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Pregnant woman having blood pressure measured by caregiver

22 Feb 2024

Improving our quality and safety data

St John of God Health Care has enhanced the quality and safety data published on the organisation’s website to align with national public reporting standards.

Line-up of 32 graduate nurses smiling for photograph

12 Feb 2024

St John of God Ballarat Hospital welcomes its 2024 cohort of graduate nurses

St John of God Ballarat Hospital’s largest intake of graduate nurses have just started their 2024 program.

Image of caregiver and family at the beach

9 Feb 2024

Now boarding...Recruitment journey brings new caregivers from Australia and beyond.

In the wake of COVID-19, health care recruitment became more competitive than ever with many health care providers competing against each other to fill high workforce shortages.

A group of 14 smiling medical students posing for a photograph

7 Feb 2024

Welcoming new faces: Notre Dame medical students join Ballarat Rural Clinical School

This year St John of God Ballarat Hospital welcomes a new group of medical students from the University of Notre Dame Australia.

A newborn baby boy swaddled in a cloth being held.

2 Feb 2024

Most popular baby boy names for 2023

The most popular names for baby boys born at our maternity hospitals across Australia in 2023 have been revealed with one name topping the list for four years running.

1 Feb 2024

Most popular baby girls names for 2023

The most popular names for baby girls born at our maternity hospitals across Australia have been revealed with some surprise new entries.