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Lights lighting up a lake.

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Light up the Lake with Love

St John of God Murdoch Hospital

Lights lighting up a lake.

A pair of hands clasp a knee

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Public information seminar: Living well with arthritis

St John of God Geelong Hospital

A pair of hands clasp a knee

St John of God Ballarat Hospital

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GP event: Tour our new Wexford Wing

St John of God Ballarat Hospital

St John of God Ballarat Hospital

David and Sandra Youens with NICU twins Hugo and Samuel

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Celebrating resilience: St John of God Subiaco Hospital NICU recognises World Prematurity Day with heartwarming reunion

David and Sandra Youens with NICU twins Hugo and Samuel

Caregivers from St John of God Subiaco Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) recently hosted a special morning tea in celebration of World Prematurity Day, bringing together over 50 past and present NICU families to honour the resilience of premature babies and their loved ones.

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A catering caregiver in the kitchen smiles holding a freshly prepared meal

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Premium room service arrives at St John of God Geraldton Hospital

A catering caregiver in the kitchen smiles holding a freshly prepared meal

Quality hotel-style room service has replaced standard hospital catering for patients at St John of God Geraldton Hospital.

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A caregiver serves a patient a fresh caesar salad in bed.

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Premium hospital room service saves on both food waste and cost

A caregiver serves a patient a fresh caesar salad in bed.

St John of God Health Care is the first private health group to introduce room service catering as a nationwide model.

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Image of Mt Lawley caregivers

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Patient education seminars

St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital

Image of Mt Lawley caregivers

Head to Health art therapists Kitsiri and Paul

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Working through distress when words are hard to find

Head to Health art therapists Kitsiri and Paul

Distress, low confidence, anxiety, depression or hopelessness don’t just impact wellbeing, they can hold you back from participating in activities you love and forming the healthy relationships you want. Art therapy might be the answer to working through the feelings and perceptions.

Read more

Four catering caregivers smile for a photo in the St John of God Subiaco Hospital kitchen

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St John of God Subiaco Hospital hosts exclusive industry tour at IHHC national conference

Four catering caregivers smile for a photo in the St John of God Subiaco Hospital kitchen

As part of the 41st National Institute of Hospitality in Healthcare (IHHC) Conference in Perth, St John of God Subiaco Hospital welcomed 25 industry professionals on an exclusive tour of its facilities on Monday 4 November, 2024.

Read more

Surgeon in scrubs looking at a screen during a coronary angiogram

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Heart of the matter

St John of God Murdoch Hospital

CPD Hours: 2

Surgeon in scrubs looking at a screen during a coronary angiogram

An artist

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St John of God Subiaco Hospital main entry forecourt upgrade

An artist

Works have commenced on St John of God Subiaco Hospital’s main entry forecourt upgrade as part of the redevelopment.

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Dr Sue Chapman smiles for a photo in a theatre dressed in blue surgery scrubs.

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Worldwide health skills come home to the South West

Dr Sue Chapman smiles for a photo in a theatre dressed in blue surgery scrubs.

Volunteer work in developing countries is enabling St John of God Bunbury Hospital’s doctors and nurses to gain skills and experience for better local health care.

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Occupational Therapist Courtney Pardini smiles in front of St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital

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Restoring hope: The journey of occupational therapy in mental health

Occupational Therapist Courtney Pardini smiles in front of St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital

St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital Occupational Therapist Courtney Pardini shares in her own words how occupational therapists help create supportive environments for healing and growth.

Read more

Sinead Gilgunn, Group Manager for Pastoral Services at St John of God Health Care smiles for the camera

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Welcoming Sinead Gilgunn: A new chapter for Pastoral Services at St John of God Health Care

Sinead Gilgunn, Group Manager for Pastoral Services at St John of God Health Care smiles for the camera

Ready to lead with a focus on collaboration and mission integration.

Read more

A graphic showing the cover of the St John of God Health Care Annual Report 2023-24

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Committing to a sustainable future

A graphic showing the cover of the St John of God Health Care Annual Report 2023-24

Growth in community services, a rise in patient care numbers and strong progress towards environmental targets are highlights for the year at St John of God Health Care.

