Head physio scores major accolade
Westmead Hospital’s head of physiotherapy Maria Quinlivan has been recognised with a top honour from the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA).
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‘I feel like a whole new person’ – transplant recipient
James Meyer is this month’s 1000th patient at Westmead Hospital’s renal walk-in clinic month and he couldn’t be more grateful for his kidney-pancreas transplant.
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Chief executive: ‘It has been a great privilege working for you’
Western Sydney Local Health District’s chief executive Danny O’Connor has penned a message to staff and the community regarding his upcoming retirement.
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The mystery of Parkinson’s highlighted at Hospital Week
Associate Professor Victor Fung has spent the past 25 years at Westmead Hospital working on the enigma that is Parkinson’s disease.
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Hospital staff sport jerseys on the job
If you’re visiting a Western Sydney Local Health District hospital or service today, you’re likely to spot a few jerseys around.
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Reflecting on 40 years of emergency medicine at Hospital Week
After 24 years working on the frontline of emergency medicine at Westmead Hospital, Dr Robert Edwards knows how to handle the pressures and demands of the ED.
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Vital role in trauma care highlighted at Hospital Week
Westmead Hospital’s trauma service admits around 1600 patients every year, with about one third of these patients being moderately to severely injured.
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This professor has a gruesome set of skills
For most people the thought of identifying human remains by their teeth is gruesome and is often the result of a fatality or crime.
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‘I got teased because I wanted to be a male nurse’
Passionate and dedicated nurse John Whittaker says his decision to become a nurse may have been initially mocked, but 33 years later, he couldn’t imagine being anything else.
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Cystic fibrosis team finish 14 km fun run
Three members of Westmead Hospital’s cystic fibrosis unit all crossed the finishing line at the City2Surf fun run or walk recently.
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