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  • Kate standing in front of her conference poster
    Midwife-led post birth debriefing pilot empowers women after childbirth 06 August 2026 "Clarifying", "validating" and "empowering" were the words used by women who took part in a midwife-led birth debriefing pilot at Fiona Stanley Hospital, highlighting the value of structured conversations in supporting emotional wellbeing after childbirth.
  • Dr Agneta Geldenhuys, Aboriginal Health Practitioner Liana Prosser, SMHS Chief Executive Neil Doverty, Nurse Educator Lucy Soteriou and Registrar Molly Gilfillan all standing together, with Fiona Stanley Hospital signage in the background behind them.
    The difference Aboriginal Health Practitioners make 05 August 2026 Friday 7 August marks National Day of Recognition, where we celebrate the leadership, dedication, and impact of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners in WA Health.
  • The AusAlert national test, 12.00pm AWST Monday 27 July 2026
    AusAlert national test 27 July 24 July 2026 Australia's new national emergency warning system, AusAlert, will be tested across the country on Monday 27 July 2026 at 12.00pm in Western Australia.
  • WA INCITE Awards 2026 recipients Professor Girish Dwivedi and the LipReader team
    SMHS innovators shine bright at annual INCITE Awards 24 July 2026 SMHS innovators shine bright at annual INCITE Awards It was celebrations all round for our South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) innovators at the INCITE Awards gala ceremony last week. Now in its 35th year, the INCITE Awards are officially the longest-running technology awards program in Western Australia. The Awards gala celebrates excellence in WA's digital technology sector and aligns with ...

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  • Director General's Award winner standing on stage accepting their prize.
    SMHS wins big at the 2024 WA Health Excellence Awards 08 November 2024 Last night SMHS took home six wins across ten award categories at the 2024 WA Health Excellence Awards, including the overall winner of the night – the Director General’s Award, which went to our Virtual Immunology Clinic for General Practice.
  • A group of attendees at the Thoracic Organ Transplant Symposium.
    FSH Thoracic Organ Transplant Service celebrates major milestones 29 October 2024 This month our state cardiac and lung transplant service, based at FSH, celebrates 30 years of heart and 20 years of lung transplantation.
  • Two babies wearing only a nappy lay side by side
    Help shape the New Women and Babies Hospital Project 17 October 2024 The New Women and Babies Hospital Project team is calling for consumers to join Project Community Advisory Groups (PCAGs).
  • Minister for Health Amber-Jade Sanderson standing with the first baby born - now 10 years old - Joe and mother Wei Chen.
    FSH ‘first’ patients join us for 10th birthday bash 11 October 2024 FSH has hit double digits! To commemorate the occasion, we threw a party for staff and patients last week with a range of activities and events to highlight a decade of caring for our community.
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