A tragic accident in her village in Fiji two years ago left Ria Chand horribly scarred and disfigured. Ria now 3 ½, fell into a pot of boiling soup leaving her face with the appearance of having ‘melted’ downwards onto her chest. But thanks to the generous support of Rotary Overseas Medical Aid for Children … Continued
The Royal Children’s Hospital is once again operating as a stand-alone specialist hospital for children and adolescents. The hospital has been part of Women’s & Children’s Health since 1995. The minister for health the Hon Bronwyn Pike today announced the members of the new Board of The Royal Children’s Hospital. They are: Tony Beddison. Chair. … Continued
Once again this year, the Victorian community responded generously to the Good Friday Appeal raising a record breaking $10,057,537.20 to the Royal Children’s Hospital. On June 25th six year old Caeleigh Smales, the face of the 2004 appeal, presented the cheque to RCH executive director Dr Tony Cull at a celebration to thank donors for … Continued
Victorian kids battling cancer will get faster diagnoses and better treatment wherever they live, thanks to a $4.1 million funding boost in next week’s State Budget, the Premier, Steve Bracks, announced today. See the DHS media release on the DHS website…
Royal Children’s Hospital’s lovable in-house television personality, Macadamia, celebrates his 10th birthday and 500th episode tomorrow. Going Nuts with Macadamia is beamed round the hospital weekly on our in-house TV channel. Hospital patients and special guests join Macadamia in the studio to talk about life in hospital and current events. It’s a one-hour interactive program, … Continued
Royal Children’s Hospital has developed Kids Health Information for Parents: it’s an on-line resource, developed by clinicians at RCH for everyone seeking information about childhood ailments. St Kilda coach Grant Thomas recently joined staff at the hospital to launch the web-site: as the father of eight he has experienced the worry of having a sick … Continued
Critically ill children in the hospital’s Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) will benefit from the Islamic Community Auxiliary to the Royal Children’s Hospital (ICARCH) first Good Friday Appeal donation. At its first function as an Auxiliary last year ICARCH raised $170,000 for the RCH Good Friday Appeal. In keeping with the aims of the Appeal, … Continued
Australian Athlete, Lauren Hewitt recently launched the new Royal Children’s Hospital Child Safety Handbook to prevent accidental injuries to children aged 6-12. This handbook was launched to the public in December. In 2001, there were 2,499 hospital admissions and 9,432 Emergency Department visits in Victoria from children aged 10-12. “The Royal Children’s Hospital Child Safety … Continued
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Plastic surgeons, physiotherapists and occupational therapists at Royal Children’s Hospital have produced a booklet ‘Understanding Brachial Plexus Palsy’ to inform and support parents, general practitioners and obstetricians dealing with this unpredictable childbirth injury. The brachial plexus is the large network of nerves extending from the neck into the arm. The brachial plexus can be injured … Continued
