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29 Oct 2018
First robotic-assisted knee replacement surgery using the new Zimmer Biomet knee robot performed
The first total knee replacement surgery as a part of a clinical trial using Zimmer Biomet’s new knee robot has been successfully completed at St John of God Bendigo Hospital.
26 Oct 2018
Funding to continue older adult mental health
St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital has received $22.5 million from the WA Government to continue providing older adult mental health care through the hospital’s Ursula Frayne Unit.
25 Oct 2018
Occupational therapists help patients deal with daily tasks
As part of National Occupational Therapy Week St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals celebrated the unique skills that occupational therapists (OTs) provide to patients.
25 Oct 2018
Saving all our sleep
St John of God Murdoch Hospital has joined forces with Sleep Studies Australia to tackle our increasingly common sleep issues, as well as those of our children.
24 Oct 2018
Meeting community needs
See how the new St John of God Berwick Hospital, which opened in early 2018, is helping us meet the healthcare needs of the region.
24 Oct 2018
Adding exercise into routine mental health care
Exercise physiologists are using research to add exercise into mental health treatment to help patients like Michael Fortier during their admission and beyond.
24 Oct 2018
St John of God Berwick Hospital wins WorkSafe award
St John of God Berwick Hospital was recently named the WorkSafe Victoria Occupational Health and Safety Achievement award winner.
24 Oct 2018
Victoria’s first laser of its kind introduced at St John of God Berwick Hospital
Urology patients in Melbourne’s south east are the first in Victoria, and the second in Australia, to benefit from the new 120 watt Lumenis Moses laser introduced at St John of God Berwick Hospital in August.
23 Oct 2018
Delicious cheese platters to enjoy after your new arrival
St John of God Subiaco Hospital has introduced a new cheese platter for mum’s to enjoy after giving birth.
22 Oct 2018
Importance of scheduling regular cholesterol checks
Offering patients regular access to screening for a range chronic conditions, including high cholesterol, is important for general practitioners (GPs) as primary health providers. Cardiologist Dr Donald Latchem explains why regular cholesterol checks are important.
22 Oct 2018
Unlocking potential and confidence through music
Since February 2017, Accord has offered music therapy as part of the day service program at their Greensborough and Sydenham Community Campuses, transforming the way clients think and feel about themselves and each other.
22 Oct 2018
How we make a difference every day for those in need
To complement the release of the St John of God Health Care 2017/18 Annual Report last week, the wide-ranging impact of our Community Services has been detailed for first time in the inaugural Community Services Impact Report.
21 Oct 2018
Cooking up a career for Tim
Accord client Tim Parish pursues a career in cooking by completing his Certificate II in Commercial Cookery at Chisholm TAFE in Rosebud on a Caroline Chisholm Education Foundation Scholarship.
21 Oct 2018
Refusing to let trauma define her life
A series of highly traumatic experiences had punctuated Judi’s life. One after another, they created a downward spiral of isolation, anxiety and depression, culminating in drug use and homelessness. But when the mum of two reached out to her GP for help, a referral to our community mental health service in Fremantle provided the support, strategies and strength Judi needed to take control of her health and life.
21 Oct 2018
Helping Kathryn thrive every day
Our Occupational Therapy service is just one of the many therapy services we provide to help clients develop everyday skills, confidence and independence. For Accord client Kathryn Doyle and her mum Christine, it has changed everything.
21 Oct 2018
Embracing creativity together
To celebrate International Day of People with Disability, participants of the Greensborough Community Campus (GCC) Creative Arts Program collaborated on a large-scale group painting entitled Better Together.
21 Oct 2018
Exercising and living healthily
After two years of a new healthy eating and exercise plan, the ladies at Accord’s Shared Supported Living home in Crookston Road enjoyed a makeover for their new house photo.
21 Oct 2018
Meet Jason
Jason came to Horizon House Geraldton in 2012, at the age of 16, during a particularly chaotic time in his life. Today, the 23-year-old student is set for a bright future, with plans to study business or law at university in Perth.
21 Oct 2018
Meet Zainab and Millificent
At 36-weeks pregnant and without any family support to rely on, 17-year-old Zainab joined Horizon House’s Mother & Baby Program in March 2017. Now 19, Zainab and her young daughter, Millicent, are not only feeling prepared for the future, but excited about it.
