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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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  • Two women standing inside a lobby
    A breast cancer journey during a pandemic 29 October 2021 The breast cancer journey from diagnosis to chemotherapy, mastectomy and radiation therapy is difficult in normal times, but throw in the COVID-19 pandemic and it becomes even tougher.
  • Gordon sat down with OT Amy and carpenter Kingsley stood behind
    Gordon's occupational therapy journey to home 22 October 2021 September 2021 is a month 81-year-old Gordon Tristham will not forget in a hurry as it was when he was admitted to the Aged Care Rehabilitation Unit at Rockingham General Hospital for four weeks following a sudden decline in mobility.
  • A young female physiotherapist supports and older woman to use a piece of therapy equipment.
    Physiotherapy helps Antonietta walk again 08 September 2021 This World Physiotherapy Day (8 September), we acknowledge the contribution our physiotherapists make in keeping people like Antonietta well, mobile and independent.
  • Doctor and patient smiling.
    Young mother raising awareness for bowel cancer 29 June 2021 Mother of three Nikki McAteer was diagnosed with bowel cancer three years ago at the age of 29. Nikki’s symptoms included stomach issues, bleeding and a sense of fullness when going to the toilet.
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Last Updated: 06/07/2022

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