A statement from The Royal Children’s Hospital
October 16, 2020
RCH News
Champions For Children: We chat with Psychiatric Nurse Sam for Mental Health Week
Today, we’re launching a new series called #ChampionsForChildren, which highlights the diverse work of staff across the hospital and the often life-changing impact it has on our patients, families and community. To start our new series off, we sit down with Registered Psychiatric Nurse Sam Gronow to talk to us about mental health.
Introducing Baby Chat!
Introducing Baby Chat! The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) newest virtual health program helping our smallest patients to feel at home and hear the voices of their parents and siblings, while being cared for in our Newborn Intensive Care Unit.
Churchill Fellowship recipient lending her voice to children with speech disorders
Congratulations to Angela Morgan, Professor of Speech Pathology and Co-Director of the Speech Genetics Clinic at the RCH, who has recently been awarded the Sir William Kilpatrick Churchill Fellowship to develop a best practice approach to treating child speech disorders across Australia.
Telehealth Awareness Month: Rosie’s story
This month is Telehealth Awareness Month – a month where Victoria will celebrate and promote the achievements and opportunities provided by telehealth.
R U OK? Day: Mental health resources and support
Today is R U OK? Day, an important day to start a conversation about mental health. Click through for a range of support services and resources to help you and your child through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The little girl named after the surgeon who saved her life
At just 20 weeks pregnant, first-time parents Bea and Paul were faced with the terrifying news that something was not right with their baby’s heart.
Drive-through jabs to help keep families on track
Families are putting off important routine childhood immunisations during the COVID-19 pandemic, the latest findings from The RCH National Child Health Poll has found.
Caring for every Victorian newborn baby’s hearing during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Centre for Community Child Health’s Victorian Infant Hearing Screening Program (VIHSP) has successfully adapted its operations to ensure babies continue to receive the best chance of normal speech and language development despite challenges posted by COVID-19.
Bendigo toddler thriving one year after having leg amputated
Leonardo Htoo Doe was only 16 months old when he went through a life-changing operation.