News

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.

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From the classroom to clinical excellence at Mercy Place Mandurah

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Mercy Place Mandurah is celebrating the contribution of Clinical Care Coordinator Yong Jung, whose leadership has helped drive improvements in care outcomes and quality across the home.

From the classroom to clinical excellence at Mercy Place Mandurah
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Samantha’s journey: Supporting Aboriginal health at Werribee Mercy Hospital

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Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer Samantha is helping to close the health gap at Werribee Mercy Hospital by advocating for culturally safe, patient-centred care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients.

Samantha’s journey: Supporting Aboriginal health at Werribee Mercy Hospital
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Mercy Place Mentone offers a new standard in residential aged care

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Mercy Health has officially opened the doors of Mercy Place Mentone, a modern residential aged care home in Melbourne, designed to support dignity, connection and individual choice.

Mercy Place Mentone offers a new standard in residential aged care
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Mercy Health aged care residents go track-side in pioneering intergenerational program

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Residents at Mercy Health’s Bethlehem Home for the Aged and Golden Rise Bendigo celebrated Global Intergenerational Week alongside students from Catherine McAuley College with a day out at the Bendigo Races.

Mercy Health aged care residents go track-side in pioneering intergenerational program
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Mercy Health Albury leads event for regional health professionals

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Mercy Health in Albury has hosted its annual Palliative Care Masterclass, where local health professionals were presented with the essential skills to address the region’s growing demand for palliative care services.

Mercy Health Albury leads event for regional health professionals
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Celebrating patient-centred care: The significance of the smoking ceremony at Gabrielle Jennings Centre

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Earlier this month, our team at Gabrielle Jennings Centre demonstrated exceptional patient-centred care by organising a smoking ceremony for a patient with only two hours' notice.

Celebrating patient-centred care: The significance of the smoking ceremony at Gabrielle Jennings Centre
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Living the high life, thanks to Mercy Health Home Care

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For Mercy Health Home Care client Robert Prudhoe, better known as ‘Boinga Bob’, there’s no place like home, or more specifically, his treehouse.

Living the high life, thanks to Mercy Health Home Care
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Closing the Gap: A patient-centred approach to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healthcare

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Having presented to Werribee Mercy Hospital (WMH) more than 10 times in 2022, she frequently left against medical advice, struggling to feel safe and heard.  But in 2023, a team of dedicated healthcare professionals took a new approach—one that placed Janette at the centre of her own care.  A multidisciplinary team, including Aboriginal Health Liaison…

Closing the Gap: A patient-centred approach to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healthcare
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Safer storage and transport of breastmilk thanks to Mercy Health research 

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In many western countries like Australia, mothers with babies in neonatal units express and store their breast milk at home and transport it to the hospital. However, in Sri Lanka, mothers are expected to stay in hospital continuously throughout their baby’s stay, as there are no established guidelines ensuring safe transport and storage of expressed…

Safer storage and transport of breastmilk thanks to Mercy Health research 
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Adapt to survive and thrive: researching adaptive platform trials for preterm birth

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Changing the way clinical trials are conducted may be the best way of improving outcomes for premature babies, according to latest research led by Mercy Health’s Professor Brett Manley. 

Adapt to survive and thrive: researching adaptive platform trials for preterm birth