News archive

News archive

29 Apr 2022

Patients are at the centre of everything we do

This Patient Experience Week, we are highlighting three initiatives that are helping improve our understanding and communication with patients.

29 Apr 2022

Aiding allied health clinicians to advance their careers

St John of God Health Care is offering a new Fellowship for allied health clinicians to complete a Master’s Degree by research so they can advance their careers with us.

22 Apr 2022

Pilot to assist frail patients in Emergency Department

A geriatric Emergency Department team has been established as a five-month trial at St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals, to enhance the care of frail older adults in the ED as well as support GPs.

21 Apr 2022

Home comfort for chemotherapy patients

St John of God Healthcare at Home has recently started offering an oncology and infusion service to patients in their own home throughout Perth, and Bunbury.

19 Apr 2022

Supporting caregivers to continue their careers

St John of God Health Care has launched a range of initiatives, including two new scholarships, to support caregivers to advance their careers and help address essential skills shortages.

12 Apr 2022

Moving around safely in hospital

Helpful information for patients, families and carers to prevent falls in hospital.

11 Apr 2022

St John of God Subiaco Hospital announces Acting CEO

St John of God Subiaco Hospital is pleased to announce that Ms Jenny Brenton has been appointed Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

11 Apr 2022

Rebecca's career path to becoming a midwife

In the 20 years since Clinical Nurse Midwife Rebecca Finlay joined St John of God Health Care, her career has gone from graduate nurse caring for patients with cancer, to now looking after our youngest patients and their mums.

7 Apr 2022

How our midwife Helen found her new home after moving from Scotland to Perth, Western Australia

When Registered Midwife Helen Tremble was looking for opportunities to move from Scotland to Australia with her young family she found her dream role with St John of God Health Care.

4 Apr 2022

Celebrating 85 years of hospital care

On 10 April 2022, St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital celebrates 85 years since the Sisters of Mercy established St Anne’s Nursing Home on the site.

4 Apr 2022

Supporting Laura to become a midwife

Registered Midwife Laura Crouch recently completed the St John of God Health Care Graduate Program to transition from nursing to midwifery, and says she has found her new passion.

1 Apr 2022

Co-design sets Midland Head to Health apart

From the moment you step inside the new walk-in adult mental health centre in Perth’s east, Midland Head to Health feels different from many other support services.