News archive

28 Jul 2020

Reaching more people in need thanks to Lotterywest

St John of God Social Outreach’s Horizon House, South West Community Alcohol and Drug Service (SWCADS) and community mental health services’ clients will benefit from $151,000 worth of computer equipment thanks to Lotterywest's COVID-19 Relief Fund.

28 Jul 2020

New support program for veterans

St John of God Health Care, in conjunction with Western Sydney Primary Health Network, are proud to offer a free assessment program for Veterans.

24 Jul 2020

Surgeons to converge on Bunbury to discuss all things obesity

Bunbury will welcome WA’s top bariatric surgeons and health professionals this weekend with the inaugural Bunbury Bariatric Surgery Conference taking place at the Quality Hotel Lighthouse.

21 Jul 2020

Nurse shares her life changing experience of organ and tissue donations

As a nurse and midwife, St John of God Midland Hospital’s Julie Peacock knows all too well the life changing affects accidents, illness and medical conditions can have on wellbeing.

20 Jul 2020

SWCADS helps guide response to methamphetamine use in the South West

South West Community Alcohol and Drug Service (SWCADS) has provided critical input into the State Government’s plans for a new crisis intervention model for residents of WA’s south west battling methamphetamine (meth) addiction.

16 Jul 2020

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Rally Around Hawkesbury District Health Service

Communities have rallied around staff from Hawkesbury District Health Service (HDHS) who have been at the forefront of keeping the community safe amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic. Messages of appreciation and support have been pouring in since as early as March, when Hawkesbury together with the rest of Australia, slid into a new era of social distancing and isolation.

14 Jul 2020

Murdoch celebrates 100th surgery with da Vinci robot

St John of God Murdoch Hospital has celebrated the 100th surgery performed with new robot-assisted technology.

9 Jul 2020

Dr Scott Lee to lead Murdoch Community Hospice

With dual specialty training in Palliative and Geriatric medicine, Dr Lee is a familiar face at St John of God Murdoch Hospital, having worked in our hospital and hospice for the past seven years. Dr Scott Lee will be Acting Director of Hospice and Palliative Care Services, taking on a maternity cover role for Dr Alison White for 12 months.

7 Jul 2020

Chien really going places

6 Jul 2020

Maternity heritage lives on

St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital’s former midwife, Gloria Medrana, has celebrated the birth of her first grandchild at the hospital she worked at for 40 years

6 Jul 2020

Hawkesbury Demonstrates Surgical Excellence in Thyroid Surgery

More than 100 successful thyroidectomies performed at the Hawkesbury Hospital over a three-year period have saved lives for patients with severe thyroid disease and demonstrates the Hospital’s ability to offer specialist expertise at world-standard levels.

3 Jul 2020

New Radically Open Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

St John of God Burwood Hospital and St John of God Richmond Hospital are pleased to announce that Radically Open Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (RO DBT) is now avalible as a new outpatient program at our Counselling and Therapy Centres.