We are blown away and humbled to announce that the Good Friday Appeal once again raised an incredible amount of money for The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) with the final tally standing at $17,122,879!
The blood test results defied what doctors saw in front of them. On paper, Harry Warnock should be critically ill with such a low blood count. But as fast as the rare condition took hold of the then four-month-old’s kidneys, he recovered just as quickly thanks to a life-saving drug and top-class medical system.
With her princess dress and runners on, her beloved doll bucked into its pram, Grace hits the track for her morning walk.
Traditional health concerns for children have dropped to the bottom of the concern list for parents with modifiable lifestyle factors including poor diet, lack of activity and screen time proving to be what worries parents most. Click here to read more.
Today marks World Social Work Day, an important awareness day for social workers worldwide to stand together and celebrate the achievements of their profession within the community.
Did you know that our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) provides care for babies from Victoria, interstate and overseas? With up to 851 admissions each year, our NICU provides the best neonatal care for babies with a wide range of complex medical and surgical problems.
To be able to put one foot in front of the other, Henry Bryant is learning to walk all over again.
Hannah Bradley hands the nurse an alcohol wipe and holds her plastic IV line still, ready for it to be changed.
In honour of International Women’s Day, we recognise three women who have played a vital role at the RCH over the past year – Kate O’Donaghue, Jane Tomlinson and Kareena Johnson from our Infection Prevention & Control team.
Finding common solutions for a rare disease: To mark Rare Disease Day 2021 we had a chat with Dr Katherine Howell, a paediatric neurologist who specialises in rare epilepsy.
