On The Ground

Heather Messenger, who is retiring as CEO of Adelaide’s Burnside War Memorial Hospital, isn’t all that comfortable talking about herself. But as she steps back from ...

By gmorley • March 2, 2022

There’s nothing quite like helping bring new life into the world and then seeing those little ones all grown up. For Dr James Moir, it’s been ...

By Frith Rayner • February 14, 2022

A new leadership team at Healthe Care Central Coast in New South Wales say they have a renewed focus on growth and collaboration, while pledging ...

By gmorley • January 28, 2022

Hollywood Private Hospital is expecting to provide West Australian patients with increasing levels of early diagnosis and detection of conditions such as cancer, following a ...

By gmorley • January 17, 2022

Marilyn Slark's chosen career was never in doubt – in fact, it was in her blood. The Buderim Private Hospital nurse and midwife, who retired in ...

By gmorley • December 13, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a rethink in many people’s working life, but few would have had a career change as dramatic as Stuart Beattie. Stuart ...

By gmorley • December 10, 2021

Nearly 30 years to the day since she was born at Epworth Freemasons, Elle Hill has given birth to her own baby at the same ...

By gmorley • November 30, 2021

Anita Drever joined Kawana Private Hospital in early 2007, just months after it opened – and she loves it so much, she hopes to retire ...

By gmorley • November 17, 2021

Thirty years ago, Professor Paul Bannon was a young research student sleeping overnight at Strathfield Private Hospital, looking after patients as part of a new ...

By gmorley • November 2, 2021

Wangaratta Private Hospital is banking on the power of the sun to help reduce its environmental footprint – and significantly cut costs. The 43-bed facility in ...

By gmorley • October 19, 2021