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  • A group of four Aboriginal people standing in the courtyard of Rockingham General Hospital
    Rockingham celebrates NAIDOC week 06 August 2026 NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for us all to reflect on how we can continue to build respectful relationships and create a more culturally safe and inclusive healthcare system.
  • Two women posing for photo
    Five decades of care, community and Moya at RGH 23 June 2026 When Moya Parker first walked through the doors of Rockingham General Hospital, it was just days from opening. Fifty years later, she is still part of the team. "I suppose you could say I've stayed a while" Moya said. "Our first week we ran tours of the hospital for the general public. "Having our own hospital after so many years of going to Fremantle was wonderful and there was much buzz in the c...
  • A group of people attend a forum on voluntary assisted dying
    Community and clinician forums to explore voluntary assisted dying 08 June 2026 Clinicians and community members are invited to attend two upcoming forums in Perth that will explore voluntary assisted dying through real stories, lived experiences and clinical perspectives.
  • Family’s heartfelt donation gives parents the gift of time to say final goodbyes 04 June 2026 Born on his due date in 2019, Jackson Cole Bantick is the third son for Amy and her husband Josh. Devastatingly, Jackson was born sleeping. “It was a perfect pregnancy, much like that of my previous two sons but on the day Jackson was due I didn’t feel right. I went into labour and when I got to the hospital, I was told there was no heart beat,” Mum Amy Bantick said. “They discovered later that I ...

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  • Two women sitting, two women standing and one man standing in a room
    Digital platform set to TRANSFORM COVID-19 research 15 February 2021 South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) Clinical Director of Research, Professor Merrilee Needham, is committed to building for the research future through a digital statewide research platform known as TRANSFORM.
  • Two women and four men standing outside a building entry
    SMHS proud to engage Aboriginal businesses 15 February 2021 South Metropolitan Health Service is proud to be not just meeting but exceeding the target of awarding a percentage of contracts to Aboriginal businesses. In the last financial year, SMHS awarded more than 6 per cent of contracts to Aboriginal businesses, demonstrating its commitment to engaging Aboriginal businesses.
  • Ten brave kids inspire Fremantle Dockers 12 January 2021 The courage and spirit of ten brave young people who received treatment at Fiona Stanley and Rockingham General hospitals was recognised at the Fremantle Dockers Football Club’s annual AJ Diamond Club Bravery Awards in December.
  • A group of 20 people stand outside a building, Some have thrown their hands in the air in celebration. A man at the back is holding an inflatable silver one and zero balloon.
    Milestone celebrations for Mimidi Park 01 December 2020 The mental health inpatient unit at Rockingham General Hospital, Mimidi Park, has marked 10 years since its doors first opened to patients.<
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Last Updated: 06/07/2022

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