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.
RCH News
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.
A new shared electronic medical record for Parkville
A new shared electronic medical record (EMR) system is now up and running across The Royal Children’s Hospital, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Royal Women’s Hospital and Royal Melbourne.
Healthy Habits at Home challenge!
Keeping up healthy habits can be hard, particularly during the pandemic can be hard. That’s why we have created the Healthy Habits and Home challenge. Click here to find out more!
Pandemic bringing us closer
Families are closer and kids are reading and playing games more as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Update on the RCH Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The RCH’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit has resumed normal services.
DonateLife Week: Evie’s second chance
Evie’s family will never forget being told their six-year-old daughter would die if she did not have a liver transplant within 48 hours.
A statement from The Royal Children’s Hospital
The RCH is Victoria’s dedicated paediatric pandemic hospital and our team – like all Victorian hospitals – have prepared ourselves to respond to increased case numbers and outbreaks.