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Enhancing care for our youngest patients: 2023 Christmas Appeal funds at work
24 March 2025 - We are pleased to announce that we have successfully utilised much of the $190,000 raised for the 2023 Christmas Appeal to bring your vision of a child-friendly emergency department to life, providing a sense of calm during a crisis.
This month
National Close the Gap Day
20 March 2025 - Today marks National Close the Gap Day, a day that advocates for health equity of Australia's Indigenous Australians and educating the public about the health issues and barriers to well-being faced by them.
To honour this day, we sat down with Wendy Brooke, the Senior Aboriginal Health Liaison Officer at Ngarra Jarra Aboriginal Health Unit who is committed to Closing the Gap, to find out more about her work.
Celebrating 250 paediatric liver transplants delivered in Victoria!
19 March 2025 - This morning, Minister for Health Mary-Anne Thomas joined Austin Health and The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) to celebrate a major milestone – completing more than 250 paediatric liver transplants!
Have your say: Shape our Environment, Social and Governance Strategy
18 March 2025 - We have started work on our new Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Strategy and we want your help to create this strategy. We want to know what is important to you on environment, social and governance topics, what sort of organisation you would like Austin Health to become, and where should we focus our efforts in the next three years. Have your say today.
World Delirium Awareness Day: Recognising and responding to Delirium
12 March 2025 - Delirium is a sudden and severe change in mental state that can cause confusion, agitation, and memory problems. At Austin Health, we recently cared for Betty, 97, who developed delirium following a fall.