Read more

Two caregivers holding balloons shaped as the numbers five and zero stand in front of a mural of caregivers head shot photos.

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Geelong hospital celebrates 50 years of service

Two caregivers holding balloons shaped as the numbers five and zero stand in front of a mural of caregivers head shot photos.

A hospital once on the brink of closure has evolved into one of Australia’s most sophisticated and successful private health services since becoming St John of God Geelong Hospital in 1974.

Read more

McGrath Breast Care Nurse, Shanya Beattie and St John of God Bendigo Hospital Director of Nursing, Liz McEncroe standing in front of a cabinet, with pamphlets on the wall behind them.

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Wig library will support Bendigo region cancer patients

McGrath Breast Care Nurse, Shanya Beattie and St John of God Bendigo Hospital Director of Nursing, Liz McEncroe standing in front of a cabinet, with pamphlets on the wall behind them.

St John of God Bendigo Hospital will soon offer the region’s only ‘wig library’ for cancer patients.

Read more

St John of God Murdoch Hospital surgeons smiling next to the THULIO™ laser

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Australia's first thulium crystal laser delivers positive first-year results

St John of God Murdoch Hospital surgeons smiling next to the THULIO™ laser

In the first year since acquiring Australia’s first pulsed thulium crystal laser, surgeons at St John of God Murdoch Hospital have helped 233 patients with kidney stones, enlarged prostates and other urological conditions spend fewer minutes under anaesthesia, and be on the road to recovery sooner.

Read more

Rogers, Acting Nurse Manager of St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital

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Working in mental health brings Rogers a sense of purpose

Rogers, Acting Nurse Manager of St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital

In honour of Mental Health Week 2024, Rogers, Acting Nurse Manager of St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital's Ursula Frayne Unit for older adult mental health, sheds light on the unique aspects of working in mental health and emphasises the significance of prioritising mental wellbeing.

Read more

A group of 21 caregivers smile with their milestone service certificates

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Celebrating our dedicated St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital caregivers on Foundation Day

A group of 21 caregivers smile with their milestone service certificates

This week we celebrate Foundation Day and recognise long-serving caregivers who make up the fabric of our diverse and wonderful hospital.

Read more

A bus stop ad for the Look closer campaign

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St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital launches Look closer campaign

A bus stop ad for the Look closer campaign

The six month campaign is aimed at increasing awareness of the hospital’s services within the local community.

Read more

Foundation Day 2024 graphic reads: Embracing hope, shaping our future. "Be strong and of good courage, and act." 1 Chronicles 28:20

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Celebrating Foundation Day 2024

Foundation Day 2024 graphic reads: Embracing hope, shaping our future. "Be strong and of good courage, and act." 1 Chronicles 28:20

Celebrating our Foundation: Embracing hope, shaping our future.

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Berwick After Hours Hospital Co-Ordinator Sally Joustra

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Sally celebrates 40 years of service

Berwick After Hours Hospital Co-Ordinator Sally Joustra

St John of God Berwick Hospital After Hours Co-Ordinator Sally Joustra celebrates 40 years of service in 2024.

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Jeremy Stork holding an iPad while his mother-in-law Pat sits in a lounge chair, both looking at the camera.

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Innovative service delivers specialist emergency care straight to home

Jeremy Stork holding an iPad while his mother-in-law Pat sits in a lounge chair, both looking at the camera.

St John of God Berwick Hospital has recently launched an innovative new service that puts patients in touch with specialist emergency doctors without leaving home.

Read more

Left to right: Tara Peters, Chief Mission Integration Officer, with Eleanor Roderick

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Celebrating Eleanor Roderick's 25 years of dedication as she retires from St John of God Health Care

Left to right: Tara Peters, Chief Mission Integration Officer, with Eleanor Roderick

Hear from one of our long-serving caregivers about her remarkable career.

