May 2, 2022
Sick and premature babies at Mater Mothers’ Hospital have been enjoying some quiet time thanks to a reading corner set up within the hospital’s Neonatal Critical […]
April 24, 2022
They’re the faces of Queensland’s pandemic frontline, captured more than a century apart. Students enrolled in Mater Education’s Diploma of Nursing masked up against COVID-19 for […]
April 14, 2022
The Board of Catholic Health Australia has resolved to lend support to the staff of St Vincent’s Lismore Hospital who have been hit hard by the […]
April 13, 2022
St John of God Health Care has appointed Paul Dyer as CEO at St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals in Perth. Paul tells […]
April 7, 2022
We all love a slapstick moment, when the comic actor slips and falls, or the overpaid sports star tumbles into a heap. But in the real […]
March 31, 2022
Clare Grieveson is the new CEO at Southern Cross Care (WA), a major provider of the health, care and accommodation needs for the ageing and those […]
March 14, 2022
Mater Mothers’ Hospital Brisbane has been deluged with babies as the city and surrounds battled the recent floods. Two mums gave birth to their “miracle babies” […]
March 4, 2022
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, a time to throw a spotlight on a condition that affects an estimated one in nine Australian women aged 18-44. Endometriosis […]
February 23, 2022
Ovarian cancer is the eighth most common cancer among Australian women, with about 1400 new cases each year. It’s a cancer that may not cause symptoms […]
February 19, 2022
by CHA’s Health Policy Manager Alex Lynch Unexpected out-of-pocket costs are cited as one of the most common reasons for people choosing not to take out, […]
February 17, 2022
With a flood of new COVID cases – especially the more contagious Omicron variant – hospitals in NSW and Queensland are turning to new technologies to […]
February 14, 2022
Australia’s largest non-government grouping of aged care services, Catholic Health Australia, has welcomed the federal government’s plan to allow greater access to visitors, and is urging […]
February 11, 2022
Clinical Nurse Specialist Julie West marked an incredible career milestone this week – it’s been 45 years since she first climbed the steps of St Vincent’s […]
February 8, 2022
As the pandemic enters its third year, the World Day of the Sick this Friday will pay tribute to the valuable work that Catholic health institutions […]
February 2, 2022
Catholic Health Australia has been campaigning to push the Federal Government for greater clarity around what constitutes ‘fully vaccinated’ in light of the overwhelming evidence that […]
February 1, 2022
Catholic Health Australia is calling on the Government to go beyond retention bonuses for aged care staff and use the upcoming Budget to slash training fees […]
January 28, 2022
Brigid Meney Brigid is a policy and advocacy expert who has more than a decade’s experience in the public and not-for-profit […]
December 19, 2021
A message from the Chair, the Hon John Watkins AM After what has been a difficult year for many of us, I would like to take […]
December 19, 2021
Most of us have some clutter in our lives, surrounded as we are by precious things we just can’t throw out, but for some the situation […]
December 3, 2021
A respected regular on corporate boards in her adopted home of Perth, Eva Skira appears to have led a charmed life. But behind the glowing resume […]
December 3, 2021
Dr Craig Rodgers knew he was on a winner when the St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney Addiction Specialist found himself providing clinical advice remotely to a farm […]
November 22, 2021
As part of a new series, Catholic Health Australia interviews female leaders in the health and aged care sector. Up until March of this year, Sister […]
November 18, 2021
If you live in NSW and have been tested for COVID, chances are you will have used one of the nearly 1.5 million testing kits assembled […]
November 15, 2021
On behalf of Catholic Health Australia members, we would like to offer our condolences and sympathies to Bishop Bill Wright’s family, following his death on Saturday, […]
November 8, 2021
The Australian Medical Association has released its latest report on the performance of public hospitals. The report finds that while overall availability of beds in public […]
November 5, 2021
A free service run at St John of God Murdoch Hospital in Perth is restoring hearing in young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, providing what […]
November 5, 2021
Australian experiences figure prominently in a fascinating international online exhibition that reveals the Sisters of Mercy’s involvement in the Great War. In 2017 archivists from the […]
October 22, 2021
Catholic Health Australia welcomes two new key members to the team. Nicole Clements joins as Acting Director of Strategy & Mission and Alex Lynch as Manager […]
October 21, 2021
Pregnant and breastfeeding women are being urged to be vigilant about changes to their breasts, with a prominent surgeon warning the rate of breast cancer diagnosed […]
October 7, 2021
To celebrate the 150-year history of the foundation of the Sisters of St John of God, Marcelle Mogg, Group Director Mission Integration, St John of God […]
October 7, 2021
Right-handed Queenslanders whose first language is English are being asked to put their hands up to help with a new study that may help reduce speech […]
September 24, 2021
Organisations tasked with dementia care face big challenges as they move to adapt to recommendations from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. The […]
September 23, 2021
When Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced in June that all residential aged care workers must have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by […]
September 23, 2021
Caring for our common home: stay tuned for our forum on a zero net emissions target Our mission – the healing ministry of Jesus – should […]
September 8, 2021
With the nation continuing to slide into and out of lockdowns and with COVID case numbers haunting our daily lives there has been an understandable rise […]
August 27, 2021
Caritas Australia is set to roll out a huge shipment of personal protective gear and other assistance to help fight COVID-19 in remote areas of Papua […]
August 10, 2021
Australia has a long history of gambling. Our first official horse race was in 1810 at Hyde Park in Sydney; the first official Australian lottery was […]
August 8, 2021
None of us like to admit it, but the unfortunate fact is that we are all going to die. How it happens and when is usually […]
August 2, 2021
Catholic Health Australia has formed a new Social Justice Committee, setting in place the structure needed to achieve our Mission goal of serving as a prophetic […]
July 30, 2021
Organ and tissue transplants can save and transform lives, but the process depends less on medical miracles than on simple but crucial family conversations. Prior to […]
July 16, 2021
Online mental health services boomed throughout the COVID crisis, and that’s not such a bad thing. Psychiatrist Mike Millard says that while the past 18 months […]
July 14, 2021
VMCH is recruiting for a group of special volunteers to support people in their final stages of life. Our new palliative care service, O’Neill House in […]
July 14, 2021
Professor Jerry Greenfield, head of the Diabetes and Endocrinology Department at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, says one in four people have diabetes or are pre-diabetic. […]
July 2, 2021
Catholic Health Australia members are being given until 12th July to enter HESTA’s ‘Compassion in Action – Catholic Social Justice’ awards The 2021 HESTA Award for […]
July 2, 2021
Catholic Health Australia is warning that many residential aged care homes will experience a continuation of the financial pressures of recent years following the Government’s failure […]
July 1, 2021
Australia is a nation of drinkers and the financial, health and social costs are enormous. Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows that in 2020 Australians spent […]
July 1, 2021
by Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv It is important to remember that many people – even people who are in full-time employment – can […]
June 17, 2021
Christopher Rigby, former Catholic Health Australia chief and founding CEO of Catholic Healthcare, was awarded an Order of Australia (AM) for service to health and aged […]
June 17, 2021
The Department of Health is holding a series of webinars to share information about the aged care reforms announced in the 2021-22 Budget and in response […]
June 17, 2021
Bowel cancer is Australia’s second biggest cancer killer. The bad news is it’s hard to avoid, especially if you are over 50, but the good news […]