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@RCHMelbourne
The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
3 years
Detention harms children. We have long advocated that children should not be held in detention. We stand with our colleagues at the ACAH and support its statement that the issue must be resolved as a matter of urgency. Read more
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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The Royal Children’s Hospital and its Emergency Department are experiencing extremely high demand and extended wait periods, which are expected to continue into the weekend.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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The RCH sends its heartfelt thoughts to the families and community impacted by the devastating tragedy in #Devonport Tasmania. To our Tasmanian healthcare colleagues, first responders and others who attended the scene, we send our unwavering support.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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So wonderful to hear from RCH paediatrician @DrJaneMunro at today's COVID-19 press conference 👏
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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RCH clinicians have successfully separated twins Nima & Dawa in a 6 hour op. Surgery involved a multi-disciplinary team of around 25 clinicians, including the Bhutan paediatrician. Dr Joe Crameri said surgery went smoothly & the girls are recovering well & breathing independently
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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We know trans and gender diverse children and adolescents are some of the most vulnerable in our community. They need and deserve our support, our respect, our affirmation and our protection. Read our full joint statement @MCRI_for_kids
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Our patients were treated to a special visitor during their class today @TheDukeOfYork
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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No child should experience discrimination or the threat of discrimination. Trans and gender diverse children and adolescents are some of the most vulnerable in our community. They need and deserve our support, respect and protection. @MCRI_for_kids
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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The 13-year-old patient and 23-year-old patient seen following the Bourke Street incident have been discharged from the hospital.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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The RCH acknowledges the @AusPressCouncil adjudication on a campaign of coverage of our Gender Service, in particular @michelle_telfer , which has been ongoing since 2019. We stand by our Gender Service and remain committed to their great work.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged all of us, including our kids. So, we want to help! Tune in on Wednesday at 12.30pm to hear from our panel of experts as we go live on Facebook to talk about how you can support your child’s mental health throughout the pandemic and beyond.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Are you worried about your child getting COVID-19? Is Delta worse than other variants? Should I vaccinate my child when it’s available? We’ll answer these questions & more as we go live on FB with our panel from the RCH & @MCRI_for_kids . Find out more
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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"Detention causes harm and it must end" - doctors, nurses & clinical support staff writing in today's @theheraldsun http://t.co/WBASjCviWR
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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The RCH welcomes the news that children aged 12-15 are now approved to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Children are our future. This is an important step forward in this pandemic. It is now up to us all to speak with our children about the vaccine.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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The RCH continues to support and celebrate the LGBTQI+ community following last week’s Midsumma Pride March. This week, we are lighting up the night sky once again with our pride light display! Our light show is running each night until Sunday 13 February.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Our Emergency is very busy. If planning to bring your child w/ a less urgent condition, but can see GP or local hospital,we'd appreciate it.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Do you have questions about the safety and logistics of a COVID-safe return to school? Join us on Facebook at 10am AEDT Thursday 14 Oct to hear from our panel, with experts in COVID-safe practices for children, mental health and educational development.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Today we're donning crazy socks to raise awareness of the importance of mental health and wellbeing in the medical profession #CrazySocs4Docs
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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We know that getting vaccinated is an important step to keeping each other safe from COVID-19. Still thinking about it? Here’s what kids want you to know. To book your vaccination appointment:
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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The most seriously injured or sickest children will always be seen first. Therefore, we are currently working closely with The Department of Health an Ambulance Victoria to divert less urgent care where possible.
