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  • Professor Joshua Lewis1
    AI breakthrough in heart disease began at Charlies 19 May 2026 A Western Australian researcher and his global team have shown that artificial intelligence (AI) can detect telltale signs of heart disease from low dose bone scans, potentially unlocking a new defence against one of Australia’s leading causes of death. Edith Cowan University Professor Joshua Lewis began as a research fellow at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in 2009, where he first explored using DEXA bone density scans combined with AI to detect heart disease long before symptoms appear. The AI algorithm analyses DEXA scans, typically used to assess osteoporosis, to identify calcium build-up in the abdominal aorta, a key early sign of cardiovascular disease that may be detected years before a heart attack. Currently, detecting calcification is only limited to a specialist review, which can be expensive and time consuming. Professor Lewis said the results could mean that about 700,0...
  • Osborne Park Hospital Occupational Therapy (OT) clinic volunteer Teresa
    Meet a volunteer during National Volunteer Week 18 May 2026 In celebration of National Volunteer Week, we are profiling one of our fantastic Occupational Therapy Clinic volunteers from Osborne Park Hospital, Teresa.
  • From left to right, Professor Rajesh Thomas, Minister Stephen Dawson, Sandra Ditmanis, Dr Dhaval Thakker, Sir Charles Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Health Care Group Acting Executive Director Renee de Prazer standing together in an operating theatre in Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital with the new bronchoscopy robot.
    Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital bronchoscopy robot reaches 100 patient milestone 14 May 2026 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) has reached an impressive 100‑patient milestone with its new robotic bronchoscopy. This groundbreaking technology is helping clinicians diagnose and remove small cancerous nodules in the peripheral lung, where conventional biopsy tools face limitations. Minister of Health for Medical Research, the Hon Stephen Dawson, visited SCGH to acknowledge the milestone an...
  • Patient, Paul, shaking hands with an individual from his medical care team.
    Celebrating the patient journey for Patient Experience Week 01 May 2026 As Patient Experience Week comes to an end, we’re reflecting on how everyday moments of compassion, professionalism and teamwork make a meaningful difference for our patients every week. Paul recently shared how the care he received while spending 22 days in our hospitals made all the difference and is the reason 'he left hospital with his right foot'. After attending our Osborne Park Hospital Pod...
  • Attendees at the Cancer Network Forum
    Join us at the Cancer Network Forum 25 March 2026 Join us for the Cancer Network WA forum this May, to discuss and explore what’s shaping the future of cancer research and care. This one-day forum recognises the collective efforts of organisations contributing to cancer care and celebrates 20 years of our Cancer Network WA delivering state-wide cancer services. Attendees will have the opportunity to network with peers, share and learn new insight...

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  • Acting Nurse Manager for Wards G52 and G66 Zofia Hugo (centre) with Deputy Nurse Co-Director Surgical Division Lara Vasta, and Emlyn Whetnall from HESTA who kindly brought cake for all to share.
    Celebrating our dedicated staff! 06 January 2020 Congratulations Zofia Hugo, Acting Nurse Manager for Wards G52 and G66, who is our SCGOPHCG Employee of the Month Award winner for November. Zofia has a focus and vision on how she would like G52 – the Neurosurgery ward – to function, and has a genuine desire to make a difference for all staff and the patients in their care. Every day she shows she is committed to providing ongoing excellence in service for the benefit of our patients. Zofia’s colleagues say she embodies the qualities of an inspirational, dedicated and genuinely enthusiastic leader. She is compassionate and respectful to all staff, and there are always positive stories being shared about Zofia – such as Zofia making biscuits for the graduate nurses' morning tea for their study day! Staff know they can approach Zofia with any issue and she listens, and they know when they go the extra mile, she is...
  • WA Stroke Symposium 2019
    Stroke treatment pioneer awarded for Excellence in Stroke Care Delivery 06 December 2019 Clinical Associate Professor William McAuliffe, Interventional Neuroradiologist and Deputy Head of Department of the Neurological Intervention and Imaging Service of WA (NIISwa), has been instrumental in developing the state-wide stroke mechanical thrombectomy service in Western Australia and was awarded for his pioneering work at the Stroke Symposium in October this year. Mechanical thrombectomy is the endovascular removal of a clot that is blocking an artery in the brain causing a stroke. NIISwa provides a 24/7 state-wide mechanical thrombectomy service for Western Australia and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) is the 24/7 hub for this procedure. The procedure is time-critical and relies on all teams working together to expedite the patient journey in order to get the best outcome. It requires a highly co-ordinated work-flow that begins with St John Ambulance and the Royal Flying D...
  • Matthew Kingsley
    Celebrating our dedicated staff! 21 November 2019 Congratulations Matthew Kingsley SCGH Supply Officer who is our SCGOPHCG Employee of the Month Award winner for October. Matthew was described as embodying the values and behaviours the staff recognition program is all about. He was nominated for this award by Kymberley Rogers SCGH Nurse Manager and also whole-heartedly supported by both the Clinical Nurse Manager/Nurse Manager Group. Matthew’s colleagues say he is committed to providing ongoing excellence in service for the benefit of patients. Matthew is always professional and meets all requests with a smile. Matthew has unrivalled knowledge of the hospital-wide inventory and shares his knowledge with the CNM/NM group while demonstrating alignment with our values. His shows great leadership, particularly during times where there are staffing deficits and urgent supply requests. Matthew will personally deliver supplies to the de...
  • Mena Garcia-Vega
    Churchill sends Garcia-Vega to Italy! …and UK, US and Canada! 01 November 2019 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Senior Neurological Physiotherapist Mena Garcia-Vega is among 115 visionary Australians who will travel the world in 2020, as recipients of the prestigious Churchill Fellowship Award. Mena, who is one of only 14 Western Australians to receive a Churchill Fellowship this year, was chosen for her proposal to study how some of the world’s best interdisciplinary rehabilitation units meet the needs of patients with incurable brain tumours. She will work with and learn from outstanding international thought leaders to gain and exchange knowledge and experience for the advancement of rehabilitation for neuro-oncology patients. “I am very passionate about this area because over the last 10 years as the senior physiotherapist on the neurosurgical ward at SCGH I have always felt that we could do better in terms of improving quality of life for these patien...
  • GP Urgent Care
    Not all urgencies are emergencies 28 October 2019 Not all urgencies are emergencies A large network of GP practices within the Perth metropolitan area provide GP urgent care services to patients so they receive the most appropriate care without the need to attend an emergency department. Minor injuries and illness that can be treated at a GP urgent care clinic include: musculoskeletal and orthopaedic injuries gastrointestinal illnesses illnesses of the eye, ear, nose and throat stings, bites, rashes and wound infections abrasions and minor lacerations.
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