Michelle Cleland is a patient at the Casey Dialysis Unit and her creativity has led to a generous donation back to the unit. Casey Dialysis Unit Nurse Manager Eileen McDonald explains: “Michelle has special needs and before COVID-19...
Recent studies have shown that food allergy impacts one in every 10 Victorian children born. Hospital admissions for severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) have doubled over the last decade in Australia, USA and UK. In Australia, admissions for anaphylaxis due...
An advocate for the mental and social wellbeing of emergency nurses and ensuring positive clinical outcomes and patient experiences. Upholding those ideals has been a major part of why one Monash Health emergency nurse last...
Cardiologists at Monash Health have implanted the world’s first totally leadless, physiologic pacemaker system, designed to improve cardiac function in a patient with a severe cardiomyopathy, otherwise known as heart failure. This unique procedure has, for...
Monash Health has ranked in the top 50 of Newsweek’s World’s Best Specialised Hospitals 2021 list. Ranking at number 45, Monash Health’s cardiology program, Monash Heart, is one of only two services in Australia to appear in the top 50 of the...
Rachel Rosler is the Director of Emergency Medicine at Monash Medical Centre. She’s also the illustrator of these quirky cartoons about a coronavirus named Bob.As you might imagine, 2020 has been a big year for...
A group of nurses from Monash Heart are leading a world-first trial using an implantable heart monitor to remotely monitor and manage patients who suffer from Atrial Fibrillation (AF).AF or an irregular heartbeat is a...
Members of the Collingwood Magpies netball team made a virtual visit to patients at the Monash Children’s Hospital, joining a video livestream from their Super Netball bubble in the Gold Coast, Queensland. Collingwood players Matilda Garrett, Melissa...
With over 19,000 employees, Monash Health is proud to have a such a culturally diverse team and community. Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services featured several of our people in a series of videos...
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) and ESPN Australia New Zealand have combined to honour Monash Health clinician and “Healthcare Champion” Helen Richards, with a surprise Zoom call from tennis legend, Roger Federer.The USTA honoured...