls later, Gisella was having dropped by for a lunch with our Junior Doctors.

Dr Dean said “The team name is a dedication to the west. We love the west, and I love working here at Footscray Hospital. Getting involved in fundraising gives me a sense of purpose, and confidence in my work. It makes me feel like I belong in more than one way - like I’m a local, not just a doctor.”

You can sign up to Run Melbourne and support the Western Health Foundation at https://runmelbourne26.grassrootz.com/western-health-foundation

Gisella Cozzo is an Italo-Australian singer-songwriter.

Western Health is proud to support IDAHOBIT Day 🌈

This week, we hosted IDAHOBIT stalls at Sunshine and Footscray Hospitals, along with a youth event at The Space in Melton, recognising the importance of safe, inclusive and welcoming healthcare for everyone in our community.

We are also excited to announce the launch of Western Health’s new LGBTIQA+ Liaison Service.

The service supports safe and inclusive care for rainbow communities through peer support and advocacy for staff, consumers, families and carers. The team also provides advice, education and guidance to help strengthen affirming, trauma-informed practice across our health service.

Inclusive and accessible healthcare is a human right. At Western Health, we are committed to providing care without judgement or discrimination.

To everyone in our LGBTIQA+ community, you are welcome at Western. 🌈