Tag: medical
My Wyndham: Libby Fifis
MY WYNDHAM: This year is the World Health Organisation’s International Year of the Nurse and Midwife. St Vincent’s Private Hospital Werribee’s general manager and...
Mercy patient numbers soar
Werribee Mercy Hospital is becoming busier than ever, but still meeting its key performance targets, new state government data shows.
Health and Ambulance Services Minister...
Heart help close to home
The heart health of Wyndham residents is now in even better hands, with St Vincent’s Private Hospital Werribee preparing to launch a full angioplasty...
Mercy stalwarts reflect
Werribee Mercy Hospital is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year – and has produced some impressive statistics along the way.
Since the hospital opened in...
After hours clinic push
Hospital emergency departments are being flooded with non-critical cases after hours because patients aren’t aware that they can receive care elsewhere.
In the two years...
Planning starts on new hospital
More details about the future community hospital to be built in Point Cook have been released.
Last year the state government announced it would spend...
Mercy recruits move in
Mercy Health has hired 38 nursing and midwifery graduates for its Werribee hospital as part of its regular yearly intake.
Mercy Health graduate program lead...
Stroke recovery shared
Tarneit’s Dom and Jess D’Lima are proof it is possible to emerge stronger from adversity.
Four years ago, when Mr D’Lima was aged 30, he...
Keyhole surgery first
The first keyhole spinal surgery procedure at St Vincent’s Private Hospital in Werribee was performed last week.
Neurosurgeon and spinal surgeon Girish Nair, who also...
Centre closure leaves health gap
The closure of a medical centre that supported indigenous people in the west is being lamented as a “significant loss”.
The Gathering Place Medical Aboriginal...
Happy, healthy cuppa for women’s health
Women’s Health Week has been celebrated by the team at Women’s Health Hub in Werribee with a cheerful morning tea and happy conversations.
The medical...
Ron’s a bloody legend
Seventy-eight Wyndham residents, including Hoppers Crossing man Ron Carr, have been recognised as milestone blood donors - aka bloody legends.
Mr Carr has made more...
Werribee Mercy Hospital’s grand opening
The $93 million expansion of the Werribee Mercy Hospital was officially opened last week.
Representatives from the hospital and Mercy Health were joined by the...
Patients get room to heal at Werribee Mercy
Patients of the Intensive Care Unit at Werribee Mercy Hospital now have a room to recuperate and spend time with their loved ones, thanks...
Push for more cancer screening
The North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network has launched a project aimed at increasing community participation in cancer screening in Wyndham and Brimbank.
The network,...
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2024 Deeble nominees
Some of the most talented athletes in the western suburbs will be vying for the prestigious 2024 Don Deeble Sports Star award next month.
The...