Read more

David and Sandra Youens with NICU twins Hugo and Samuel

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Celebrating resilience: St John of God Subiaco Hospital NICU recognises World Prematurity Day with heartwarming reunion

David and Sandra Youens with NICU twins Hugo and Samuel

Caregivers from St John of God Subiaco Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) recently hosted a special morning tea in celebration of World Prematurity Day, bringing together over 50 past and present NICU families to honour the resilience of premature babies and their loved ones.

Read more

A catering caregiver in the kitchen smiles holding a freshly prepared meal

news

Premium room service arrives at St John of God Geraldton Hospital

A catering caregiver in the kitchen smiles holding a freshly prepared meal

Quality hotel-style room service has replaced standard hospital catering for patients at St John of God Geraldton Hospital.

Read more

A caregiver serves a patient a fresh caesar salad in bed.

news

Premium hospital room service saves on both food waste and cost

A caregiver serves a patient a fresh caesar salad in bed.

St John of God Health Care is the first private health group to introduce room service catering as a nationwide model.

Read more

Head to Health art therapists Kitsiri and Paul

news

Working through distress when words are hard to find

Head to Health art therapists Kitsiri and Paul

Distress, low confidence, anxiety, depression or hopelessness don’t just impact wellbeing, they can hold you back from participating in activities you love and forming the healthy relationships you want. Art therapy might be the answer to working through the feelings and perceptions.

Read more

Four catering caregivers smile for a photo in the St John of God Subiaco Hospital kitchen

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St John of God Subiaco Hospital hosts exclusive industry tour at IHHC national conference

Four catering caregivers smile for a photo in the St John of God Subiaco Hospital kitchen

As part of the 41st National Institute of Hospitality in Healthcare (IHHC) Conference in Perth, St John of God Subiaco Hospital welcomed 25 industry professionals on an exclusive tour of its facilities on Monday 4 November, 2024.

Read more

An artist

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St John of God Subiaco Hospital main entry forecourt upgrade

An artist

Works have commenced on St John of God Subiaco Hospital’s main entry forecourt upgrade as part of the redevelopment.

Read more

Dr Sue Chapman smiles for a photo in a theatre dressed in blue surgery scrubs.

news

Worldwide health skills come home to the South West

Dr Sue Chapman smiles for a photo in a theatre dressed in blue surgery scrubs.

Volunteer work in developing countries is enabling St John of God Bunbury Hospital’s doctors and nurses to gain skills and experience for better local health care.

Read more

Occupational Therapist Courtney Pardini smiles in front of St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital

news

Restoring hope: The journey of occupational therapy in mental health

Occupational Therapist Courtney Pardini smiles in front of St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital

St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital Occupational Therapist Courtney Pardini shares in her own words how occupational therapists help create supportive environments for healing and growth.

Read more

Sinead Gilgunn, Group Manager for Pastoral Services at St John of God Health Care smiles for the camera

news

Welcoming Sinead Gilgunn: A new chapter for Pastoral Services at St John of God Health Care

Sinead Gilgunn, Group Manager for Pastoral Services at St John of God Health Care smiles for the camera

Ready to lead with a focus on collaboration and mission integration.

Read more

A graphic showing the cover of the St John of God Health Care Annual Report 2023-24

news

Committing to a sustainable future

A graphic showing the cover of the St John of God Health Care Annual Report 2023-24

Growth in community services, a rise in patient care numbers and strong progress towards environmental targets are highlights for the year at St John of God Health Care.

Read more

Two caregivers holding balloons shaped as the numbers five and zero stand in front of a mural of caregivers head shot photos.

news

Geelong hospital celebrates 50 years of service

Two caregivers holding balloons shaped as the numbers five and zero stand in front of a mural of caregivers head shot photos.

A hospital once on the brink of closure has evolved into one of Australia’s most sophisticated and successful private health services since becoming St John of God Geelong Hospital in 1974.

