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  • Mum, dad and five small children
    Mother's Day 13 May 2023 To celebrate Mother's Day, we caught up with mum of five Nat who had quadruplets Maioha, Frankee, Marley and Maddison at King Edward Memorial Hospital back in 2020. As the babies approach their third birthday, and big sister Kiana starts school, we asked Nat about her journey so far and for some Mothering advice. Tell us a little bit about your birth experience and the early days. We had an amazing experience at KEMH, having had a caesarean with my first born I wasn't nervous about the surgery for my quadruplets I was very calm throughout the birth, and it was an amazing experience. We had two theatres for our birth, as so many staff were needed, and it almost felt like a movie. The Gold (birthing) Team and all staff we encountered at KEMH were lovely. I felt super confident in their abilities, and they made us feel very comfortable! What were you most excited for? The mum’s love...
  • Consultant Gynaecologist Professor Paul Cohen, Study nurse Issy Black and patient Susan
    Study to test need for in-person follow up 02 May 2023 WA health-led research is testing the need for in-person follow-up appointments for women who have undergone initial treatment for ovarian cancer. And it could pave the way for a whole new patient-centred-approach to follow-up care. The study will determine whether regular nurse-led video call appointments – in conjunction with a blood test and questionnaire – could provide a safe and effective al...
  • April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
    Landmarks light up for Sexual Assault Awareness Month 14 April 2023 Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) (external site) is an International Campaign to draw attention to the impacts of sexual assault. In 2023 significant Perth landmarks will light up in teal on Thursday April 20 to raise awareness of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Landmarks scheduled to light up include the Mount Street, Joondalup Drive and Matagarup Bridges, along with the Northbridge Tunnel ...
  • Declan Murphy and his treatment team
    Adult Cancer Surveillance Clinic a first in Western Australia 28 February 2023 A new surveillance program is helping to save lives by identifying cancer prior to a patient experiencing symptoms. The Adult Cancer Surveillance Clinic (ASC) is run by Genetic Services of WA (GSWA) and was established after the Familial Cancer Registry team identified a gap in surveillance for patients with rare cancer predispositions. Genetics WA Familial Cancer Registry Manager Lyn Schofield sa...
  • WA Nursing & Midwifery Excellence Awards 2022
    WA Nursing & Midwifery Excellence Award winners 2022 27 February 2023 Excellence in Midwifery Congratulations to KEMH Labour and Birth Suite Clinical Midwife Christine O’Connor, who won the Excellence in Midwifery Award at the 2022 WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards last night! Chris is a solution focussed midwife, who offer innovative processes and systems to provide the best care for both her patients and her colleagues. Chris is a popular team member in t...

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  • Small child playing in water fountain
    Amoebic meningitis risk 22 January 2022 With the unprecedented heat in WA, the Department of Health has released a timely warning about the potential of infection from the rare but deadly Amoebic Meningitis. Managing Scientist Richard Theobald explained that, as amoebae thrive in water temperatures between 28˚C and 40˚C, it should be assumed that any warm fresh water potentially contains the Naegleria fowleri amoeba. “The infection can affect people at any age. However, children and young adults are usually more susceptible to the infection due to their recreational water use and activities.” Amoebic meningitis is caused by a single-celled amoeba that lives in fresh water and damp soil. The amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, can survive in soil for a long time and still reactivate when put in fresh water. Although there has not been a case of amoebic meningitis in Western Australia since the 1980s, Mr Theobald urged people...
  • visual concept of new women's hospital
    Preferred site identified for new women and newborn hospital 20 January 2022 In this exciting milestone for the project, and indeed for all of us at WNHS, the Minister confirmed that it has been recommended that the new hospital will be built North of Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) - G block. Formal endorsement of the preferred site is anticipated by the QEII Medical Centre Trust at its 4 February 2022 meeting. This announcement follows a comprehensive analysis and evaluation process of multiple sites at the QEIIMC. A key factor which contributed to the nomination of the North site is its large site footprint, which will allow for more efficient clinical linkages between the new hospital and SCGH, as well as maintaining acute services centrally on the campus. From a design perspective, the North site provides better opportunities to maximise natural lighting, access to views and better potential for upper-level green spaces to enhance patient and staff amen...
  • Community Midwifery Program Atwell Clinic
    Community Midwifery Programs opens Atwell Clinic 17 January 2022 The CMP team are excited to announce that the new Atwell Community Midwifery Program (CMP) Clinic has recently opened, bringing maternity care for women in the southern suburbs closer to their home. As the only publicly funded home birth program of its kind in Australia, the Community Midwifery Program consists of 14 midwives working together in a midwifery group practice (MGP) model of care. The CMP offers the option of birthing at home, at the Family Birth Centre, in stand-alone birthing rooms or at a public hospital with a known midwife. The CMP provides all antenatal care in the community at one of their three clinics and approximately 450 ‘low risk’ women choose this model of pregnancy care each year. Located in Atwell, women in the southern suburbs who choose Community Midwifery Program will have access to the same quality of care they would receive in a hospital enviro...
  • Baby Imogen with parents Rebekah and Ben
    King Eddies’ welcomes WA Metro’s first baby of 2022 05 January 2022 Baby Imogen came early for parents Rebekah and Ben, assisted by Primary Midwife Amber at King Edward Memorial Hospital, at 12:12am. Mum Rebekah said she hadn’t had time to go on maternity leave, let alone prepare at home for the arrival of impatient Imogen, who came three weeks early at 36+3, weighing a healthy 2.65kg! After spending four days at KEMH, Rebekah said they were happy to be back at home and introduce Imogen to their son. “Thank you to the great staff at KEMH for all of their help. I recovered quickly and am in ‘go-mode’ now!” The next baby born was at Midland at 12:17am then Armadale at 12:42am. All wonderful starts to the New Year.
  • Gareth Baynam
    Flying the flag for people living with rare diseases 23 December 2021 Clinical Geneticist Professor Gareth Baynam works tirelessly to raise awareness of the unmet needs of the more than 300 million people living with a rare disease around the world. As part of an international Rare Disease Advocacy Movement, coordinated by Rare Diseases International, Professor Baynam has been previously invited to present at both the United Nations Headquarters and Microsoft Headquarters to highlight the complex challenges faced by families living with a rare disease. More recently he was an invited speaker at a formal UN Side Event. The goal was to advocate the need for the United Nations to adopt a formal resolution on the topic which for those who don’t know, is a formalised expression of the UN opinion on a topic. The resolution was adopted last week and a very excited Professor Baynam said this is a momentous step towards transforming the lives of so many peo...
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