Mercy Health Reconciliation Action Plan
An historic milestone in Mercy Health’s journey towards culturally safe healthcare will be celebrated on Wednesday 15 February with the formal launch of the organisation’s Health Services Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). Mercy Health is a key healthcare provider to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities of northern and western Melbourne, and the Albury and…
Simple new treatment for preeclampsia
An international collaboration led by the Translational Obstetrics Group (TOG) based at Mercy Hospital for Women has discovered a treatment that could save many of the 60,000 lives lost each year to preeclampsia. Preeclampsia can strike unsuspecting mothers at any time during pregnancy. It occurs when the preeclamptic placenta releases toxins that spread throughout the…
Werribee Mercy Hospital expansion begins
Construction of a multi-storey car park at Werribee Mercy Hospital has started as part of a major expansion of the hospital. The multi-storey car park will be located at the southern end of the hospital near the maternity unit and create additional car parking bays to keep up with the increased demand for health services…
Mercy Health and Southern Cross Care Victoria explore possible merger
Mercy Health and Southern Cross Care Victoria have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore a possible merger and work together to ensure the quality and consistent care of the people they serve, now and into the future. As Catholic, not-for-profit organisations aligned in the values, mission and vision of a common ethos, Southern Cross…
Mercy Health receives Employer of Choice for Gender Equality citation
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has today announced the list of 2016 WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE) citation holders. Mercy Health has been recognised as an EOCGE, a citation it has received each consecutive year since 2008. The citation recognises Mercy Health’s active commitment to achieving gender equality whilst being a…
Free Younger Onset Dementia Toolkit
The Lovell Foundation has teamed up with Edith Cowan University (ECU) and not-for-profit aged care and retirement living providers Bethanie and Mercy Health, to develop an exciting and innovative educational toolkit to support carers of people living with Younger Onset Dementia (YOD). The Lovell Foundation was set up by Garry Lovell and his wife Mandy…
Mercy Health Group CEO honoured among country’s best
Mercy Health Group Chief Executive Officer Stephen Cornelissen has been named CEO of the Year and Health & Pharmaceuticals Executive of the Year at The CEO Magazine’s 2016 Executive of the Year Awards. Adjunct Professor Cornelissen was presented with the esteemed awards in front of some of the country’s most successful business people in…
Golden Square Retirement Living Unit planning application
Mercy Health is hosting its second community drop-in session to showcase its plans to develop more than 150 Retirement Living Units in Golden Square. The City of Greater Bendigo is currently advertising the development and residents will have the opportunity to find out more about it at a drop-in information session. The event will be…
Thunderstorm asthma keeps emergency staff busy
Werribee Mercy Hospital’s Emergency Department has treated an influx of patients experiencing weather-related respiratory issues over the past 24 hours. Strong winds and storms across Melbourne triggered a mass incident of what is known as ‘thunderstorm asthma’. Thunderstorm asthma can occur quickly and includes shortness of breath, chest tightness, coughing and wheezing. Health Services –…
Green light laser surgery now available in Werribee
Green light laser surgery, considered by many as the current gold standard to treat enlarged prostate glands, is now available at Werribee Mercy Hospital. The surgery is used to relieve moderate to severe urinary symptoms caused by an enlarged prostate, which if left untreated may lead to the urinary tract becoming obstructed. Wyndham residents who…