Pausing to remember babies lost
Heidelberg West couple Samantha Rowe and Paul Lyons have lost six babies in the past three years — but their positivity brings a ray of hope to families at a special service to mark International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. “Very sadly, losing a baby is still considered a taboo subject and people are…
A round of a-paws for The Wonderdogs
The joy of animal companionship was unleashed at Mercy Place East Melbourne with a special performance by The Wonderdogs marking World Alzheimer’s Day 2017. The talented performing pooches, well known for their roles in television commercials and films, showed off their im-paw-ressive tricks for residents, family members and staff. Research shows that pets in aged…
Spring has sprung at Mercy Place Abbotsford
Green thumbed residents and staff at Melbourne aged care home, Mercy Place Abbotsford, have welcomed the change of season with the launch of an exciting new gardening project. Partnering with Cultivating Community, a local not-for-profit organisation that works with communities to create fair, secure and resilient food systems, the innovative sustainable gardening project gives residents…
Melbourne Archbishop marks beginning of shared mission
Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart blessed the Southern Cross Care (Vic) Support Services Office in Hughesdale, Melbourne, on Thursday 7 September to acknowledge the shared mission the organisation is embarking on with Mercy Health. After extensive due diligence and consultation, Mercy Health and Southern Cross Care (Vic) announced they would bring the two organisations together on…
Whole Self @ Mercy Health
Mercy Health LGBTIQ employees encouraged to bring their whole selves to work Earlier this year Mercy Health announced work was being undertaken to develop a support network known as ‘Bring your Whole Self to Work’. Over recent months, additional tensions in the community surrounding the same-sex marriage plebiscite have given us reason to reassure employees…
Werribee Mercy Hospital Resuscitation Unit dedicated to fallen police officer
Werribee Mercy Hospital’s Emergency Department Resuscitation Unit has been dedicated to fallen police officer Constable Clare Frances Bourke at a ceremony on Wednesday 9 August 2017. Constable Bourke was performing watch house duties at Sunshine Police Station on 16 March 1983 when a colleague’s firearm discharged and she was fatally shot. The Victoria Police Blue…
Interactive robot wins over hearts at Mercy Place Abbotsford
PARO, an advanced interactive therapeutic robot seal, has won over hearts after spending the month of July at Mercy Place Abbotsford. The fluffy new resident facilitates the positive effects of animal therapy. PARO can detect touch, sound, light, temperature and even posture; and learns to behave in a way that is desirable for each resident’s…
Generous Lions Club donation to benefit grieving individuals and families
Mercy Palliative Care has received a $17,000 donation from the Sunshine Lions Club to help support members of the community grieving the loss of a loved one. The money will enable the construction and furnishing of two new rooms for the specialist bereavement counselling service —Mercy Grief Services (MGS) based in Sunshine. MGS Counsellor and…
Mercy Health’s response to Physician Assisted Suicide
The following statement is attributable to the Group Chief Executive Officer, Mercy Health – Adjunct Professor Stephen Cornelissen Mercy Health is a provider of inpatient and community palliative care services, as well as a range of residential aged care, home and community care, medical, surgical, sub-acute, mental health, maternity and newborn services. Through our services,…
Thrive @ Mercy named finalist in 2017 Australian HR Awards
Mercy Health’s online health and wellbeing hub for staff has been recognised as a finalist in the 2017 Australian HR Awards. Thrive @ Mercy was launched in 2016 and offers a wide range of resources and information to enhance awareness and knowledge of health and wellbeing. Group Executive Director People, Learning & Culture Kate McCormack…