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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.

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RMH Emergency patient airlifted to hospital after smart watch notified authorities

25 May 2021

Patient Em Stoneham was airlifted to the Royal Melbourne Hospital Emergency Department following a horrific car accident, which led to a number of internal injuries.

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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.

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PARTY Program participants

Not just any P.A.R.T.Y: Young people make positive choices after RMH Program

19 May 2021

A Royal Melbourne Hospital program is helping change the lives of young people by exposing them to the grim reality of risky behaviour.

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Donated artwork brightens up 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.

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Special painting donated to healthcare workers at the Royal Melbourne Hospital

28 April 2021

Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) patient, Naser Moradi, has donated a painting to the hospital to give thanks for those who looked after him during his stay at RMH in 2017.

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Dr Alistair Walpole

RMH perioperative shines 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.

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How the Royal Melbourne Hospital 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) were impacted by an outbreak that affected both staff and patients.

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Kate Drummond

RMH and University of Melbourne 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.

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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.

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