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St John of God Murdoch Hospital radiation oncology topping out

23 Apr 2021

Murdoch hospital's $17m oncology facility tops out

The new $17m oncology facility at St John of God Murdoch Hospital has reached a construction milestone with the development topping out, signalling the new cancer-care facility is on track for practical completion by November 2021 and opening in early 2022.

St John of God Health Care mother and child

22 Apr 2021

Forging a bright new path

Twenty-year-old Tommi-Rae is mother to an adorable little one-year old boy named Charles, studying hospitality at TAFE, and is about to begin a work placement at a local café.

For 22-year-old Samantha, St John of God Horizon House helped her to not only get through the challenges presented by Covid but to flourish.

21 Apr 2021

Facing challenges in order to flourish

The last 12 months have been incredibly challenging for many of us, including the young people in our Horizon Houses, particularly those in Victoria who spent much of last year in lockdown.

St John of God Horizon House Makayla story

20 Apr 2021

Supporting Makayla to join the Force

After only four months living at St John of God Horizon House in Geraldton, 17-year-old Makayla has achieved her life-long goal and moved to Canberra to join the Australian Defence Force (ADF).

The Hamilton Ventilator has been donated to St John of God Murdoch Hospital by St John of God Foundation

15 Apr 2021

Donated ventilator key for future

A brand new Hamilton Ventilator was kindly donated to St John of God Murdoch Hospital, thanks to donor support through St John of God Foundation.

St John of God Midland Hospital stroke and geriatric patients can now get swallowing assessment by the bedside

15 Apr 2021

Stroke and geriatric patients can now get swallowing assessment bedside

Stroke and geriatric patients with dysphagia can now have an instrumental assessment at their bedside by speech pathologists thanks to new state of the art technology being trialled on two wards at St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals.

St John of God Murdoch Hospital emergency medicine professors, Michelle Johnston and Steve Dunjey

15 Apr 2021

Emergency Medicine educators here to inspire

An exciting professional partnership between Professors of Emergency Medicine, Michelle Johnston and Steve Dunjey, was established at St John of God Murdoch Hospital in early 2021.

St John of God Murdoch Hospital Director of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Dr Alex Swann

14 Apr 2021

Welcoming our new Director of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine

From working across multiple hospitals, to being Medical Team Lead for the Australian Medical Assistance Team, to match-day doctor for the Fremantle Dockers, it would be hard to find someone as dedicated and involved as Dr Alex Swann.