Australasian first for Perth surgeon. In an Australasian-first surgery, a Perth patient was able to have his aneurysm repaired  at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) in less than a week from diagnosis, thereby avoiding a nerve-racking six week wait for the manufacture of a custom-made graft. >> READ MORE

QEII Medical Centre to boast largest diagnostic pathology centre in WA. Last month one of the first major construction milestones was reached at the QEII Medical Centre with the completion of the last concrete pour for the sixth and final storey of the new PathWest building. >> READ MORE

CoNeCT Wins Two WA Health Awards. A North Metropolitan Area Health Service project, based at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, which provides individually tailored care coordination to complex clients living in the community last night won two categories of the WA Health Awards. >> READ MORE

Michael Cain named Pharmacist of the Year. A Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) oncology pharmacist, who is renowned for being an enthusiastic teacher and mentor, has been named Pharmacist of the Year in the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s Excellence Awards. >> READ MORE

SCGH Opens New Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) Unit. One of the founders of geriatric medicine in Australia has officially opened Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital’s new GEM Unit. >> READ MORE