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Catholic health sector joins demands for seat at the table on insurance premium rises
Catholic Health Australia, private hospitals and medical device companies are ramping up pressure for reform to the way health insurance premiums are set amid ongoing warnings the sector continues to face unsustainable challenges. Source: The Australian.
St John of God Ballarat Hospital gets state-of-the-art facilities
A new wing at St John of God Ballarat Hospital underpins St John of God Health Care’s commitment to providing top-tier medical and surgical care to the Ballarat region.
Students to learn how to engage with and support older people
Catholic Health Australia, the Mercy Health Foundation and Meaningful Ageing are inviting secondary schools to participate in a free program for students that aims to foster values such as empathy, compassion and respect for older people.
Celebrating 20 years of better health care in Timor Leste
A partnership that began 20 years ago with pathology support has grown into development programs for Timorese health care workers. Source: St John of God Health Care.
Mercy Health says appointment will benefit ‘our youngest patients’
Mercy Health and the University of Melbourne have announced the appointment of Brett Manley as Mercy Hospital for Women’s inaugural director of neonatal research and professor of neonatal medicine.
Government ‘wary’ of entering health care funding dispute
The Secretary of the Department of Health and Aged Care, Blair Comley, has told Catholic Health Australia’s national conference that the Albanese Government was wary of entering the funding dispute between private health care providers and the insurance industry.
Tunnel borer named the ‘Gillian’ in honour of Breastmilk Bank founder
The Victorian Government has recognised Dr Gillian Opie, founder of Mercy Health’s Breastmilk Bank, by naming a tunnel boring machine in her honour as part of the North East Link tunnel development.
Doctor and philanthropist honoured for work in Catholic health care
Catholic Health Australia has paid tribute to two exceptional leaders for their outstanding lifetime contributions to Catholic health care over almost half a century.
Rejoice, Reimagine – an opportunity to refocus health care
Hundreds of delegates and speakers are gathering in Sydney for Catholic Health Australia’s annual conference “Rejoice, Reimagine”, which begins today.