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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.
Catholic sector days payouts by private health insurers too low
Catholic Health Australia has endorsed the Albanese Government’s action to ensure private health insurers provide fair funding to patients and hospitals.
Mater to operate third public hospital in south east Queensland
Queensland Health Minister Tim Nicholls has announced the name of the new public hospital being built by the state government and Mater. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Catholic Health calls for private health insurance reform
Catholic Health Australia is calling for premium round reform as new data shows private health insurers are keeping more of their soaring profits for themselves.
Catholic sector says urgent reforms needed to protect maternity services
Catholic Health Australia says the closure of Healthscope maternity services in Hobart and Darwin will put more pressure on not-for-profit hospitals to deliver essential health services for those communities.
Systemic changes needed to help the sick and suffering
In his message for World Day of the Sick, Pope Francis touches on one of the most difficult topics that I, and many Christians, struggle with – the role of suffering, writes Brigid Meney. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
How nurses can remain compassionate without burning out
Burnout has become the defining struggle of the nursing profession in recent years, a phenomenon that philosopher-turned nurse Mark Lazenby knows too well. Source: ACU.
Catholic Health Australia’s new plan to fix struggling hospitals
Catholic Health Australia is calling on the Albanese Government to take the pressure off long public waitlists by paying for more patients to be treated privately and help subsidise soaring salaries. Source: Financial Review.