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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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Exciting news for Mercy Health and families of Melbourne’s north

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Families in Melbourne’s north are one step closer to being able to access culturally safe parenting support, with construction now underway at Mercy Health’s new early parenting centre in Whittlesea. The City of Whittlesea has the second largest population of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Victoria and Mercy Health is continuing to work…

Exciting news for Mercy Health and families of Melbourne’s north
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A chilly Max takes centre stage at Mercy Place Colac fundraiser

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Mercy Place Colac resident Max Jackson, who is fighting Motor Neurone Disease, drew a crowd of locals and donors to a ‘Big Freeze’ fundraiser at the home this week. Along with some Mercy Place staff members, a member of Max’s own family and some local radio personalities, Max was the focus of attention at an…

A chilly Max takes centre stage at Mercy Place Colac fundraiser
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Christmas comes early to Mercy Place Ballarat

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The joy of Christmas has been well and truly in the air at Mercy Place Ballarat today with city’s traders showcasing their wares, providing the home’s aged care residents an opportunity to make some early festive purchases.

Christmas comes early to Mercy Place Ballarat
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Mercy Health Albury masterclass a great success

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Mercy Health is continuing to lead the way in the provision of high-quality and compassionate palliative care, hosting a sold-out palliative care masterclass today. The inaugural event for palliative care clinicians featured presentations from physicians, an oncologist, nurses and allied health professionals. Mercy Health Albury Director of Nursing and Operations Manager Christopher Magro said the…

Mercy Health Albury masterclass a great success
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Mercy Health to bring new healthy ageing home to Harris Park

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Mercy Health has announced it will join with Our Lady Aged Care Centre (OLACC) to open and operate a brand new aged care home adjacent to Our Lady of Lebanon Co-Cathedral, Harris Park, to be known as Our Lady Mercy Place Harris Park.

Mercy Health to bring new healthy ageing home to Harris Park
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Our brilliant NICU team farewells one of their longest serving patients!

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Today, to the delight of his Echuca parents Amie McGillivray and Florio Skratulja, Frank, after 150 days, ‘graduated’ from NICU

Our brilliant NICU team farewells one of their longest serving patients!
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Championship Trophy on show at Werribee Mercy Hospital

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Star goalkeeper, Jamie Young, lifted the trophy with Mercy Health Chief Executive Health Services Prof Jason Payne and Werribee Mercy Hospital General Manager Maree Pane.

Championship Trophy on show at Werribee Mercy Hospital
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Mercy Health honoured at Victorian Public Healthcare Awards

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Previously, resources for gestational diabetes have been based on western diets

Mercy Health honoured at Victorian Public Healthcare Awards
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Werribee Mercy Hospital says thanks!

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The Werribee Mercy Hospital Paediatric Ward has again been the beneficiary of some colourful and creative craftsmanship which has emerged from the Wyndham Brickfest LEGO building competition held earlier this year.

Werribee Mercy Hospital says thanks!
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Werribee Mercy Hospital hosts GenV milestone event

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  Murdoch Children’s Research Institute’s GenV, the world’s largest-ever birth and parent cohort studies, is celebrating its one-year anniversary of being available to families across Victoria. All up, almost 60,000 babies, mothers and fathers have joined the study, which is recruiting in every birthing hospital across the state. The milestone was marked today at Werribee…

Werribee Mercy Hospital hosts GenV milestone event