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Meet Hospital in the Home nurse Blessie 02 September 2025 HITH provides patients with the ability to receive acute inpatient care in the comfort of their own home, away from a hospital setting. It allows patients to be closer to loved ones, in a familiar comfortable setting. Blessie said she had worked in a similar service in New South Wales and had enjoyed it but was looking for a change of environment. "After living in the hustle and bustle of Sydney my whole life, I knew I was ready for a change, I wanted a better work-life balance and a bit more breathing room," she said. "I’d spent time visiting family in WA and always loved the lifestyle and everything Perth had to offer. When I moved to Perth, joining the Charlies HITH team was a no-brainer." Blessie said the move had been positive on all fronts with the transition between health systems smooth and the Perth lifestyle fantastic. "The team here is so supportive and the flexibility ... -
Speech pathology week - recovery and romance 28 August 2025 In celebration of Speech Pathology Week, two of our patients shared the profound impact our Speech Pathology Department had on their lives following a stroke, both in recovery and romantically. Anne-Marie Ellery and Steven Roberts both experienced a stroke six-months apart in 2022, which affected the language centres of their brains, resulting in a condition known as aphasia. One in three people experience aphasia after a stroke; it can affect a person's ability to communicate, including speech, understanding, reading and writing; it does not affect intelligence. After receiving their initial care at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Annie Marie and Steven were transferred to the Stroke Rehabilitation ward at Osborne Park Hospital (OPH) to undertake rehabilitation which included rebuilding their communication skills with our speech pathologists. Once discharged from OPH, the pair returned f... -
Connecting Care for WA Country Health Service women 05 August 2025 An innovative WA Country Health Service (WACHS) project is aiming to improve access to timely, expert antenatal care for women with high-risk pregnancies in the Kimberley and Pilbara. The Connected Care: Advancing Maternal-Fetal Health with Telehealth Ultrasound Across Western Australia project will pilot a real time tele-ultrasound service linking clinics in the two regions with Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) subspecialists at King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH). Led by WACHS Director of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Associate Professor Jared Watts, the service will strengthen local clinical capacity and promote culturally safe care. With more than 6000 pregnancies annually in rural and remote WA, the project also aims to support early diagnosis and intervention and reduce travel burden. Assoc. Professor Watts said local clinicians would be able to attend telehealth ultrasound appointments... -
Revolutionary fetal monitoring device being trialled at King Edward Memorial Hospital 22 July 2025 A revolutionary device developed here in Western Australia and being trialled at King Edward Memorial hospital has been described as the biggest development in fetal monitoring in 50 years. Doctors at the state’s leading maternity hospital are excited about its potential to prevent major health issues, such as birth asphyxia and cerebral palsy. Developed by WA medtech company VitalTrace along with UWA researchers, it has been tested at King Edward Memorial Hospital and two other Australian public hospitals as part of the device's development pathway. UWA Associate Professor Scott White, a Maternal Fetal Medicine Service Consultant at King Edward Memorial Hospital, has been working with inventors for seven years to get to the groundbreaking wireless device to the trial stage. "Thenewdevicemeasureslactate, the natural substance produced by cells when they use glucose for energy p... -
Western Australia's first bronchoscopy robot saving lives 16 July 2025 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) is the first hospital in Western Australia to provide robotic bronchoscopy procedures, marking a major development in lung cancer diagnosis and care in the state. SCGH is one of very few hospitals in Australia to use robotic bronchoscopy and is the first hospital to use this device integrated into routine clinical practice in Australia. The Respiratory Team began undertaking robotic navigational bronchoscopies from Wednesday 2 July 2025. SCGH Executive Director Jodi Graham thanked the SCGH Respiratory Team for their tireless work securing funding for the robot and completing training in the United States to ensure a seamless transition for patients. "The work of the whole respiratory team has been outstanding, without their dedication this robot wouldn't have been possible; it is now going to be a game changer for the diagnosis of early lung cance...
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18/10/2023