News archive

News archive

29 Jul 2022

A passion for learning leads to further support for nurse graduates

St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital Learning and Development Coordinator Diane Piper lives and breathes her passion for enhancing knowledge and skills.

28 Jul 2022

Welcome to our Clinical Midwifery Specialist

We would like to warmly welcome Shannon Scari as the newly appointed Clinical Midwifery Specialist at St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital.

27 Jul 2022

St John of God Bunbury Hospital announces new private hospital in Vasse

St John of God Bunbury Hospital, part of St John of God Health Care, has announced its intention to build a new stand-alone day hospital in conjunction with development partners Blackoak Capital Ventures and Invested Health Developments in Vasse, in the South West region of Western Australia.

26 Jul 2022

Celebrating our nurse graduates

St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital recently celebrated eight graduate nurses who completed the Enrolled and Registered Nurse Pathways to Practice Program.

22 Jul 2022

Using research to strive for allied health excellence

A growing emphasis on the importance of allied health services across St John of God Health Care has led to a range of research initiatives focused on improving patient and client care and experience.

22 Jul 2022

30 years of assisting the Sisters of St John of God

This year marks 30 years since Sandy Busio joined the Sisters of St John of God in a role that has evolved over time to become all-encompassing and given her a firsthand view of the changes to our hospitals, services and organisation.

20 Jul 2022

A leader of our own

Paul Dyer is the newly appointed CEO of St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals, a role that caps a career that started in nursing and has seen him work in five St John of God Health Care hospitals across three states of Australia in his 23 years with the company.

18 Jul 2022

COVID Clinic closed at St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals

The COVID Clinic at St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals closed on 15 July 2022.

14 Jul 2022

Bunbury urologist recognised for prestigious award

St John of God Bunbury Hospital Urologist and humanitarian Dr Sue Chapman has been recognised for her long-term volunteer medical service and training in Madagascar.

12 Jul 2022

St John of God Geelong Hospital partners with The Gordon to deliver work-ready graduates

St John of God Geelong Hospital and The Gordon have been industry partners for more than 15 years, ensuring the next generation of nurses are well trained and ready for a fulfilling career.

8 Jul 2022

St John of God Geelong Hospital in partnership with the University of Notre Dame

St John of God Geelong Hospital are delighted to support the clinical placement of postgraduate students undertaking the Doctor of Medicine from The University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA).

8 Jul 2022

Life changing surgeries for two young Timorese women

St John of God Geelong Hospital gives life changing heart surgery for two young Timorese women.

8 Jul 2022

St John of God Geelong Hospital celebrates 1000 open heart surgeries

St John of God Geelong Hospital recently undertook its 1000th open heart surgery, marking an opportunity to celebrate the hundreds of lives changed thanks to the complex procedure.

6 Jul 2022

Farming family from Lexton win national photo competition highlighting men’s mental wellbeing

Victorian woman Rebecca McErvale has won the 2022 St John of God Raphael Services Healthy Men, Healthy Minds photo competition with her photo capturing a sweet moment between her daughter and husband a few days after a devastating bushfire swept through their property in 2019.

6 Jul 2022

Learning through art

To mark NAIDOC Week, St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital is exhibiting artworks made in collaboration with local Noongar Elder Juanetia ‘Neta’ Knapp.

4 Jul 2022

Get up! Stand up! Show up! for NAIDOC Week

NAIDOC Week is a great opportunity to celebrate and learn about First Nations culture and history, and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living culture on earth.

4 Jul 2022

Art tells story of community

As a unifying design element to welcome the community, the original artwork 'The Campfire’ created by talented local artist and Noongar Ballardong woman Joanne Parfitt sits in pride of place in the recently opened Midland Head to Health centre in Perth’s east.

1 Jul 2022

Service aims to address mental health’s ‘missing middle’

‘Missing middle’ is a term that has been used in increasing frequency over the past decade to refer to people whose needs are not currently being met by mental health services.