Can big data and Artificial Intelligence help prevent fetal asphyxia?
Despite decades of advances in obstetric care, current monitoring methods remain limited, relying on cardiotocography (CTG) and heuristic rules (simple decision-making strategies or ‘rules of thumb’) that are only about 50% accurate. Mercy Health Obstetrician Gynaecologist Dr Deb Karmakar is determined to change that. Through his work with the Obstetric Diagnostics and Therapeutics Group at the University of Melbourne, Deb and the research team have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)…
Mercy Health paediatricians nationally recognised for pioneering school-based community clinics improving health outcomes for Wyndham children
Mercy Health paediatricians nationally recognised for pioneering school-based community clinics, improving health outcomes for Wyndham children.
Listening to babies: Dr Natalie Duffy’s passion for putting infants first
Nat’s research asks a simple but powerful question: What is life like for a baby in the NICU? To answer it, she’s spent more than 150 hours observing infants and gathering insights from parents and staff as part of her PhD at the University of Melbourne. What she’s discovered is inspiring: even in the most…
Mercy Health joins global tech leaders in Rome Call for AI Ethics
First signed in early 2020 by representatives from the Pontifical Academy for Life, Microsoft, IBM, the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization and the Italian Minister of Innovation, the Call promotes a shared responsibility to request and develop AI that serves every person and the global community. Sponsors of the Call aim to work together…
Werribee Mercy Hospital wins Victorian Healthcare Award for Neonatal and Paediatric Hospital in the Home program
The award-winning program, which took the top spot in the Care in the Community category, combines the expertise of the Paediatrics team and the HITH service to provide daily, in-home clinical reviews and 24/7 access to senior clinicians. Families receive tailored feeding and growth support, monitoring and phototherapy treatment for jaundice, holistic disease management, and…
Mercy Health donation supports wildlife carers through Medical Pantry partnership
Mercy Health recently donated a number of neonatal incubators (humidicribs) and other surplus equipment to Medical Pantry, a Victorian-based charity that diverts ‘expired’, but usable, hospital supplies from landfill and redistributes them to organisations in need — both humanitarian and wildlife rescue. One of the recipients is wildlife carer Sue Moore in Tarwin Lower, who…
Sharing innovation and compassion at the 2025 Oceanic Palliative Care Conference
The biennial conference, hosted by Palliative Care Australia, brings together leaders in palliative and end-of-life care to share research, innovations and lived experiences that improve the quality of life for patients, families and communities. This year’s theme, “Meeting Challenges, Building Solutions”, highlighted how collaboration and creativity are shaping the future of palliative care across a…
Footy captain finds purpose in home care
Most 20-year-olds spend their weekends juggling study, work and sport — but for Geelong VFLW captain Mel Staunton, that balance also includes supporting older Australians to live independently at home.
Mercy Health teams lead the charge in sustainable healthcare
Mercy Health is taking bold steps to embed sustainability into the heart of healthcare delivery, empowering staff to lead initiatives that care for both people and the planet.