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21 Dec 2017

Christmas Eve Mass

St John of God Bendigo Hospital is very fortunate to have established a tradition with our local Bishop (Leslie Tomlinson) who presides over our Christmas Eve Eucharist.

20 Dec 2017

The benefits of exercise during pregnancy

Claudia has taken on the antenatal swimming classes at St John of God Bendigo since Narelle headed off on maternity leave in November.

20 Dec 2017

From Personal Trainer to Allied Health Assistant

Nicole has been an Allied Health Assistant (AHA) at St John of God Bendigo Hospital since February this year. We sat down with Nicole to discuss her career journey.

20 Dec 2017

Spending Advent in hospital

Director of Mission Integration Martin Loney shares his experience of how it feels as both a patient and caregiver to spend the lead up to Christmas in hospital.

14 Dec 2017

Horizon House Brings Young Mother and Baby Program to Victoria

Vulnerable young mothers in Bendigo are the first in Victoria to have access to the Horizon House Young Mother and Baby Program with our four-bedroom residential facility now open.

13 Dec 2017

Volunteers receive Valued Service Awards

Yesterday we presented 22 Valued Service Awards to our volunteers. This included 7 people receiving 5 year awards, 12 people at 10 years, 1 person at 15 years, 1 person at 35 years and 1 person at 50 years.

13 Dec 2017

Coming together as a community in the lead up to Christmas

Director of Mission Integration Phil Bretherton explains the role of Christian festivities in our hospitals.

6 Dec 2017

Hospitality in Advent The Cup of Life

The Advent Season provides numerous opportunities to share hospitality. There are so many social events, end of year catch-ups and the pressure of that final opportunity before the current year comes to a close. St John of God Bendigo Hospital Director of Mission Integration Phil Bretherton talks about the 'cup of life.'

6 Dec 2017

Oncology unit offering the first hair loss prevention system

Oncology unit offering the first hair loss prevention system

5 Dec 2017

The value our Volunteers bring

Our volunteers with the weekly Cardiac Rehab program are a great example of the value of volunteering to St John of God Bendigo Hospital. They provide extra hands and take some of the load off our caregivers, who can then spend more time working directly with the patients.

5 Dec 2017

Hospitality during Advent

Director of Mission Integration Jennifer Healey describes how the month of December and the Catholic tradition of Advent inspires our care.

1 Dec 2017

How does the Catholic tradition of Advent link to our health care?

As a Ministry of the Catholic Church, St John of God Health Care models its service delivery on the healing Mission of Jesus Christ. Our Directors of Mission Integration provide their insights of how we reflect the Advent season in our care.