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@RCHMelbourne
The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Today marks 150 years since we first opened our doors to care for sick children! Watch a special video commemorating this milestone here:
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Congratulations Professor Susan Sawyer, Director of the RCH Centre for Adolescent Health, who was today made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for her significant service to adolescent health, tertiary education and to international groups.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Happy International Women's Day! Today we recognise three women keeping our hospital and community safe – Kate, Jane and Kareena from our Infection Prevention & Control team. Read the full story here:
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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The RCH sends its most heartfelt sympathies to the families & colleagues of the @VictoriaPolice officers who lost their lives whilst on duty last night. To our @AmbulanceVic & healthcare colleagues, first responders & others who attended the scene, we send unwavering support.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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The two-year-old admitted following the Bourke St incident is now in a stable condition.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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It was extra colourful in RCH’s Main Street today, with members of the RCH team proudly pulling on their brightest, funniest, CRAZIEST socks for #crazysocks4docs . CrazySocks4Docs is held annually, to raise awareness and show support of the mental health of health practitioners.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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The RCH is lighting up the night sky with a Christmas light display. Sadly, some of our patients won’t be home for Christmas and to be able to see the lights at home – so we are bringing the Christmas lights to them! The light show will run from 8pm to midnight until the 26th 🎄
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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There is a lot of enthusiasm around the RCH today with staff proudly showing off their brightest, most colourful and craziest socks in support of #CrazySocks4Docs Day! Let’s all continue to support and normalise the conversation around mental health to reduce the stigma.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Today, staff members from The Royal Children’s Hospital received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination. More than 450 RCH staff will receive their first jab over the next two weeks with the first group flashing their vaccination record cards proudly.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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A big congrats to @TraumaHelen for her recent election as President of the Australasian Trauma Society. Helen is the first nurse to hold this position since 2011 and only the third nurse to be elected as president in almost 25 years. Read more
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@RCHMelbourne
The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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During this time, we ask our community to consider your child’s health needs carefully. We urge families to seek medical attention from their GP, or ask for health advice from their local pharmacist, or contact the Nurse on Call (1300 60 60 24) 24/7.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Being trans or gender diverse is part of the natural spectrum of human diversity. We’re proud to lead the way in improving the physical and mental health outcomes of trans or gender diverse children and adolescents. More info or to watch the full video:
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Congratulations to paediatrician and the RCH’s Head of Immunisation, Associate Professor Nigel Crawford, who has today been appointed as the Chair of the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation! #ATAGI
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Did you know the RCH has a two-storey reef aquarium, visible from both Emergency and Main Street? It is home to over 50 species of tropical fish, four bamboo sharks and one honeycomb eel! #CampusClues
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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On behalf of our patients, families and staff, thank you to everyone who donated so generously to raise a record-breaking $18,043,251 for the 2018 Good Friday Appeal!
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Our thoughts are with everyone across Melbourne who has been affected by this terrible incident.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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One of our rheumatology nurses at the RCH, Sarah Wilson, has just qualified as a Rheumatology Nurse Practitioner and is now running her own clinic. More excitingly, Sarah is the first Paediatric Rheumatology Nurse Practitioner in Australia! Congrats Sarah 👏
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Today's #positivedailynumber is here from the RCH. Follow along on Twitter or our Instagram stories to bring a bit of positivity to your feed.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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We send our most heartfelt sympathies to all those affected by the unfathomable tragedy in Christchurch. To our healthcare colleagues, first responders & others dealing with the aftermath, we send unwavering support. #Christchurch #NewZealand #health #nzshootings #nzmosqueshooting
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne sends its deepest sympathies to the children, families, first responders and community impacted by the devastating events in Uvalde, Texas. Our hearts go out to you.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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It’s good to be back 🎉 #FacebookAustralia
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Thanks for visiting patients this afternoon @thexfactor_au ! http://t.co/BAkttQKwZe
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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It’s common for children to experiment with gender roles. Being trans or gender diverse is part of the natural spectrum of human diversity. In our latest podcast ep, we chat to @michelle_telfer about gender diversity and parent support. Listen now
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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There is a real buzz around the RCH today with staff proudly showing off their brightest, funniest and CRAZIEST socks in support of #crazysocks4docs . Held annually, today raises awareness of the importance of mental health and wellbeing of health professionals around the world!
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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@SandroDemaio We know parents are worried so we are doing a deep dive into teen anxiety on our podcast, out in a week! Heaps of practical advice from experts and we’re calling for parent questions so we can hone in on specifics. Call 9345 4321 and we’ll answer it during the ep!
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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The Royal Children’s Hospital remains open for all urgent medical emergencies and trauma care. Families requiring immediate medical care should call Ambulance Victoria on triple 000. To keep up to date with our live ED tracker, please visit:
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Of the patients we have received from the Bourke St incident, one is critical and three are in a serious condition
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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We thank @DanielAndrewsMP and the Victorian Government for their ongoing support, even in these challenging times!
