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Health Seniors

Helping older people avoid hospital admission ‘a win for everyone’

St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne is transforming care for older people who present to the Emergency Department, enabling many of them to avoid hospital admission. Source: CHA.

Election Health

Catholic Health congratulates Labor and urges health reform

Catholic Health Australia has congratulated Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Labor on its return to government following a strong focus on health during the federal election campaign.

Environment Health

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. 

Appointment Health

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.

Health

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.

Health Tasmania

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.

Health New South Wales

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.

Health

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.

Election Health

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.