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Call for national approach to climate planning in health sector
Catholic Health Australia is calling on the next federal government to support not-for-profit health and aged care providers to deal with climate-related disasters, such as extreme heatwaves and floods.
Calvary appoints new national chief executive
Calvary Health Care has announced the appointment of Damien Bruce as its national chief executive officer from September 1, following the retirement of current chief Martin Bowles.
Work begins on Townsville’s Mater Hospital’s $40m expansion
Construction has begun on a $40 million expansion of Mater Private Hospital Townsville that will unite all its local healthcare services on a single campus. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Calvary steps in to solve Hobart’s maternity services crisis
Calvary Lenah Valley Hospital, a Catholic not-for-profit healthcare provider, will pick up the shortfall in vital maternity services in Hobart following the recent announcement that Hobart Private Hospital will be closing its maternity ward. Source: Hobart Archdiocese.
Doctors stage walkout over stretched hospitals
Saving lives has become harder amid a mass walkout of doctors who have been driven to breaking point as public hospitals struggle with millions of patients. Source: AAP.
Mental health funding welcome but chronic staff shortages loom: CHA
Catholic Health Australia has welcomed Labor’s $1 billion mental health funding commitment and called for further action to ease chronic staff shortages.
Health and aged care must be at forefront of election campaign: CHA
Catholic Health Australia is urging all political parties and candidates to put health and aged care at the forefront of their campaigns after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the election today.
Man leaves St Vincent’s hospital with artificial heart in world first
An Australian patient has become the first in the world to leave hospital with a levitating titanium heart, in a major step towards halving deaths from cardiac failure and establishing a world-leading medical manufacturing industry on Australian soil. Source: SMH.
Peak health bodies accuse insurers of prioritising profit over patients
Private health sector peak bodies have slammed the proposal of a “hardship package” by the corporate health insurance industry as failing to address the serious viability challenges of Australia’s private health system.