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Read the latest from Mercy Health, including what we’re doing in the community, information on general health developments, and other news from around our organisation.

Santa comes to town at Mercy Hospital for Women’s Neonatal Unit

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Santa Claus returned to Mercy Hospital for Women’s (MHW) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Special Care Nursery (SCN) to bring holiday cheer to the hospital’s youngest patients and their families.

Santa comes to town at Mercy Hospital for Women’s Neonatal Unit
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More culturally safe health care for Aboriginal patients

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Increasing access to culturally safe health care for Aboriginal patients is an ever-increasing priority for Victorian health services as they look to continually develop new ways of supporting Aboriginal people through their health care journey. Minister for Health Mary-Anne Thomas today visited Werribee Mercy Hospital (WMH) to meet with Aboriginal Programs’ team members, who provide…

More culturally safe health care for Aboriginal patients
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Werribee Mercy Hospital moves a step closer to a new Emergency Department

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Werribee Mercy Hospital is one step closer to meeting an enormous projected growth in demand, with the announcement of new architects and engineers for our $110 million Emergency Department (ED) upgrade.

Werribee Mercy Hospital moves a step closer to a new Emergency Department
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A new protein to predict pregnancies at risk of stillbirth

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Stillbirth is a devastating tragedy that claims 1 in every 130 pregnancies in Australia. This means that every single day, 6-7 families lose their baby to stillbirth. One of the leading causes of stillbirth is a poorly functioning placenta; the life support system that provides oxygen and nutrients to a growing baby.  The first sign…

A new protein to predict pregnancies at risk of stillbirth