News archive

29 Nov 2018

Why we recognise Advent at St John of God Health Care

The reason we recognise Advent goes to the heart of our Mission, explains Director of Mission Integration Martin Loney.

28 Nov 2018

Black Swan Prize artworks on show at hospitals

A selection of Black Swan Prize for Portraiture artworks will go on show at St John of God Murdoch, Subiaco, Midland and Mt Lawley hospitals as part of our commitment to arts and health.

16 Nov 2018

Hospice care keeps family together

For the Bilic family, the care provided at St John of God Murdoch Hospice went beyond looking after Stephen, loving father and husband, and his physical wellbeing but included care for the whole family.

15 Nov 2018

30,000 admissions completed online and counting

Patients accessing care at St John of God Health Care’s three biggest private medical and surgical hospitals in Perth are now completing their hospital admission online.

14 Nov 2018

Brewing the National Cafe Strategy

A focus on matching St John of God Health Care’s cafe experience with the customer-centred service approach throughout our hospitals led to a national cafe operating model taking shape in late 2017.

8 Nov 2018

Using the right screening tool to help GPs refer patients for sleep disorder diagnostic tests

Changes to Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items relating to sleep studies, introduced by the Department of Health starting 1 November 2018, mean GPs now need to use approved screening questionnaires before referring their patients for a sleep study test.

7 Nov 2018

Research investigates nutrition for patients in the ICU

Our Intensive Care Unit (ICU) research team was one of only two private hospitals in Australia and New Zealand to participate in a study to understand the effect of delivering nutrition during critical illness.