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This week, friends and colleagues at Calvary Kooyong attended a moving Inaugural Mass and Chapel Blessing of the onsite Chapel. The event was attended by the Calvary Sisters, residents from the onsite Huntly Suites aged care home and the Hyson retirement apartments, Calvary Health Care Bethlehem staff and volunteers as

Its not often you get to celebrate your 21st birthday with a vice-regal reception at Government House but that was the case this week for the dedicated volunteers at Calvary’s Lenah Valley and St John’s hospitals. About 70 of the volunteers celebrated in style when they met with the Governor

Alan and Jackie are celebrating their 40th Valentine’s Day together in a “month of love” with their 39th wedding anniversary in the coming weeks. The couple met through mutual friends at a celebration, with Jackie saying her now husband was “eyeing” her. “I fell in love with her immediately,” Alan

Graham Archer personifies Calvary Kooyong’s long-held vision and underlying care concept to support its residents and patients to live well and meet their changing health or social needs. “This whole place really is a total package,” says Graham, whose world changed dramatically when he was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease.

Having something to hold onto makes life, and death, easier to bear.

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

A special choir in suburban Melbourne is helping people living with Huntington’s Disease find their voice and enrich their lives, one song at a time. Run by Calvary Health Care Bethlehem, the Enrich choir brings joy, provides therapeutic and social benefits, and helps enable participants to live their best lives.

While most consider the Three Sisters to be a famous landmark and tourist destination in the Blue Mountains, at Calvary, we also have our very own ‘three sisters’ who are not only an attraction but also the heart and soul of Calvary Lower Plenty Garden Views. Situated in Melbourne’s leafy

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.

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New technology developed by Johnson & Johnson has enabled three surgeons from Sydney’s Northern Beaches to be trained by Associate Professor, Nick Williams, a highly trained bariatric surgeon, based at Calvary Riverina Hospital in Wagga Wagga, nearly 500 kilometres away. Due to COVID-19 lockdowns and travel restrictions, it has been

Last Thursday was Allied Health Professionals Day and John Wsol, the Lead Pharmacist for Education at Calvary Public Hospital Bruce, was awarded the ACT 2021 Allied Health Professional of the Year for his work achieving high-quality learning environments and patient outcomes.

Marlene strolls around the new garden at her home at Calvary Cessnock Retirement Community. Her younger sister Margaret is visiting and arm in arm they meander along the paths, around the recently planted lemon and lime trees, under an arbor, past raised garden beds ready for planting and succulents already

Residents of Calvary St Catherine’s Retirement Community in Berri are scheduled to move into their new $19 million home on Tuesday, 21 September 2021. The Riverland’s newest residential care home is located on McGilton Road, next door to the new Berri Medical Centre (currently under construction). Purpose built to assist

Residents, their families and the Berri and Riverland community have the opportunity for a sneak peek at the new Calvary St Catherine’s Retirement Community on Sunday, 12 September. Calvary staff will be on hand to show people through the Riverland’s newest residential care home, with resident and family tours during

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 is delighted to confirm the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Tasmanian Government and Department of Health and Calvary, to develop a new hospital, co-located with Launceston General Hospital (LGH). The new Calvary Launceston purpose built hospital will replace the existing Calvary St Luke’s and Calvary

Editorial by Jim Birch, AM – Chair, Calvary Health Care Published 4 May 2021 in The Adelaide Advertiser Support for Voluntary Assisted Dying is strong. Plenty of polls will testify to this. Ask most people if they should have control of their lives and deaths and they will say of

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.

Our 300th open heart surgery patient, Mr Hugh Ross (79) of Relbia in Northern Tasmania, was admitted within three weeks of his recent diagnosis.

An official Site Blessing of the new Calvary St Catherine’s Retirement Community occurred on Thursday 15th October. Located in Berri, South Australia, the development will deliver a new aged care residence on a greenfield site to replace the existing facility. The design will allow for future expansion, and has been

The Calvary-Medibank joint venture will deliver one of Australia’s largest hospital in the home programs for Wellbeing SA

Thank you for being part of Dry July 2020 Now that Dry July 2020 is complete, we wanted to say a massive THANK YOU to those who took part and supported us! With all of the unpredictability and change that 2020 has delivered, we’re so grateful that so many people chose

Congratulations to Kathy Coonan, Nikki Johnston and Rachel Bilten-Simek of Calvary Public Hospital Bruce, who were recognized for their achievements at the  ACT 2020 Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards on Tuesday, 12 May. The awards are an annual event to recognise the contribution nurses and midwives make towards the health

Calvary national CEO, Martin Bowles, and the Chair of the Calvary Board, Jim Birch, together with His Excellency General the Honorable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia and The Most Reverend Gregory O’Kelly Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Adelaide and Bishop of Port Pirie

Congratulations to Eileen McDonell (nee Greene), born in Coonamble, New South Wales, who turned 100 years old on Monday 2 March 2020. In 1942 Eileen joined the war effort, signing up with the Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) in Sydney. Posted to Richmond Air Force base she worked first

Conjoint Professor Jim Denham might have ‘retired’ as a Senior Staff Specialist in Radiation Oncology at Calvary Mater Newcastle but he is a long way from retiring from his passionate interest in prostate cancer research and its potential to provide help and hope for those affected. Much of his time

The CANcierge App provides easily accessible, relevant and reliable information. Designed by patients, carers and the cancer care team with the support of the Calvary Mater Newcastle Auxiliary, CANcierge is available free from Apple and Android stores.

