News and Events - Epworth HealthCare

Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan

Epworth HealthCare in Victoria is set to establish Australia’s first dedicated Prostate Cancer Research Centre at its Richmond site, thanks to a $7.5 million grant from the Rudd Government, Treasurer Wayne Swan announced today.... Read more

Epworth HealthCare was last night named winner of the “Large Business Turnaround of the Year” award, presented by the Victorian Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association.... Read more

Epworth HealthCare today celebrated its 1000th robotic procedure at the Richmond campus since introducing the da Vinci system to Australia in December 2003.... Read more

Epworth Eastern has recently acquired the most technologically-advanced Lithotripsy Suite available in today’s medical equipment market.... Read more

A Peace Garden for patients and families was opened today, adjacent to the Oncology Ward at Epworth Richmond.... Read more

Group Chief Executive of Epworth HealthCare Alan Kinkade has chosen International Nurses' Day to announce six scholarships for Epworth nursing and non-nursing staff.... Read more

To mark national Volunteer Week, Epworth HealthCare will host a number of functions to celebrate its healthy proportion of Australia's 5.4 million volunteers.... Read more

During April, Epworth Eastern performed its 500th robotic surgical procedure using the da Vinci Robot Surgical System, since the hospital opened in 2004.... Read more

The Australian Government Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency, EOWA, who introduced its Employer of Choice Awards in 2001, has again named Epworth HealthCare among its top Employer of Choice for Women in 2008.... Read more

Following football celebrity Sam Newman’s radical prostatectomy at Epworth Eastern, surgeons at Epworth HealthCare confirmed they perform the highest number of robot-assisted surgical procedures in Australia and New Zealand.... Read more