Please enjoy the 2024 Autumn edition of the Mercy Health Foundation newsletter.
Welcome from the Mercy Health Foundation CEO
Welcome to Autumn of 2024! I cannot believe how quickly the year has flown. We have already celebrated Christmas and the new year, Valentine’s Day and Easter since the last time I wrote to you. I am thrilled to say our 2023 Christmas Appeal featuring baby Luniva raised funds to support Werribee Mercy Hospital’s Paediatric...
Welcome from the Mercy Health Foundation CEO
A mother’s love lives on
John speaks fondly of the year 1990 – the year he became a magistrate; the year he became a father for the first time, and it was the year when his beloved Collingwood Magpies won the inaugural AFL Grand Final. Without the support of his wife, Maree, John says he might not have had the...
A mother’s love lives on
Generous support powering further education for Mercy Health staff
Each year, thanks to generous donors and corporate partners, Mercy Health Foundation awards scholarships to various Mercy Health staff to help further their studies and skills. Selected amongst a panel of senior leaders at Mercy Health, this year we had nine successful recipients. We were able to celebrate our wonderful group of donors, partners and...
Generous support powering further education for Mercy Health staff
A personal connection fuels philanthropy: Oak Capital and the Mitchell family’s legacy
In 2019, the lives of Stephen and Belinda Mitchell were forever changed. Belinda was expecting her second child, a little brother for her eldest child, Charlie. When Belinda was six months pregnant, she was rushed to Mercy Hospital for Women (MHW) where Harvey was born, three months premature. The new family of four then spent...
A personal connection fuels philanthropy: Oak Capital and the Mitchell family’s legacy
A legacy kicks on
Oliver, waiting patiently for those 16 long hours on a couch in the Birthing Suite was finally able to have his baby girl placed on his chest for skin-to-skin time when midwives and doctors noticed something strange about Isabel’s breathing. “You paint this perfect picture of your baby being born and to finally meet them....
A legacy kicks on
Love for mums provides the safe monitoring of Mercy babies
In 2023, the event raised enough funds to purchase two new cardiotocography (CTG) machines for Mercy Hospital for Women (MHW). Without the generous support of our community of donors supporting the 2023 event, we would not be able to help unborn babies in distress. These machines allow midwives and obstetricians to monitor the wellbeing of...
Love for mums provides the safe monitoring of Mercy babies
Last reviewed April 8, 2024.