@7NewsMelbourne
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Premier @DanielAndrewsMP tonight announced the State Government will make up the shortfall between the amount raised today and last year's @GoodFriAppeal total. If you can, there's still time to donate online: @RCHMelbourne . #7NEWS
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Today is the first day of sharing our #positivedailynumber - bringing you a number worth celebrating from the RCH. If you want to know how many patients went home yesterday, how many art therapy sessions were held or even how many casts were removed, follow along each day
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Today, the team at the RCH Respiratory Infection Clinic swabbed their 100,000th patient! The patient was 13-year-old Grier who was visiting for her first ever swab. A big shoutout to the RIC and Laboratory Services staff for delivering record daily test collections and results!
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Introducing Baby Chat! Our newest virtual health program helping our smallest patients, like six-week-old baby Arthur, to feel at home and to hear the voices of their parents and siblings while being cared for in our Newborn Intensive Care Unit.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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The rainbow flag reflects diversity and belonging in our community. The RCH is dedicated to fostering supporting, safe and accepting environments for LGBTQI+ individuals and young people. 🌈
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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The Good Friday Appeal isn’t just one day. For a whole year you, our supporters, have raised important funds for the RCH. Today, we count our blessings for a generous community. And we’d like to share a message of thanks.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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We're proud to have @DrAntheaRhodes at today's COVID-19 update talking the importance of routine vaccs in kids & reminding parents that it's safe to access healthcare during the pandemic. For more info on our new drive-through vaccination clinic visit
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Today's #positivedailynumber is here from the RCH. If you have a positive healthcare number, don't forget to use the hashtag and tag us in your post! We'd love to celebrate with you.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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After 15 years, with four as Chief Executive Officer, today John Stanway is retiring from The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH). John will leave a lasting positive legacy on the RCH. Thank you for your contributions to the RCH, we wish you all the best for your future endeavours.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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We are proud to stand united with our fellow healthcare workers #StayHome
@thewomens
The Royal Women’s Hospital
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Standing proudly (and safely) with fellow healthcare workers at @TheRMH @RCHMelbourne @AlfredHealth @PeterMacCC @AmbulanceVic to get an important message out there: 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗔𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗧𝗼 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗨𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲 See the coverage in full in @theheraldsun today
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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We’re proud to join thousands in the sunshine today at the 2020 Midsumma March. Pride in our patients. Pride in our people. Pride in our service. #midsumma
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Today is #WearItPurple Day, an annual LGBTQI+ awareness day to celebrate diversity. We spoke to Donna Eade, one of our #ChampionsforChildren who works in our Gender Service, about why this day is a simple yet powerful way to show support. Read more here:
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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The Royal Children’s Hospital, Trauma Service will host its annual 2020 RCH Trauma Evening on Thursday, December 3, this year focusing on paediatric injuries in and around the home. Please register via the following link; We hope to see you there.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Happy International Nurses Day to all our nurses here at the RCH! We’re incredibly proud of our talented nurses who go above and beyond to deliver great care to our patients and families.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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We’re proud to have Dr Ric Haslam, Director of Mental Health at today’s COVID-19 press conference to talk about supporting children, young people & families during the pandemic. We have a range of resources online to help our community. Find these here:
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Today's #positivedailynumber is here from the RCH. Follow along on Twitter or our Instagram stories to bring a bit of positivity to your feed.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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A huge thank you to the 3.1k people who joined our FB live on supporting the mental health of kids. There over 1k comments already, many with fantastic ideas about keeping busy & engaging kids! You can watch on Facebook and YouTube
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Royal Children’s Hospital nurses have taken the app world by storm with a guide to managing children in emergency departments that shot to the top of the global medical app charts in its first few days.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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There was a real buzz around the RCH today with staff proudly showing off their brightest, funniest and CRAZIEST socks in support of #crazysocks4docs make sure you tag us so we can see how you've gotten involved!
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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The Royal Children’s Hospital is proud to welcome Ms Bernadette McDonald as our new Chief Executive Officer. Read the full story here:
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Today we’re sending a huge thank you to all of the dedicated paramedics and first responders at @AmbulanceVic . You do wonderful work and we’re proud to work alongside you #thanksambos
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Lifting the spirits of staff one poster at a time #thekindnesspandemic
@DrSarahMcNab
Sarah McNab
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These have started popping up around work. 💕💕 @FreerMary @DrJaneMunro @RCHMelbourne
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Thank you to all the paramedics out there! We appreciate all that you do #ThanksAmbos @AmbulanceVic
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Congratulations to the RCH’s Emergency Department team for taking home the Safer Care Victoria Award for excellence in quality and safety at tonight’s #VPHAwards for our RAPID model of care 🏆
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Do you want to know more about the #COVID -19 vaccine for 5 – 11 year olds? A special edition of the Kids Health Info Podcast is out now, answering parents’ common questions. Listen here:
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Update: 13-year-old patient (earlier identified as a 12-year-old) is in a stable condition.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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A very big THANK YOU to everyone involved in achieving this incredible result for the 2019 @GoodFriAppeal !
