Mental health services for Maribyrnong transition from Mercy Health to Western Health
The Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System has changed how mental health care is delivered. This includes providing services which better align to Local Government Areas (LGAs), helping people get the care they need closer to home. Therefore, from 1 April, Western Health will become the new Area Mental Health and Wellbeing services provider…
Mercy Health Employer Statement for WGEA Gender Pay Gap Report
Built on a tradition of serving those in need, today Mercy Health employs more than 10,000 staff and delivers a wide range of services, including acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and women’s health services, early parenting support, palliative care, home care and health worker education. Operating across Victoria, southern…
Milestone birthdays at Mercy Health
Mercy Health has been busy celebrating, with residents at Mercy Place Shepparton, Mercy Place Bethlehem and Mercy Place Ballarat all featured in local media after turning 100 in February. The new centenarians marked the special occasions with family, friends – and the occasional sparkly tiara. Read more about Dorothy Blackmore in the Riverine Herald, Joyce…
A small sign that saved her life: Mercy Health encourages regular doctor check-ups this Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
This Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, Mercy Health is urging Australians to tune into subtle changes in their bodies and seek medical advice early, as ovarian cancer symptoms are often vague and easily dismissed.
World Day of the Sick: Compassionate care in Melbourne’s west
On World Day of the Sick, Mercy Health reflects on the shared call to accompany those who are unwell, alongside their families, carers and clinicians.
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…