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The Department of Radiation Oncology at Calvary Mater Newcastle has just completed the installation of a dedicated clinical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner for radiotherapy treatment planning, referred to as an MRI-simulator. With the future firmly in-mind, Calvary Mater Newcastle has taken the lead in replacing one of its two

Members of the Hunter and Newcastle community are invited to attend a Calvary Mater Newcastle Research Information Session being held at the hospital on Friday 2 November, aiming to bring further awareness regarding the types of research carried out at the Mater. This FREE community event open to all will

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

Article by Mark Green Published 17 August 2018 in The Canberra Times, The Age, and the Sydney Morning Herald As the ACT government was on the brink of industriously progressing its bid for its own physician-assisted suicide regime, interested parties – albeit few, and fully aware of the outcome –

Over the last month, Calvary Mt Carmel residents have let their creativity soar, building their own town for the Woodlands ‘Build a Town’ competition. Calvary Mt Carmel were invited to participate in a regional inter facility aged care competition to Build a Town – 30 August 2018. Guidelines included involving

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

Calvary Palliative and end of Life Research Institute Chair Liz Lobb work was this month recognised by the European Association of Palliative Care when her article “Death is difficult in any language” was featured as the article of the month by the blogs editor.

Greg Flint, Chief Executive Officer at Calvary Mater Newcastle, will retire from his position at the end of August 2018. Greg has had a distinguished career in the health care industry spanning approximately 46 years, of which seven of those have been at Calvary Mater Newcastle.  Greg Flint, said, “Deciding

As part of celebrations for Glad Dent’s 100th birthday, the dedicated Calvary Mater Newcastle Auxiliary ‘Cancer Carers’ member was surrounded by Auxiliary friends at a morning tea held at the hospital. The Elermore Vale resident born 14 August 1918, is a proud mother of five, grandmother to 11 and great-grandmother