Anthony was born with a congenital arm abnormality, leaving him with a shortened left forearm and no fingers or thumb on his left hand, but he has never let this stand in the way of aiming high. In just a few weeks, the 16-year-old will be living out his dream of representing Australia at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
The Royal Children’s Hospital is committed to fairness, inclusion, respect and the celebration of diversity. We are proud to deliver a Gender Service recognised as one of the world’s best, and even prouder of the young people and their families who declare their identity and seek our support.
The RCH National Child Health Poll report found the pandemic had significant negative mental health impacts.
Dr Rowena Coutts has strong Victorian ties, so it’s no surprise that her connections to The Royal Children’s Hospital began before her time on the RCH board.
Selfless sacrifice. That’s how parents Bol Kuol and Kristine Justo describe the volunteer work of ward “grandparent” Dina Milesi, who spends nine hours a week at the RCH with their “miracle” son.
The State Government has announced the appointment of Dr Rowena Coutts as the new Chair of The Royal Children’s Hospital Board, effective 1 July.
It is with great sadness that we advise that Professor Ruth Bishop passed away on 12 May, aged 89.
In recognition of IDAHOBIT Day, we caught up with Taryn Marks, the RCH’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lead to talk about her new role and why diversity, equity and inclusion matters.
It’s not every day you get your own guard of honour, but for four year old Oli, his days aren’t like most others. Click here for his story.
After being born at just 23 weeks and spending the first six months of his life in intensive care, Griffin’s family knew the RCH was going to be a big part of his life—just like it was for his brother.
