Governor of Victoria Professor David de Kretser AC joined guests at The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) last night to launch a magnificent tapestry in honour of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch

31 July 2009.

Another record-breaking Good Friday Appeal cheque presentation!  GFA Gallery Watch the videos! Another record-breaking Good Friday Appeal cheque presentation!  Lewis and Pandora, the faces of the 2009 Good Friday Appeal, performed a final official duty when they presented a record breaking cheque for $13,862,734 to Royal Children’s Hospital chairman Tony Beddison AO. Donors from all … Continued

26 June 2009.

The Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) escorted Santa to the RCH this morning for the 80th consecutive year.  The tradition began in 1928 in the hospital in Pelham Street Carlton when a fireman’s child was sick in the hospital on Christmas Day.  His colleagues decided to take Santa to visit the children.  This was the beginning … Continued

25 December 2008.

The Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) escorted Santa to the RCH this morning for the 80th consecutive year.  The tradition began in 1928 in the hospital in Pelham Street Carlton when a fireman’s child was sick in the hospital on Christmas Day.  His colleagues decided to take Santa to visit the children.  This was the beginning … Continued

25 December 2008.

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1 December 2008.

Detection of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH) in infants will now be easier, thanks to a unique and innovative education module launched at The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH). The multimedia education module, in DVD format, combines specialised 3D animation, audio and written information to guide maternal and child health nurses, doctors and other clinicians … Continued

25 August 2008.

Clinicians at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital have developed a new service for children suffering stroke, the first of its kind in Australia.  The coordinated multi-disciplinary model of care was launched at the hospital on Sunday 17 February. Stroke is among the top ten causes of death in newborns and children.  Babies are just as likely … Continued

1 February 2008.

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1 December 2007.

Patients who are wheelchair-bound or with restricted mobility can now enjoy the hospital playground with the launch of a wheelchair swing at The Royal Children’s Hospital. Donated and installed by Variety the children’s charity and FirmWare Technologies, the Liberty Swing is in the Children’s Garden at the rear of the hospital, and accommodates children in … Continued

2 October 2007.

Campbell Gowers is lucky to be alive.  Four years ago, when he was only seven years old a CT scan at The Royal Children’s Hospital revealed he had a giant basilar apex aneurysm which is very rare in children.  Surgeons at the RCH told his parents, Belinda and Norman, that without surgery there was a … Continued

2 October 2007.