Read more

McGrath Breast Care Nurse, Shanya Beattie and St John of God Bendigo Hospital Director of Nursing, Liz McEncroe standing in front of a cabinet, with pamphlets on the wall behind them.

news

Wig library will support Bendigo region cancer patients

McGrath Breast Care Nurse, Shanya Beattie and St John of God Bendigo Hospital Director of Nursing, Liz McEncroe standing in front of a cabinet, with pamphlets on the wall behind them.

St John of God Bendigo Hospital will soon offer the region’s only ‘wig library’ for cancer patients.

Read more

St John of God Murdoch Hospital surgeons smiling next to the THULIO™ laser

news

Australia's first thulium crystal laser delivers positive first-year results

St John of God Murdoch Hospital surgeons smiling next to the THULIO™ laser

In the first year since acquiring Australia’s first pulsed thulium crystal laser, surgeons at St John of God Murdoch Hospital have helped 233 patients with kidney stones, enlarged prostates and other urological conditions spend fewer minutes under anaesthesia, and be on the road to recovery sooner.

Read more

Rogers, Acting Nurse Manager of St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital

news

Working in mental health brings Rogers a sense of purpose

Rogers, Acting Nurse Manager of St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital

In honour of Mental Health Week 2024, Rogers, Acting Nurse Manager of St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital's Ursula Frayne Unit for older adult mental health, sheds light on the unique aspects of working in mental health and emphasises the significance of prioritising mental wellbeing.

Read more

A group of 21 caregivers smile with their milestone service certificates

news

Celebrating our dedicated St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital caregivers on Foundation Day

A group of 21 caregivers smile with their milestone service certificates

This week we celebrate Foundation Day and recognise long-serving caregivers who make up the fabric of our diverse and wonderful hospital.

Read more

A bus stop ad for the Look closer campaign

news

St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital launches Look closer campaign

A bus stop ad for the Look closer campaign

The six month campaign is aimed at increasing awareness of the hospital’s services within the local community.

Read more

Foundation Day 2024 graphic reads: Embracing hope, shaping our future. "Be strong and of good courage, and act." 1 Chronicles 28:20

news

Celebrating Foundation Day 2024

Foundation Day 2024 graphic reads: Embracing hope, shaping our future. "Be strong and of good courage, and act." 1 Chronicles 28:20

Celebrating our Foundation: Embracing hope, shaping our future.

Read more

Berwick After Hours Hospital Co-Ordinator Sally Joustra

news

Sally celebrates 40 years of service

Berwick After Hours Hospital Co-Ordinator Sally Joustra

St John of God Berwick Hospital After Hours Co-Ordinator Sally Joustra celebrates 40 years of service in 2024.

Read more

Jeremy Stork holding an iPad while his mother-in-law Pat sits in a lounge chair, both looking at the camera.

news

Innovative service delivers specialist emergency care straight to home

Jeremy Stork holding an iPad while his mother-in-law Pat sits in a lounge chair, both looking at the camera.

St John of God Berwick Hospital has recently launched an innovative new service that puts patients in touch with specialist emergency doctors without leaving home.

Read more

Left to right: Tara Peters, Chief Mission Integration Officer, with Eleanor Roderick

news

Celebrating Eleanor Roderick's 25 years of dedication as she retires from St John of God Health Care

Left to right: Tara Peters, Chief Mission Integration Officer, with Eleanor Roderick

Hear from one of our long-serving caregivers about her remarkable career.

Read more

Lights lighting up a lake.

event

Light up the Lake with Love

St John of God Murdoch Hospital

Lights lighting up a lake.

A pair of hands clasp a knee

event

Public information seminar: Living well with arthritis

St John of God Geelong Hospital

A pair of hands clasp a knee

St John of God Ballarat Hospital

event

GP event: Tour our new Wexford Wing

St John of God Ballarat Hospital

St John of God Ballarat Hospital

Image of Mt Lawley caregivers

event

Patient education seminars

St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital

Image of Mt Lawley caregivers

Surgeon in scrubs looking at a screen during a coronary angiogram

event

Heart of the matter

St John of God Murdoch Hospital

CPD Hours: 2

Surgeon in scrubs looking at a screen during a coronary angiogram

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