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- Speech Pathology Week with Sandra Lettieri A young woman with short black hair is smiling while wearing a green blouse with black patterns.

August 22, 2023 | Events, Interviews, News

Speech Pathology Week with Sandra Lettieri

During Speech Pathology Week, we aim to raise awareness and understanding of communication difficulties and emphasise the crucial…

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- Redevelopment update! Light blue tile featuring text 'redevelopment news'

July 26, 2023 | News, Patient Stories, Redevelopment

Redevelopment update!

In some exciting news, we hit major milestones in our redevelopment project with the relocation of our Acute…

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- 2023 Values Awards Winners CEO Brendon Garner standing between the two Values Awards winners Siew Yeak and Dr Chris Brown

June 30, 2023 | News

2023 Values Awards Winners

During our monthly Staff Forum, we announced the well-deserved recipients of our Value Awards. These accolades serve as…

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- GRADUATE NURSE RN APPLICATIONS CLOSING SOON 5 nurses standing on a balcony with trees in the background wearing navy scrubs. All are smiling and wearing masks

June 23, 2023 | Events, News

GRADUATE NURSE RN APPLICATIONS CLOSING SOON

  The closing date for applications for our Graduate Nurse Program is 7 July. What sets our program…

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- A story of triumph – Knox’s Cochlear Implant journey Photo of Knox after surgery, next to photo of Knox and mum at nearly 2 years old

June 19, 2023 | Interviews, News, Patient Stories

A story of triumph – Knox’s Cochlear Implant journey

When Knox was 8 days old, his parents found out he was profoundly deaf in one ear, and…

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- In Memorium – Associate Professor Brian Pyman A portrait of a man in a dark grey suit jacket and red tie smiling

May 19, 2023 | News

In Memorium – Associate Professor Brian Pyman

BRIAN CLIVE PYMAN  22nd October 1942 – 27th April 2023 This obituary was written by Brian’s friend, colleague…

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- International Nurses Day – Interview with Nurse Cam from specialist clinics “Chief nursing officer Leanne Turner in a blue and pink top standing next to nurse Cam Moral wearing navy scrubs holding an award”

May 12, 2023 | News

International Nurses Day – Interview with Nurse Cam from specialist clinics

On International Nurses Day, we recognise the outstanding work our nurses, and nurses all around the world. Our…

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- 41% increase in eye traumas in males sustained in the workplace since 2018 Patient, Mark Swales and Dr Carmel Crock standing outside the Eye and Ear emergency departnent

April 28, 2023 | Interviews, News, Patient Stories, Research

41% increase in eye traumas in males sustained in the workplace since 2018

The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (Eye and Ear) has recorded a substantial increase in men presenting…

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- In Memorium – Fay Bathgate Two photo's side by side, left photo is of Fay at Eye and Ear's 150th celebration, and right photo is of her in her nursing uniform when she first started at the Eye and Ear

April 5, 2023 | News

In Memorium – Fay Bathgate

A photo of Fay Bathgate at the Eye and Ear’s 150th celebration Staff at the Eye and Ear,…

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- Celebrating our people A white lamiated sign saying '2022 Thank you event' in green writing. There is a man with his back to the camera wearing a blue shirt

March 30, 2023 | News

Celebrating our people

Last week we celebrated our staff, volunteers and consumer representatives at a special thank you event that incorporated…

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- High volume of calls Blue tile and image of telephone ringing with text above saying 'We're experiencing a high volume of calls' and the eye and ear logo in the bottom right corner

March 29, 2023 | News

High volume of calls

  **High volume of calls** Due to an outage that affected incoming calls to the hospital this morning,…

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- Celebrating 160 years of care 1863 – 2023 Historic image of the Eye and Ear hospital building in 1873, then known as 'The Melbourne Institution for Diseases of the Eye and Ear'

March 16, 2023 | Events, News, Redevelopment

Celebrating 160 years of care 1863 – 2023

For 160 years, the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital has provided the highest standard of patient care…

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