On Sunday 29 January The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) welcomed Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC Governor General and His Excellency Mr Michael Bryce AM AE to tour the new hospital and visit patients.

The Governor General and Mr Bryce visited the Emergency Department, Main Street, Specialist Clinics and the Sugar Glider Ward before joining Developmental Medicine staff, patients and families for afternoon tea at Deganis.

On the Sugar Glider Ward the Governor General and Mr Bryce met six-year-old RCH patient Tyson Brown and his mum Rebecca. “It was amazing to meet the Governor General, she was so lovely” said Rebecca.

The afternoon with Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce and His Excellency Mr Michael Bryce was a very special occasion for patients, families and staff at the RCH.