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Congratulations Professor Graeme Barnes, RCH Gastroenterologist, Research Fellow and mentor, today awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours for his distinguished service to medicine, particularly to child gastrointestinal health.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Having a COVID-19 swab test can be scary for children and you might be wondering how to explain it to them. Isla visited our Clinic last week and took us with her while she had her swab and told us what it felt like from a child's perspective
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Today we celebrated the launch of Trans20, a study that is set to change the lives of transgender youth for generations to come. Read more:
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Congratulations to paediatrician and founding director of the RCH Centre for Community Child Health @FrankOberklaid for becoming the Victorian Senior Australian of the Year 2023! Thank you for your dedication to improving the lives of children 👏👏
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Proudly donning our brightest shirts for #LoudShirtFriday to support young doctors. Today is a reminder to treat each other with kindness.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Since 2001, 42 Aussie kids under 16 years have died from quad bike trauma. Director of the RCH trauma service, Warwick Teague, shares why he thinks we need to stop children getting on quad bikes:
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Healthcare dads are used to caring for others, but today on Father’s Day, we are focusing on them! While Father's Day means something different for us all, today we’re saying a big thank you to our RCH dads and wish fathers everywhere a special day.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Happy International Nurses Day! Today, we acknowledge the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth, and say thank you to nurses everywhere! At the RCH, we’re incredibly proud of our dedicated nurses who go above and beyond to deliver great care to our patients and families.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Four patients have been admitted to the hospital following an incident on Bourke Street in Melbourne CBD. 1/2
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Paramedics and first responders are an important part of what we do and we are so proud to work alongside them. In celebration of Thanks a Paramedic Day we encourage you to show your appreciation for the hard work, care and compassion shown everyday. #ThanksAmbos
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Patients at the RCH has a very special surprise this morning with Santa, musicians and clowns brightening up their day thanks to the hardworking @MFB_NEWS 🎄🎅🏼
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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In celebration of #WearItPurpleDay today, RCH staff have come together to wear their boldest and brightest purple outfits and face masks! At the RCH, we’re proud to show our support of LBGTQI+ young people, and strive to create a supportive and accepting community for all.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Our Emergency Department has now returned to business as usual.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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On top of completing Year 12 during a pandemic, RCH patient Amber achieved an ATAR score of 95.90, while battling multiple chronic health conditions. Read more about Amber's story below. 📰 |
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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A special congratulations to the late Sue Morse, today honoured with a Medal of the Order of Australia for her service to children’s health. Sue devoted more than 35 years to the RCH as a speech pathologist and mental health clinician before she sadly passed away in 2019.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Today's Family Court decision is the greatest advancement in transgender rights for children and adolescents in Australia. Read our full media statement.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Happy International Nurses Day! We're proud of our talented, compassionate and dedicated nurses who go above and beyond to care for our patients, families, and each other. #IND2018
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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We are proud to celebrate the achievements of RCH Alumni Professor Colin Robertson, who was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) as announced in the Australia Day 2022 Honours List. Colin is recognised for his service to medicine, research and professional organisations.
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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@edsheeran is on our ‘A Team’ – thanks for visiting kids at @rchmelbourne to raise awareness of the @goodfriappeal http://t.co/szuNuZy5Ct
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🔬 This week we sat down with Dr Helen Savoia, Director of Lab Services, to ask what the year 2020 taught her and her team, and what she would say to anyone wanting to study science. Read more:
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Congrats to A/Prof Michelle Telfer who won 'Straight Ally of the Year' at the GLOBE Community Awards!
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
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Today marks the start of celebrations for the Patron of the RCH, as Her Majesty The Queen becomes the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee after 70 years of service. Learn more about The Queen’s history with the RCH:
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The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
3 years
If you hear the sound of bells on the second floor of the RCH, it may be one of our oncology patients in Kookaburra, ringing the ‘celebration bell’ to signify the end of their cancer treatment. Read Taiyo's story here:
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