News You are here:HomeNewsroom Specialised robotic equipment enabling SVHM surgeons to perform more minimally-invasive procedures 18 Mar 2024 St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne has welcomed a new addition to its surgical team – the da Vinci robot. St Vincent’s specialists are working to treat hepatitis and ensure no one gets left behind 15 Mar 2024 St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading centre for hepatitis treatment and research, where specialists are also upskilling the wider healt ... A donor kidney gives patient the chance to be a mum 14 Mar 2024 After four years on dialysis Kristy Luong received the life-changing call she’d been waiting for World-first 3D POEM endoscopy performed at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne 27 Feb 2024 The world’s first 3D Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) has been performed by St Vincent’s Gastroenterologist, Associate Professor Bronte Holt, and a ... Medical leech therapy used to assist with traumatic amputations 19 Feb 2024 Leeches have become a valuable treatment resource for the reconstructive surgical team at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne Study explores a novel way to highlight lung cancer during surgery 5 Feb 2024 St Vincent’s was a lead trial site in a project assessing how a fluorescing agent could be used to improve surgical accuracy in finding tumours World-first clinical trial places St Vincent’s at the forefront of a new era in personalised medicine 25 Jan 2024 Researchers at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) are leading a world-first, multi-centre clinical trial of a personalised treatment approach that ... Kidney transplant patient celebrates new year with new hope 23 Jan 2024 St Vincent’s has played a key part in giving a Warrnambool man a second chance at life St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne’s new cellular lab boosts Victorian blood cancer research 18 Jan 2024 A new cellular laboratory at SVHM is supporting the growth of haematology clinical trials. A life-changing lesson 16 Jan 2024 Richard Thayer discovered first-hand why it’s important to never ignore warning signs when it comes your health An update from St Vincent's Health Australia 29 Dec 2023 An update from St Vincent's Health Australia A statement from St Vincent's Health Australia 22 Dec 2023 On Tuesday, 19 December 2023, St Vincent’s Health Australia began responding to a cyber security incident. Arthritis drug offers potential therapy for Type 1 diabetes 19 Dec 2023 St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne was a trial site in a study that hopes to improve life for people with early diagnosed Type 1 diabetes Victorian Government backs brain monitoring technology led by St Vincent’s clinician-researcher 11 Dec 2023 Breakthrough Victoria invests $2 million in local medtech start-up aimed at improving health outcomes for brain injured patients Excellence at St Vincent’s in 2023 - from clinical care to leadership 7 Dec 2023 Here are some of our highlights from 2023, which were selected as winners of our annual excellence awards. Making sure our efforts don’t go to waste! 16 Nov 2023 Learn about how our ICU team is reducing soft plastic waste. St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Heart Centre celebrates 10 years of bolstering public health and expert-led care 10 Nov 2023 The St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne centre has expanded capacity for patients while creating space for experts to turn research into practice. Diabetes study examines better glucose management for Indigenous Australians 2 Nov 2023 St Vincent’s is a trial site for a study assessing how a wearable monitor could make glucose testing more accessible for First Nations patients with T ... St Vincent’s haematologists use clinical trials to help blood cancer patients live longer 24 Oct 2023 A look at how St Vincent’s Clinical Haematology Unit is providing critical access to novel treatments. Tailored dietary therapy improves diet satisfaction for IBD patients 17 Oct 2023 Dietary therapy personalised to patient symptoms and disease state are part of a new holistic approach to tackle inflammatory bowel disease Allied Health professionals recognised with 2023 Excellence Awards 16 Oct 2023 Health care workers in Allied Health belong to many distinct specialities, each of which plays its own vital role in the health sector. Tailored programs to support growth of Victoria’s medtech capabilities 12 Oct 2023 ACMD Academy consortium partners will be offering industry-aligned medtech education and training courses Springtime hay fever, asthma and the importance of symptom management 11 Oct 2023 St Vincent’s clinicians are encouraging people to prepare for thunderstorm asthma season and remain vigilant for both asthma and hay fever symptoms. Integrating healthcare and housing to improve patient outcomes 10 Oct 2023 A unique partnership aims to break the cycle of chronic homelessness, poor health, hospitalisation and return to homelessness. Improving the standard of care for men with prostate cancer 3 Oct 2023 Access to a clinical trial has provided SVHM patients with access to a new form of treatment for advanced prostate cancer. Proud to leading the way on improving accessibility 3 Oct 2023 SVHM has launched it's new Access and Inclusion Plan for People with Disability 2023-2025. A new standard of care for elderly people with multiple myeloma 20 Sep 2023 St Vincent’s researchers have participated in a new study, exploring a treatment combination that can result in a longer, progression free survival fo ... Grateful for a second chance – how CPR and defibrillation saved Shakeel’s life 16 Aug 2023 A cardiac arrest survivor has reunited with some of the first responders who came to his aid when he collapsed at Parliament Station, including a St V ... Dr Laura Ross announced as the 2023 TJ Martin Award winner 10 Aug 2023 Presented to the author of the best PhD thesis completed by a St Vincent’s campus researcher during the past 18 months, this year’s TJ Martin Award ac ... St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne supporting Victoria’s post-pandemic recovery through more surgeries and better patient care 8 Aug 2023 A second surgical site is allowing St Vincent’s to deliver more surgeries to those who had their care deferred during the pandemic