21 Oct 2018
Tanya's story
As a single mum with a nine-month-old baby, Tanya was dealing with trauma related to pregnancy and had just left an abusive relationship. Without any family support, or an accurate diagnosis for the mental health issues she knew were affecting her life, Tanya was exhausted and felt she was barely surviving. But then she was referred to one of our community mental health services.
21 Oct 2018
Meet Andy
Unable to afford a private rental and struggling with the challenges of homelessness and insecurity, Andy came to Casa Venegas in Auburn at the start of 2017 when his social worker applied for accommodation on his behalf. He hasn’t looked back.
21 Oct 2018
How one development program changed everything for patients
Driving ongoing improvements in health care and patient outcomes in a developing nation like Timor-Leste calls for change at every level. And if there’s one International Health intervention that encapsulates this ethos – and its potential for positive change – it’s the Executive Development Program we created for Lolita de Araujo, now Director of Nursing and Midwifery at Hospital Nacional Guido Valadares.
19 Oct 2018
Seeking academic learning that informs pastoral practice
Creating opportunities for pastoral practitioners to further their knowledge has led five practitioners to undertake the UNDA Graduate Certificate Liberal Arts (Pastoral Placement).
19 Oct 2018
Vale Eleanor Bendat
St John of God Foundation is mourning the loss of friend, long-time supporter and advocate, Eleanor Bendat who passed away on Thursday 11 October 2018.
18 Oct 2018
Digital revolution sweeps sterilising departments
A standardised, digital approach to tracking all theatre instruments through hospital sterilisation processes has revolutionised the behind-the-scenes department in St John of God Health Care surgical hospitals.
17 Oct 2018
Celebrating 20 years of caring for the community
St John of God Murdoch Community Hospice is celebrating 20 years of providing outstanding palliative care for the local and wider community.
16 Oct 2018
Patients benefit many ways from care of anaethetists
On National Anaesthesia Day, our anaesthetist Dorothy Chan explains the many ways patients can benefit from the care of anaesthetists.
15 Oct 2018
Online admissions now live
St John of God Subiaco Hospital has successfully launched online admissions with more than 780 patients already using the service.
12 Oct 2018
St John of God Health Care scoops award in recognition of our commitment to workplace diversity
As part of our commitment to creating a diverse workplace, we have collaborated with Edge Employment Solutions to create a different kind of future – one where people of all abilities contribute meaningfully.
12 Oct 2018
Depth of research and talent recognised at inaugural Health Symposium
The recent inaugural Health Symposium held at St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals, showed just how far the hospital has come in its first few years of operations.
9 Oct 2018
Tom wins Royal Lifesaving Society Bravery Award
A refresher course in CPR was credited with helping physiotherapist Tom Powikowski keep his cool while helping a friend who had suffered a heart attack – an act which has earned him a Gold Medallion Bravery Award from the Royal Lifesaving Society of WA.
9 Oct 2018
Funding Announcement for Ballarat Innovation and Research Collaboration for Health
Minister for Regional Development, the Hon. Jaala Pulford, visited Ballarat to announce $300,300 toward the Ballarat Innovation and Research Collaboration for Health (BIRCH).
5 Oct 2018
Celebrating our foundations - 1950 to 1990
Every year, St John of God Health Care celebrates the Foundation of the Sisters of St John of God. This year, as a part of our Foundation Day celebrations we look back at the period from 1950 to 1990 when the Sisters’ were inspired to respond radically to the signs of the times.
5 Oct 2018
Sisters still have connection to hospitals through volunteering
Whilst the Sisters of St John of God are no longer involved in the day to day running of St John of God hospitals a few sisters contribute through volunteering at a number of our hospitals including St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals.
3 Oct 2018
Mental health focus this October
This October, Australia puts a spotlight on mental health and good emotional wellbeing with Mental Health Month recognised in New South Wales and Victoria, and Mental Health Week celebrated in Western Australia from 7 to 14 October.
2 Oct 2018
The history of orthopaedics on show at Geraldton
The Australian Orthopaedic Association's Travelling Exhibition of Orthopaedics comes to St John of God Geraldton Hospital from 1 October to 14 October 2018.