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My recipe has always been that if you care about someone else more than you care about yourself … well, it comes back a hundred fold.

To round up Calvary Mater Newcastle’s celebration of the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, we meet Deb Smith, who is a Registered Nurse on Ward 4B and Stomal Therapist/Wound Clinical Nurse Specialist. Explain what your role entails… My role as the Stomal Therapist/Wound Clinical Nurse Specialist involves educating

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

This month, as part of Calvary Mater Newcastle’s celebration of the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, we meet Laura Healey, who is a newly qualified Nurse Practitioner, Medical Oncology. What is a Nurse Practitioner? Nurse Practitioners are registered nurses that have studied further and completed a Master’s Degree

Researchers Jennette Sakoff and Jayne Gilbert from our Medical Oncology Research (MOR) Laboratory welcomed some special Calendar Girls who recently starred on A Current Affair. Beryl Yates and Lyndal Little, otherwise known as Miss January and Miss December, are part of a group of mature aged women from Signature Gardens

Discover the stories behind Calvary’s clients || Norm Peace shares the high notes and life lessons from his life in the community.

Discover the stories behind Calvary’s clients || When Ann Michel had a stroke, the last thing she imagined was going on a cruise. But with determination and help from her family, that is exactly what she did.

The flexiblity of Home Care Experts by Calvary’s Hospice@Home helped Ian to stay engaged with family life at home while providing wife Nada valuable respite.

Meet Ann, a strong, determined and brave lady. Ann (81) and her husband Peter took us through their journey of how they had to readjust their lives after she had suffered a stroke.