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📣Congratulations to the ‘Beating Buruli’ team who are finalists in the 2024 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes! 👉doherty.edu.au/news-events/ne… @Austin_Health @Bio21Institute @UniMelbMDHS @PEARG_Lab @VicGovAg @CSIRO @CurtinUni @VicGovDH @millersvilleu @PasteurCambodia @UniMelb

Do it for fun. Do it for an icon. Do it for people with cancer. 💚 Tickets are now on sale for Olivia’s Walk for Wellness 2024 to support the ONJ Centre's incredible work. Join us Sunday 6 October in Melbourne’s Alexander Gardens. Sign up bit.ly/3NfqYS2

Construction has started on a new Youth Prevention and Recovery Care (YPARC) centre in Heidelberg. Once complete, the mental health centre will support young people aged 16-25. Learn more: go.vic.gov.au/3QBJNBm @VicGovDH @Austin_Health #MentalHealth #YouthMentalHealth

Anzac Day Observance @Austin_Health Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital. The Remembrance Garden here is sacred ground for so many veterans, war widows & staff who have passed through ‘The Repat’ since 1941. #LestWeForget

We’re thrilled to welcome 65 bright minds embarking on their medical journey as first-year doctors at Austin Health! This talented cohort are gearing up for their internship orientation, transitioning from medical students to junior doctors 👏

An Australian designed medical invention is giving new hope to sufferers of Crohn's disease. A Melbourne dad has undergone world-first surgery for an implant using electrical stimulation to prevent gut damage. youtu.be/tg5qz7JP6Fg @emma_os #7NEWS

Time is running out to donate to help update our Paediatric Emergency Department into a space tailored to children’s unique needs. Your generous contribution today will create calm for children during a crisis. Donate today: bit.ly/48JVw8g

The Talbot Maker Space is a new community program that offers a dedicated suite of activities for NDIS-approved participants and people with a disability. Join us in this exciting new chapter of creativity and growth! 🛠️✨ Visit our website for more: bit.ly/3SFp80V

Right now, your donation will be DOUBLED when you support our current appeal to upgrade the Paediatric Emergency Department. Now is the perfect time to help us create a calm, welcoming space tailor-made for children during a crisis: bit.ly/48JVw8g

Welcome our new Director, Paediatric Medicine Department, Dr Catie Fleming! She is passionate about providing the highest standard of care to children and families. Learn more about our Christmas Appeal to upgrade the Paediatric Emergency Department: bit.ly/48JVw8g

Today we celebrate the Diamond Creek Op Shop as it marks its 50th year of fundraising for Austin Health! Over the last 50 years, more than four million dollars has been raised, going towards equipment and improving patient care for Austin Health. 🙌 💙

Celebrating Children's Week 2023 at Austin Health with activities! From block building showdowns to a cosy pyjama day, we're championing the rights of every child to play, relax, and participate in activities they enjoy🎉🎨 #ChildrensWeek2023

A trip to emergency can be scary for a child. We need your help to transform Austin Health’s Paediatric Emergency Department into a calm, welcoming environment tailor-made for children. Learn more about our Christmas Appeal: bit.ly/48JVw8g

Today, on World Mental Health Day, we officially opened a new family-centred mental health facility for children in Melbourne’s north, which is a Victorian-first! Read more bit.ly/3RSvXfb

Marianne Thrush had just weeks to live when she received an unexpected phone call. It was a transplant nurse, urgently telling the then 32-year-old that an organ donor had been found. What then commenced was a high-risk 6 organ transplant. For more: bit.ly/45PWbmK

Today is #RUOKday. Hannah Bloom, Divisional Director of Mental Health, asks us all to attempt one R U OK conversation with a neighbour, friend, family member or colleague in our joint commitment to potentially save a life.

Thanks to donors who supported our highest priorities, Austin Health purchased a high-definition, four-dimensional echocardiographic system. This life-saving technology will support the Cardiology department, improving patient flow and outcomes bit.ly/3Zc44jP

Today we are excited to be rolling out Safewards in our Emergency Department (ED). Safewards is a model of engagement and preventative strategy tool that aims to improve safety for both patients and staff. Read more: bit.ly/3L87zlQ

More than seven months is a long time to stay in one place for anyone, particularly for Dean who spent the last 230 days in Austin Hospital fighting for this life. Earlier this month he was finally able to go home. Read more: bit.ly/3P3plsG

Speech paths do more than help people to speak. They provide essential care to patients and help to retrain people to eat and drink as well as re-learn how to express themselves and connect with loved ones. Read more: bit.ly/3shKG8P