A Calvary North Adelaide Hospital patient is the first in Australia to have new pacemaker technology implanted to manage overactive bladder. The new Axonics F15 implant is a TGA-approved pacemaker device that stimulates the sacral nerves to improve bladder and bowel dysfunction. Last month at Calvary North Adelaide Hospital, Urologist
Across five days, Calvary North Adelaide Hospital (CNAH) has welcomed three sets of twins. While twins are a fairly regular occurrence at CNAH, all three sets of twins were born vaginally. “It is rare to have sets of twins born vaginally these days, with many born via caesarean section due to
At more than 130 years old, Calvary North Adelaide Hospital is proving age is not a barrier to going green, halving its waste sent to landfill nearly overnight with a few simple changes. Calvary North Adelaide Hospital’s Green Team Chair, Rob Hutchinson, said staff and patients were the secret to
WITH CALVARY NORTH ADELAIDE HOSPITAL’S DR BEN GRAVE Between the 8th and 14th of November, Craniofacial Australia and other associated Australian charities are raising awareness of cleft lip and palate treatment. Calvary North Adelaide Hospital’s Dr Ben Grave is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon who answers some commonly asked
Amanda Quince considers herself a walking advert for getting your routine mammogram. Feeling healthy with no lumps or recent changes to her breasts, Amanda’s decision to get her regular two-yearly mammogram proved lifesaving for the Adelaide mum. Amanda’s Story “I really didn’t think that anything would come from it. I
It was the warm weather that drew Sam Varghese, Sony Alexander and their two girls to Australia after deciding on a change. By coincidence Sam and Sony both accepted jobs with Calvary – Sony as a theatre nurse at Calvary North Adelaide Hospital and Sam as the Clinical Care Coordinator
As a member of the Global Impact Committee (GIC), I am pleased to share our first report, Quality in Retreat – Reigniting the Debate on Quality. The GIC leads thought leadership programs to promote the priority of quality in health care aimed at senior leaders of health care systems, politicians
Anzac Day falls on 25 April each year, commemorating the lives of all Australians who have served their country in times of war, including our own Leslie Hughes, a resident at Calvary Rye Sands on the Mornington Peninsula.
Would you like to help improve access to bereavement support during COVID-19? As businesses and cities open up again, we are being told that life is getting back to ‘normal’, but for people who have experienced a death during COVID-19, there is no back to normal. Calvary and researchers at
Calvary South Australia began installing Aboriginal Acknowledgment Plaques at key sites during NAIDOC week, commencing Thursday 8th July with a ceremony at Calvary North Adelaide Hospital. The plaques feature an image painted by artist Thomas Croft, originally from Whyalla, entitled ‘Caring for Communities’. In consultation with local Aboriginal communities across
Calvary has entered confirmatory due diligence with Japara Healthcare Ltd following a decision by Japara’s Board to allow access for Calvary to develop a binding proposal the board can recommend to its shareholders. The Revised Indicative Proposal proposes the acquisition of 100% of the shares by Calvary in Japara by
On 2 March 2021, the Australian National University (ANU) and Calvary Health Care formalised their partnership in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that extends their joint activities, beyond the ACT to Calvary Health Care nationally.
Calvary is proud to be part of the My Home Hospital (MHH) program, a free public hospital-level service that delivers medical care to patients in the comfort and privacy of their own homes.
