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Keep up to date with the latest news across Rockingham Peel Group

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  • Heart transplant recipient Brett Driessen stands behind a bicycle. A nurse stands to his right and FSH Cardiac Transplant Nurse Practitioner Clare Fazackerley stands at his left
    Every day a gift for heart transplant recipient 01 August 2025 It was a full circle moment for heart transplant recipient Brett Driessen when he returned to Rockingham General Hospital as a guest speaker for DonateLife Week.
  • A group of doctors stand beside an item of medical equipment
    Hands-on echo training a first for WA 21 July 2025 Junior doctors at Rockingham General Hospital now have access to a unique hands-on echocardiography training program, the first of its kind in Western Australia.
  • A group of health professionals stand together eating Aboriginal bush tucker
    Bush tucker meals now on the menu at Rockingham General Hospital 11 July 2025 Rockingham General Hospital has introduced bush tucker meals to its patient menu, offering a meaningful way to celebrate and support Aboriginal culture.
  • A registered nurse stands in a hospital corridor. She is wearing bright pink scrubs that feature the words McGrath Foundation
    RGH welcomes McGrath Cancer Care Nurse to better care for cancer patients 01 July 2025 Thanks to support from the McGrath Foundation, Rockingham General Hospital cancer patients are now benefiting from supportive care and guidance from McGrath Cancer Nurse, Dinah Tegan.

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  • A woman stands next to a baby cot smiling
    RGH midwife enjoys short stint at Kununurra District Hospital 02 March 2022 RGH nurse and midwife Erinlee Dugard made the most of a four-week secondment at Kununurra District Hospital over the Christmas and New Year period.
  • Four women stand outside hospital smiling
    COPD patients breathing easier from the comfort of their homes 01 February 2022 RGH patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are benefiting from a new multi-disciplinary service which aims to provide an improved foundation of care and reduce readmission rates.
  • group of people outside emergency department
    RGH ED wins double accolades at ACEM awards 13 January 2022 The Rockingham General Hospital Emergency Department has received top honours, winning two national Australian College of Emergency Medicine awards, the Wellbeing Award and the Diversity and Inclusion Award.
  • There are two photos. Left photo: an Aboriginal boy sits on an Aboriginal woman's lap while a doctor kneels beside them. Right photo: An Aboriginal Health Liaison Officer sits next to an Aboriginal woman with a child on her lap.
    Collaborative partnership improving hearing outcomes for Aboriginal children in WA 08 November 2021 Rockingham General Hospital has helped improve hearing outcomes for 32 Aboriginal children by streamlining ear nose and throat surgery as part of a monthly clinic set up by Cockburn Integrated Health and partners Telethon Kids Institute and Moorditj Koort Aboriginal Corporation.
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Last Updated: 06/07/2022

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