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  • Amy O' Meagher sits in a garden setting holding a baby in her arms
    Lived experience at the centre of trauma-informed maternity care at SMHS 25 February 2026 A new Birth Trauma Advisory Committee at South Metropolitan Health Service is seeking expressions of interest from consumers with lived experience for two committee roles.
  • Governor-General of Australia Ms Sam Mostyn AO with Dr Daniela Vecchio at the 2026 Australian of the Year Awards.
    Australian of the Year finalist cherishes once-in-a-lifetime awards experience 30 January 2026 Australian of the Year award finalist Dr Daniela Vecchio spent the long weekend in Canberra with the Prime Minister, Governor General, dignitaries and some extraordinary Australians doing so much to help others.
  • Department of Health Direcor General Shirley Bowen presents a WA Health Excellence Award to members of Fiona Stanley Hospital Geriatricians for Older Adults in the Emergency Department team
    SMHS staff triumph at WA Health Excellence Awards 26 November 2025 Last night, South Metropolitan Health Service took home four awards at the 2025 WA Health Excellence Awards including the biggest honour of the night – the Director General’s Award.
  • A male doctor in training and a female nurse sit beside an older male Home Hospital patient
    Home Hospital offering doctors in training a unique career path 30 October 2025 For Doctor in Training (DiT) Jack Kelly, Home Hospital was a standout rotation, so much so that he returned to the program as a registrar.

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  • A female nurse stands beside a roadside sign that reads Rottnest Nursing Post Entrance
    SMHS Rottnest Island nurse takes home big win at prestigious awards 26 February 2023 Congratulations to Rottnest Island Nursing Post Clinical Nurse Specialist, Fiona Chisholm, for taking out the Excellence in Primary, Public and Community Nursing category win at the 2022 WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards.
  • This is my stop podcast logo
    Those navigating voluntary assisted dying end-of-life choice better informed in Australian-first podcast 27 January 2023 South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) is proud to announce the launch of ‘This is my stop’ – a new podcast focused on informing and empowering people and those who support them as they explore or are navigating voluntary assisted dying (VAD) as an end-of-life choice.
  • A group of 120 interns standing all together on grass, in front of a building.
    Welcoming the medical workforce of the future to SMHS 19 January 2023 SMHS is pleased to welcome 120 new interns who have become part of our highly valued medical workforce of the future.
  • A middle aged man and woman review something on a laptop computer screen. Text on the image reads 'Join now - Join our community platform Put it to the People'
    Providing more opportunities to collaborate by putting it to the people 16 November 2022 Become part of an online SMHS community through our new engagement platform - Put it to the People.
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