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28 Mar 2018
St Patrick's College students bring a little joy this Easter
A thank you to the wonderful students at St Patrick’s College Ballarat who are brightening up the hospital by delivering Easter eggs, and a little joy along the way, to our patients.
22 Mar 2018
A reason to celebrate on Easter Sunday
In the Catholic tradition, Easter is a day of celebration and new life. Regional Director Mission Integration WA Professor Keith McNaught explains how the Christian belief can carry on in all of our lives
22 Mar 2018
Pausing and reflecting on Good Friday
The Friday before Easter, known as Good Friday, is a time to pause, reflect and hold close those people and values that are important in our lives. Regional Director Mission Integration WA Professor Keith McNaught explains how this Christian tradition translates in our hospitals.
22 Mar 2018
History of St John of God Ballarat Hospital - 1915 Bailey's Mansion completed
Bailey’s Mansion was purchased for the Sisters of St John of God by the Diocese in 1914 as the first location for St John of God Ballarat Hospital. However, as Bailey’s Mansion was previously a home for William Bailey, a lot of changes were to be made before it could be suitable as a hospital. We take a look back at our hospital’s origins.
16 Mar 2018
Group CEO bids farewell after 16 years
After adding 12 hospitals to the St John of God Health Care group, increasing hospital bed numbers from 1,300 to 3,300, overseeing development of our community services and more than tripling the number of caregivers during his time as Group Chief Executive Officer Dr Michael Stanford has announced his departure from St John of God Health Care.
8 Mar 2018
Hospitality with a smile earns caregiver scholarship
Sandy Tucker was today awarded the 2018 Jennifer Stratton Scholarship in recognition of how she embodies the organisation’s Values in her role as a member of St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital’s admissions team.
7 Mar 2018
Walking in St John of God’s footsteps
Exactly 480 years ago, St John of God walked into Granada in Spain on a journey leading him to caring for the sick and poor in the city. On his Feast Day, 8 March, we reflect on how we at St John of God Health Care continue his work.
1 Mar 2018
Welcoming Tongan health workers to Ballarat
Three health workers from Vaiola Hospital in Tonga are completing four weeks of training at St John of God Ballarat Hospital as a part of the Tonga Twinning Program.