Happy Book Week!!
Eight-year-old Brooklyn has been a patient of the RCH’s since was born. Despite being legally blind, Brooklyn is still an avid reader who hasn’t let her vision stand in the way of her love for reading.
RCH News
The tipping point: how to safeguard your home from falling furniture
Every Australian wants their home to be a safe and enjoyable place says Dr Warwick Teague. Yet every month, as Director of the Trauma Service at The Royal Children’s hospital in Melbourne, he sees a child admitted as a result of toppling furniture in the home.
Champions for Children: Angel from security
The RCH Security staff are often the first faces you see when you enter the hospital, and behind their masks a smile can always be found. This week our #ChampionsforChildren is Angel from security. Click here to read about Angel including his favourite memory from working at the RCH.
Children and COVID-19 vaccines
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to dominate our lives, the focus has now shifted to the vaccine and its role in helping the world return to a new normal. On the back of the COVID-19 vaccine being approved in Australia for children aged 12 and over, right now is a timely opportunity to chat about the vaccine in kids. Is it safe? How does it work? Why do children need to be vaccinated?
Associate Professor Bruce Philip Waxman’s ‘second birthday’ anniversary celebrations
Associate Professor Bruce Philip Waxman OAM FRACS AFRACMA was one of The Royal Children’s Hospital’s first ever open-heart surgery patients. Today, 60 years later, Bruce has gone on to become a leading surgeon and medical educator.
Every cleft smile tells a story: this is Georgie’s
Every cleft smile tells a story. Two-year-old Georgie was diagnosed with cleft palate soon after she was born. Click here to read her journey!
Receiving the gift of life twice
Not many families receive the gift of organ donation twice. For two-year-old Riley and her parents Katrine and Rob, the prospect of needing two separate liver transplants quickly became their reality.
Five month hospital stay ends for Dash as he walks out of the RCH
Dash has finally returned home more than five months after a serious accident that left him fighting for life. Click here to read about his farewell from the RCH.
Taya and Mya break down the stigma of type 1 diabetes
Taya and Mya are both Victorian state athletic medallists, undiscouraged by their battle with type 1 diabetes. These fearless young girls prove anything is possible. Click here to read their story.
Oliver’s RCH journey: the diary of a heart kid
At 20-weeks pregnant, first-time parents Jacinta and Darcy attended a morphology scan to be told that something was wrong with their baby’s heart. Click here to read brave Oliver’s story.