Calvary Mater Newcastle staff and volunteers got their boot scoots on to take up an end-of-year Git Up dance challenge – a chance, for some at least, to let their hair down after a busy year and a fun way to see in the holiday season.

Calvary Bruce Public Hospital Bruce in partnership with Capital Health Network, were yesterday evening awarded an Australian Council of Healthcare Standards (ACHS) Clinical Excellence and Patient Safety Award for their “Trialling a Geriatric Rapid Acute Care Service in the ACT”. ACHS CEO, Dr Karen Luxford presented the award, saying the

He was in the last six months of his life, he had cancer, and if he had registered and taken the opportunity to take the drug to end his life…then I wouldn’t be here today having this conversation.

The Canberra Health Annual Research Meeting (CHARM) is held each year and seeks to explore how interdisciplinary research can contribute to a sustainable health system through discovery and collaboration. At this year’s meeting, a full day was devoted to End of life care – Past trends, future projections and implications

Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner, Nikki Johnston, is at the forefront of nationally and internationally acclaimed ground-breaking research to improve end of life care for older Australians living in residential aged care. Ms Johnston is a lead member of a multidisciplinary research team that recently completed the largest randomised trial

On 19 June the ‘Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (‘VAD’) comes into effect in Victoria. Since the Act’s passing in 2017, Catholic Health and Aged Care services in Victoria have been working together to ensure that we have a clear and consistent response to the Act. Our services are committed

Professor Nicholas Glasgow has been appointed as Chair of the Calvary Palliative and End of Life Care Research Institute. Professor Glasgow takes over from the Inaugural Chair, Professor Liz Lobb. Professor knowledge, expertise and outstanding leadership have been invaluable in establishing the Institute as a leader in palliative and end

Sally McRae is passionate about ensuring that the care midwives give birthing mothers is a positive experience that continues to have ramifications generations into the family. “Women remember certain things said to them for the rest of their lives,” she said. “The way they feel about the birth experience and

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 Public Hospital Bruce has marked its 40th Birthday with recognition of service being the focus of a number of events. Feature events in the week of birthday celebrations included the Calvary Auxiliary 40th AGM, a visit by ACT Minister for Health and Wellbeing, Meegan Fitzharris MLA, and the Staff

Local charity Hope4Cure Foundation and public hospital Calvary Mater Newcastle have joined forces to support women and their families experiencing ovarian and gynaecological cancer in the Hunter region. Following a $40,000 donation from Hope4Cure Foundation, Calvary Mater Newcastle launched a special research grant for its researchers to help bolster research

Calvary has again been awarded the Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE) citation for the fifth consecutive year. The WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality citation recognizes Calvary’s active commitment to achieving gender equality in our workplaces. Martin Bowles, Calvary’s National Chief Executive Officer and a WGEA Ambassador

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

Families who rely on palliative care services in the ACT will have access to better facilities and services with a major expansion of Clare Holland House announced today by the Australian and ACT Governments in partnership with The Snow Foundation. High quality and accessible palliative care is a crucial part

2018 CHA Awards acknowledge highest honours for excellence in health and aged care

The largest private hospital ever built in South Australia – the new $345 million Calvary Adelaide Hospital in Angas Street Adelaide central business district – has reached an important milestone with the official ‘topping out’ of construction at 12-storeys high. The topping out celebration – which involves craning a ceremonial

Congratulations to AW Edwards, builders of the new Calvary Bruce Private Hospital in the ACT, who won the award for Best Commercial Building over $50Mil at the recent ACT Master Builders Awards. The awards recognise and celebrate the ACT’s best builders, their teams, and the projects which have won them acclaim

Calvary Central Districts Hospital   Calvary Central Districts Hospital recently sought donations of knitted teddy bears, putting the call out via a post on our Facebook page. The teddies are used to comfort and distract paediatric day surgery patients, and our current stocks were running very low. Our knitting group

Deputy Prime Minister and Federal Member for Riverina Michael McCormack officially launched a $1.8 million program today to support pregnant women and new mothers living in Murrumbidgee communities who are experiencing alcohol and other drug disorders.   The Women’s Wellness and Recovery Program provides tailored specialist treatment and practical support