Tag: Werribee Mercy Hospital
Midwife is mother of all jobs
As a midwife at Werribee Mercy Hospital, Jess Lowery loves helping mothers to bring their babies into the world.
For Ms Lowery, who is also...
Nursing a long career: Marg Daly
Marg Daly began working as a nurse at the Werribee Mercy Hospital when it opened 24 years ago.
She is now the associate nurse unit...
Boom time in the babies business
By Alesha Capone and Charlene Macaulay
As Wyndham’s population continues to boom, so does the number of babies being born to parents and families who...
Hospital calls for new staff
Werribee Mercy Hospital is undertaking a recruitment drive ahead of its multi-million dollar redevelopment due for completion later this year.
The hospital is searching for...
Mercy dash passes $1m
A campaign aimed at raising $2 million to fit-out the new Critical Care Unit at Werribee Mercy Hospital has reached the halfway mark.
The Mercy...
Maternity aid improves service
Werribee Mercy Hospital is piloting a unique tool which helps to provide more timely care for pregnant and postpartum women.
In March, the Obstetric Triage...
Mercy maternity at ‘capacity’
Maternity and newborn services in the west are “currently inadequate” to meet rapidly growing demand, according to Mercy Health.
In a submission to the state...
Super spirit in hospital gifts
Nine Woolworths supermarkets in Wyndham are combining to make Christmas more enjoyable for patients at Werribee Mercy Hospital.
The stores will collect donations of gifts to...
Small Mercy for Werribee hospital
A new mother has named her baby girl Mercy, as a tribute to the staff at Werribee Mercy Hospital.
Rebecca Mayen and her husband Henry...
Cash injection to help Werribee Mercy Hospital fight flu epidemic
Mercy Health has received a $3.1 million funding boost to help it cope with one of the worst flu seasons on record.
The money is...
Mercy carers honoured
The pastoral care teams at Werribee Mercy Hospital and the Mercy Hospital for Women have been recognised with a national award.
The teams were recently...
Hospital safety push
Werribee Mercy Hospital will share in a $40 million state government funding package designed to improve the safety of staff and patients.
The government has...
Clean bill of health for Wyndham
The health of Wyndham’s residents is in good hands, with the latest hospital and ambulance data showing several improvements in key areas.
Wyndham’s median ambulance...
Healthy boost to hospital funds
Mental health, palliative care and clinical services at Werribee Mercy Hospital will benefit from an 8.1 per cent increase in state government funding.
The state...
Baby boom for Mercy
Staff at Werribee Mercy Hospital’s maternity ward have got their hands full, with about 10 babies being born at the hospital each day.
A record...
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Hospital board applicants encouraged
Victorians are being asked to consider how their leadership, financial skills, local knowledge and lived experience could benefit the state’s hospitals by joining ...
