Hospitals
Mercy sister, Julie O'Brien, retires
Article about retirement of Sister Julie O'Brien who had worked at the Mercy Hospital for Women in East Melbourne since its opening in 1971. 1 January 2006.
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New breast cancer treatment
Newspaper clipping about new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) breast screening available at Peter MacCallum. Also clippings about hospital's proposed move to Parkville. Also clipping about new anti-smoking policy.
- 3086 reads
Official Opening of the Mercy Maternity Hospital
Program of the opening of the Mercy Hospital by the Hon. Sir Henry Bolte. Photos.
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People of Mercy - A History of Mercy Hospital for Women 1971-2004
A book by Lesley Alves giving a history of the East Melbourne Mercy Hospital for Women from 1970 to 2004.
Contents:
Beginnings
Structures and Restructures
Family Centred Care
Teaching Hospital
Hospital in the Community
Spirit of Mercy
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People of Mercy: A History of Mercy Hospital for Women 1971-2004
A history of the Mercy Hospital for Women. Photos. Index.
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Hospital remains empty
A newspaper article stating that the Peter MacCallum Cancer Hospital in East Melbourne, which has been empty since the new cancer hopital was built in Carlton, has been converted to an intensive care unit for use during the Covid pandemic at the cost of $30m, but remains empty.
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Philip Brady draws raffle
Photo of Philip Brady drawing a Mercy Maternity Hospital raffle in the cafeteria in the 1970s.
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Pope's visit
Series of seven small colour proof photos of the visit by Pope John Paul II to the Mercy Hospital in 1986.
- 3672 reads
Queen Bess Row - Advertisement for Nursing Home 1892
Advertisement which appeared in the Australian Medical Journal on Feb. 15, 1892.
Transcript of text:
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Sight and Sound News 1964
Sight and Sound, a Bi-Monthly Journal of the Royal Eye and Ear Hospital.
This issue includes articles on medical advances, work of the auxilliary, and short social notes.
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