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Hospital expands Health Minister Jim McGinty officially opened the $31 million redevelopment and extension of St John of God Hospital in Murdoch on August 24. With 334 beds and 10 operating theatres, the Hospital is now the seventh largest freestanding private hospital in Australia. Mr McGinty said the Hospital’s expansion was a significant commitment by St John of God Health Care to improving access to private health care services in Perth’s southern corridor. “This expansion will enhance Murdoch Hospital’s ability to provide high quality private hospital services, and it complements the government’s commitment to the construction of the new Fiona Stanley Hospital on land adjacent to St John of God,” he said. St John of God Hospital Murdoch Chief Executive Officer, Peter Mott said that this latest expansion, the third in the Hospital’s 11 -year history, was constructed in a way that allows for even further growth in the future. “Our vision is to see this private health campus grow to around 400 beds which, combined with the Government’s plans to build the Fiona Stanley Hospital by 2011, will provide people in Perth’s southern suburbs with access to world class tertiary level public and private health care facilities.” Mr Mott said. “Apart from our additional beds and operating theatres, we have made a significant commitment in this expansion program to the inclusion of a purpose built education centre incorporating a 90-seat auditorium, tutorial, meeting rooms, large function room and library. This will assist the Hospital in its aim of becoming a key provider of medical and nursing undergraduate and postgraduate education. “Furthermore, St John of God Hospital Murdoch is the only private hospital in Perth with a fully equipped and staffed Emergency Department, and it has an outstanding reputation.” The redevelopment and expansion includes the Emergency Department, two new operating rooms, 70 more beds, a new sterilising department, expansion of medical imaging, expansion and relocation of the pathology laboratory, a training facility and 165 more parking bays.
Highgate parish celebrates hundred years
Sacred Heart Parish in Highgate celebrated its 100 years, 1905-2005, on Sunday August 21 to the obvious approval of young parishioners. Parish priest Fr Peter Bianchini blessed the original foundation stone and launched a restoration appeal with support from Stephen Smith MP for Perth, the Mayor of Vincent Nic Catania and Mr Enzo Sirna from the National Trust. The first stage of restoration will involve the front leadlight windows, chapel lighting and the foyer. Photo: Billie Fairclough
Television talks will continue Archbishop Barry Hickey has decided to continue his weekly talks on Channel 9 at least until Christmas. The trial of four talks under the title “Today’s Comment” ended last Sunday, but the new series will continue from this Sunday. Bishop Don Sproxton will deliver this weekend’s talk because Archbishop Hickey has been on retreat this week. The one-minute talks will continue in their slot during the first advertising break in the six o’clock
news and will be repeated on Tuesday and Thursday mornings between 6.30am and 7am during the Today program. They will also be screened three times each week during the Late Show. This schedule will provide a potential audience of 900,000 people. Archbishop Hickey said the response to the talks had been most encouraging. In addition to the huge audiences on Channel 9, nearly 1200 people viewed the films
on the archdiocesan website www. perthcatholic.org.au during the first three weeks. He said the next big challenge was to secure funding for the program. It was important to have a presence in the commercial media, but he did not want to reduce the Archdiocese’s commitment to its many social welfare activities or other Church projects. “There are always things we could do with money, but we also need to put our ideas before the
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general community,” he said. It cost about $8000 to produce and air each talk. There had already been some pledges of support, but he was appealing to Catholics to consider giving significant support to this campaign to present important spiritual and social values to the community. “Television has the greatest reach and the greatest impact across the community, so it is important to have a presence there,” he said.
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