A helping hand for Allied Health

Posted: February 12, 2024

The Allied Health Hand Therapy clinics at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital provide a comprehensive service to paediatric patients of all ages. Over 150 patients can be seen by this team a month. A...

Care, Equipment, WCH,

Intensive care humidifiers

Posted: February 7, 2024

The Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) now has the latest technology in humidifiers to help patients’ airways and lungs function as best they can. Baby Freyja was flown down with her family from the...

Care, Program, WCH,

A successful year for the Cocoon Program

Posted: February 2, 2024

At the beginning of 2023, the WCH Foundation Cocoon Program was launched at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. A year on, more than 65 babies have been cared for by the Cocoon team, reducing...

Care, Hospital Community,

Books for toddlers at 12-month checks

Posted: January 29, 2024

Late last year, the Child and Family Health Service (CaFHS) started providing 12-month health and development checks for all children from birth to five years of age, living in South Australia. The 12-month checks...

Care, Equipment,

New play equipment for Helen Mayo House

Posted: January 23, 2024

Families at Helen Mayo House (HMH) now have a range of new play equipment to help strengthen bonds with their babies. HMH is an inpatient facility for new parents experiencing significant mental health problems....

Category: Care