How “remote buddies” could help donning and doffing PPE
15 June 2021
Research by the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) published in the Medical Journal of Australia shows using “remote buddies” may help preserve personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies and provide reliable access to monitoring.
10 Years on: how blood transfusions in the air have transformed trauma care
07 June 2021
In 2011 the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) and Air Ambulance Victoria (AAV) worked together to establish the first service to allow helicopters to carry blood products on board.
Parkville Precinct staff roll up sleeves for COVID-19 jab
24 May 2021
After what was an unforgettable year, opening the doors to the Parkville Precinct COVID-19 vaccination hub was a day for the history books.
Donated artwork brightens up the RMH Emergency Department
11 May 2021
Mauricio Munoz first became known to the Royal Melbourne Hospital Emergency Department (ED) in 2013 after he was thrown off his bicycle after being hit by a truck.
Shining a light on a different kind of ‘Bluey’ this Operation Clean Up Day
27 April 2021
A team of passionate sustainability champions have changed the way the RMH thinks of Bluey – not only an adorable dog, but a crucial piece of equipment contributing to unnecessary waste.
How the RMH navigated an aged care outbreak in the middle of Victoria’s second wave
24 March 2021
During the COVID-19 second-wave, which faced Melbourne in July 2020, multiple aged care wards at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) faced an outbreak that affected both staff and patients.
Researchers awarded multi-million dollar grant to advance care for brain cancer survivors
23 March 2021
The Australian Government has awarded $2.6 million to researchers at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and the University of Melbourne for a project using the latest information technology to improve the lives of people who have survived brain cancer.
The RMH researcher receives Cancer Council Grant
15 March 2021
A study aiming to find the genetic link between familial bowel cancers, led by Inaugural Chair of Adult Clinical Genetics at the University of Melbourne and the Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Ingrid Winship, is one of 13 research projects that will share in $3.8 million from Cancer Council Victoria.
Rapid COVID test evaluated at the Royal Melbourne Hospital
03 March 2021
Research by the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) and the Peter Doherty Institute for Infectious Diseases and Immunity, published results for the validation study of rapid point-of-care antigen testing in the Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific.
The Royal Melbourne Hospital’s Professor Kirsty Buising named Moomba Monarch
02 March 2021
Lord Mayor Sally Capp today announced this year’s Moomba Monarchs are representatives of the unsung community heroes who have been working to keep us all safe during COVID-19.
