Werribee Mercy Hospital expansion begins
Construction of a multi-storey car park at Werribee Mercy Hospital has started as part of a major expansion of the hospital. The multi-storey car park will be located at the southern end of the hospital near the maternity unit and create additional car parking bays to keep up with the increased demand for health services…
Mercy Health and Southern Cross Care Victoria explore possible merger
Mercy Health and Southern Cross Care Victoria have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore a possible merger and work together to ensure the quality and consistent care of the people they serve, now and into the future. As Catholic, not-for-profit organisations aligned in the values, mission and vision of a common ethos, Southern Cross…
Free Younger Onset Dementia Toolkit
The Lovell Foundation has teamed up with Edith Cowan University (ECU) and not-for-profit aged care and retirement living providers Bethanie and Mercy Health, to develop an exciting and innovative educational toolkit to support carers of people living with Younger Onset Dementia (YOD). The Lovell Foundation was set up by Garry Lovell and his wife Mandy…
Mercy Health receives Employer of Choice for Gender Equality citation
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has today announced the list of 2016 WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE) citation holders. Mercy Health has been recognised as an EOCGE, a citation it has received each consecutive year since 2008. The citation recognises Mercy Health’s active commitment to achieving gender equality whilst being a…
Mercy Health Group CEO honoured among country’s best
Mercy Health Group Chief Executive Officer Stephen Cornelissen has been named CEO of the Year and Health & Pharmaceuticals Executive of the Year at The CEO Magazine’s 2016 Executive of the Year Awards. Adjunct Professor Cornelissen was presented with the esteemed awards in front of some of the country’s most successful business people in…
Golden Square Retirement Living Unit planning application
Mercy Health is hosting its second community drop-in session to showcase its plans to develop more than 150 Retirement Living Units in Golden Square. The City of Greater Bendigo is currently advertising the development and residents will have the opportunity to find out more about it at a drop-in information session. The event will be…
Thunderstorm asthma keeps emergency staff busy
Werribee Mercy Hospital’s Emergency Department has treated an influx of patients experiencing weather-related respiratory issues over the past 24 hours. Strong winds and storms across Melbourne triggered a mass incident of what is known as ‘thunderstorm asthma’. Thunderstorm asthma can occur quickly and includes shortness of breath, chest tightness, coughing and wheezing. Health Services –…
Green light laser surgery now available in Werribee
Green light laser surgery, considered by many as the current gold standard to treat enlarged prostate glands, is now available at Werribee Mercy Hospital. The surgery is used to relieve moderate to severe urinary symptoms caused by an enlarged prostate, which if left untreated may lead to the urinary tract becoming obstructed. Wyndham residents who…
Stepping out for a silent tragedy
Every year, more than 2,000 babies are stillborn in Australia — more than the national road toll. Stillbirth is the death of a baby after 20 weeks of pregnancy. In Australia, one in 130 pregnancies end in stillbirth and one-third of cases are unexplained. While the rate of infant death has decreased, the rate of…
International students perform at Mercy Place Abbotsford
International school students have entertained residents at Mercy Place Abbotsford with a show-stopping musical performance. Students from Marlborough College Malaysia travelled to Melbourne for a six day musical tour in late October and selected Mercy Place Abbotsford for a one hour performance. Marlborough College Malaysia Master Robert Pick and his wife Ali also made the…