Calvary is proud to celebrate National Perioperative Nurses Week this week 6-12 October, in recognition of the valuable role our perioperative nurses play in delivering quality care. Perioperative nurses care for patients before, during and after surgery or interventional procedure and perform a range of specialised roles including, but not
The award, launched by the Hon. Greg Hunt Minister for Health in conjunction with the Australian College of Nursing, is bestowed upon a nurse who has demonstrated leadership to bring new thinking to a wide range of health care challenges. Nikki, a Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner based at Calvary’s Clare
A new report commissioned by Catholic Health Australia (CHA) calls for the provision of more home-based palliative care services to relieve pressure on hospitals and save valuable health system dollars. CHA, the peak body for Catholic health and aged care service providers in Australia, launched the report today at Calvary
Calvary North Adelaide Hospital is the first in South Australia to install the latest da Vinci® Xi robot. The robot is housed in Theatre Number 4, a spacious area with ample room for efficiently utilising this exciting state of the art technology. The da Vinci® Xi is used for many of
In Sept 2018, Calvary North Adelaide introduced an innovative new service, Palliative Care in the Home. Delivered with the support of private health fund insurers, the service incudes 24/7 access to palliative care telephone support and visits from nursing and allied health practitioners. Hospital admissions can be facilitated as required
Calvary Mater Newcastle received worldwide recognition for its Very Important Patients (VIP) Program at the 41st International Hospital Federation Congress in Taipei on 8 November 2017. With 131 entries, from 90 organisations in 24 countries competing for the awards, being selected as one of the finalists is a recognition that
With a sense of unease and discomfort, Calvary noted several media articles over the weekend of 19 and 20 August 2017 which claim that the “Catholic church” is threatening to fire teachers, nurses and other employees who marry their same-sex partner if gay marriage is legalised. We reassure staff and
When Dora Taylor isn’t working as an Emergency Department Nurse at Calvary Wakefield Hospital in Adelaide, she is taking leave to volunteer with the Sambhali Trust in Rajasthan. Dora spends two months running workshops on every aspect of women’s health. Her workshops aim to educate women about the female body, including
Palliative Care is a term that’s widely misunderstood. For most people, it invokes thoughts of stress, sadness and fear. It implies the end of life, saying goodbye and living your final days in specialised care. But for many who have experienced Palliative Care – the experience is drastically different. The
The healthy birth of the 75,000th baby born at Calvary North Adelaide will provide benefits for hundreds of expectant mothers’ half way across the world. South Australia’s oldest private maternity hospital Calvary North Adelaide has donated $5000 to Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia to honour the arrival of its 75,000th baby, George
Little Company of Mary (Calvary), Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart (the Josephites) and Mary MacKillop Care SA (MMC) are pleased to announce that Calvary will acquire MMC in South Australia.
Calvary Health Care Adelaide has signed up the State’s leading orthopaedic clinic as the first major tenant for its new $300 million Calvary Adelaide Hospital. The Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic will move into the new hospital on completion in 2019, providing its patients with the the latest leading edge in-house orthopaedic
With a special focus on life and spring activities, we explore The Spring Supper Club, a Q&A on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, ‘life’ themed brain games and a tour of Launceston, Tasmania.
One of the patients, Virginia de Groot, generously shares with the students her challenging experience of having a terminal illness and talking about it with her family, which for many of the students was a very moving and emotional experience.
With a special focus on winter gardens and fresh produce, we explore winter planting, soup-er recipes to keep your warm and nourished and simple solutions to make gardening a breeze.
Media Release: Calvary announces construction to start on new $300 million CBD hospital The largest private hospital ever built in South Australia – the $300 million Calvary Adelaide Hospital in Adelaide’s central business district – will commence construction immediately. Calvary – one of Australia’s leading Catholic health, community and aged
Calvary is filled with smiling faces, team spirit and staff who enjoy what they do every day. Watch how the heroes of Calvary talk about how wonderful and satisfying it is to be a part of Calvary.
Calvary provides staff with the tools and skills better their work environment. Watch our video to see how Calvary makes a difference in their working environment and the residents lives.
Angela started as a casual member of staff and has now been at Calvary for 21 years, because she enjoys it so much. Urmila talks about how teamwork is an important part of Calvary and how everyone is valued and support each other. Nya says Calvary is a part of his extended family. Watch their stories here.
This year marks the 130th Anniversary of the arrival of the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary in Australia, on 4 November 1885. In 1885 at the invitation of Cardinal Moran, six Sisters of the Little Company of Mary sailed from Naples on the SS Liguria headed for Australia.
Calvary’s pastoral care team featured highly with presentations and recognition for ‘Best of Care’ and ‘Lifetime Membership’ awards at the Spiritual Care Australia National Conference 2015 in Hobart 21- 22 April.