AAA FOR OUR NEXT GEN CLINICIANS
Growing the AAA St Vincent’s Clinical Exchange Program In 2023, St Vincent’s Hospital and the American Australian Association (AAA) established a two-way clinical exchange program between St Vincent’s and leading US healthcare and research institutes. The new JW & M Cunningham Foundation exchange in interventional cardiology will boost the Hospital’s international reputation as a Centre […]
Margaret Cunningham Nursing Leadership Academy
Margaret Cunningham AM generously announced the Foundation’s commitment of $1 million over five years to establish the Margaret Cunningham Nursing Leadership Academy. The Academy has flourished, supporting 59 nurses in leadership and management training. By developing their knowledge and skills, the Academy empowers nurses to create strategies that translate new knowledge into best-practice clinical skills […]
Critical upgrades for Interventional Cardiology suites
Capital works The Interventional Cardiology Unit at St Vincent’s Hospital is a central pillar of the St Vincent’s Heart Lung Program. Led by Prof David Muller, the team provides transformative cardiac treatments, including valve replacements or repairs, closure of heart defects, and artery widening using stents. This unit serves both public and private patients, ensuring […]
Australia’s first electric ambulance joins St Vincent’s fleet
16 Nov 2023 The St Vincent’s Patient Transport department provides critical services to support the Hospital’s patient flow, and are responsible for the safe transportation of approximately 6,000 patients each year, saving the hospital millions of dollars in ambulance fees. Now they’re helping to save our planet. St Vincent’s is the first hospital in Australia […]
St Vincent’s Cardiology Fellow Wins Esteemed Prize
12 October 2023 St Vincent’s Cardiologist, Dr Hannah Kempton has won the esteemed 2023 ANZET Geoff Mews Memorial Price at the Annual Cardiac Society Scientific Conference. This prize is awarded for the best clinical case as presented by any Interventional Cardiology Fellow. Dr Kempton presented a recent case, led by Dr David Roy and Prof […]
St Vincent’s commences Australian-first trial for the treatment of focal dystonia
28 April 2023 Using state-of-the-art MRI guided focussed ultrasound technology, St Vincent’s Neurologist and Movement Disorders Fellow, Dr Joel Maamary is leading a clinical trial investigating the safety and efficacy of MRI guided focussed ultrasound (MRIgFUS) for the treatment of focal dystonia. Focal dystonia a type of movement disorder, characterised by sustained or intermittent muscle […]
