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Navigate behind the scenes of the patient journey 28 July 2022 Children’s Hospital returns for its second last episode tomorrow night (Friday 29 July 2022) and to celebrate, we are shining the spotlight on the incredible behind the scenes patient support services (PSS) team. -
Junior doctor hopes Children’s Hospital will inspire people to consider medical career path 21 July 2022 Episode six of Children’s Hospital, airing on Friday 22 July 2022, will have the audience on the edge of their seats as children receive life-changing treatment in our hospital – but this is just another day in the life for our junior doctors. -
On the road to recovery thanks to collaborative rehabilitation teams 17 July 2022 After a regular walk along the beautiful Mandurah Estuary in November 2021, Ann Guthrie returned to her home to find her 71-year-old husband Patrick (Paddy) Guthrie unconscious on the floor. Ann said, it was a terrible feeling because she knew something was wrong but couldn’t get into the house initially. “I’d left my keys inside when I went for a walk as Paddy was home so my neighbour had to help me, and that’s when we found Paddy unconscious by the computer desk he was sitting at only half an hour earlier and I called an ambulance,” Ann said. Paddy’s time in our health system was one of true teamwork from first diagnosis through to recovery and help in his home, and it is this team approach that Paddy and Ann are truly thankful for receiving. After being assessed by paramedics, Paddy was rushed to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital where Ann learn... -
Nursing stars open up about their dream job and working with kids 14 July 2022 Being a nurse is a rewarding career but getting to work with our littlest patients in the bustling children’s emergency department (ED) at Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) is the icing on the cake for Clinical Nurse Anton de Francesch and Registered Nurse Nicole Persichillo. A day in the children’s ED for a nurse is always busy, caring for multiple patients, but it can also be fun and interactive. Most children present to the ED for illnesses that require immediate attention such as fevers, gastroenteritis and broken bones. Audiences around the world will be able to witness the inner workings of the FSH children’s ED in Children’s Hospital, a new 8-part documentary television series, which is now airing on Channel 9 in Australia on Friday nights at 7.30pm. We caught up with Anton and Nicole, who star in the series, to ask them about being a nurse and what it’s l...
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05/05/2025