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Calvary St Luke's Hospital

Calvary St Luke's Hospital is a Private Hospital located in Launceston specialising in Palliative ca

At St Luke’s Hospital we are the leading provider of palliative and end-of-life care across the north of Tasmania and are the only private mental health facility in Northern Tasmania that offers a range of holistic and innovative treatment programs for inpatients and outpatients. Calvary St Luke’s Hospital is affiliated with the University of Tasmania, and is a first choice placement for a variety

of students. Founded in 1885 by the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary, Calvary is a charitable, not-for-profit, Catholic health care organisation. Our mission is to provide quality, compassionate health care to the most vulnerable, including those reaching the end of their life. With over 18,000 staff and volunteers, we have a national network of 14 Public and Private Hospitals, 72 Residential Care and Retirement Communities and 19 Community Care service centres.

25/07/2025

Calvary Launceston held it's first Front Line Manager Planning Day this week at St Vincent's Hospital in the Learning & Development Training Centre.

The focus was centered around Governance, Work Health and Safety priorities and Quality and Accreditation. The Leadership day was run by Kate Pryde, Calvary Launceston's General Manager, and featured Jen Agars, National Manager for Work Health and Safety and Juliet Pellegrini, Head of Clinical Governance - Hospitals, presenting to our Front Line Managers.

Calvary is committed to ensuring staff are kept up to date with current requirements, legislations and knowledge - creating a better informed workforce equipped with all the tools to set them up for success.

21/07/2025

Welcome to our (not so) new Director of Clinical Services for both St Luke's and St Vincent's Hospitals - Fiona Braid.

Initially, Fiona took on the role in an acting capacity and it's great to acknowledge her recent permanent appointment to the position. Fiona has done, and will continue to do an outstanding job, leading with great compassion and sensitivity.

Fiona has also recently been selected to participate in the National Calvary Leadership program which is an exciting opportunity offered by Calvary.

Welcome Fiona!

20/06/2025

“This was a bittersweet moment for the family, but the local building community has played a huge role in making Thomas’ dream for his daughter come true."

We're proud to share that our team have successfully delivered a cubby house to 4 year-old Hannah, in support of her father and palliative care patient Thomas' one wish.

Melwood Ward clerk Leonie was so passionate to see the wish come true, she contacted Member for Bass Rob Fairs, who set about making the cubby house a reality.

Hannah’s dream cubby house was craned on to Thomas’s in-laws’ property at Nile, south of Launceston, last Thursday, with Thomas, in the care of Dr Emma Smyth and Ms Sutherland, watching on.

Thank you to Tas City Building, Clennett's Mitre 10, and Cranes Combined for their efforts on the construction side of things.

24/11/2024

Congratulations to Joyce - our beloved catering officer - on an incredible 55 years of service.

If you'd like to join Joyce and become a member of the Calvary team, please follow the link here: https://ow.ly/K4ob50Ucoym

19/09/2024

Congratulations to our orthopaedic surgical team performing a milestone 1000th robotic-assisted procedure.

Calvary first embraced robotic-assisted surgery at the hospital in Launceston in 2022 and installed a second in mid-2024, increasing access and reducing wait-times for this type of surgery. The system uses 3D virtual modelling and other technologies to help surgeons plan and tailor operations to the patient’s individual anatomy, while the guided robotic arm enables precision cuts.

Our highly skilled and experienced team of surgeons, theatre nurses and other perioperative staff reached the milestone during a week performing a record 37 joint replacements using both robotic and non-assisted surgical techniques.

09/08/2024

Congratulations to the Melwood Palliative Care Unit, who were runners up in the outstanding team or service section of the Tasmanian Palliative Care Awards announced yesterday.

Team Melwood is a collective of nurses and doctors, allied health professionals, pastoral care, administration staff, cleaners and volunteers who combine efforts on a daily basis to provide the best possible care.

A truly incredible effort, well done to all!

30/05/2024

We have an exciting announcement!

Recruitment for a Meet and Greet Volunteer at both our hospital and Calvary St Vincent’s Hospital is officially underway.

If this is something you may be interested in, please follow the link here: https://ow.ly/wplU50S1ueZ

27/05/2024

What is known as vNOTE, is a new hysterectomy procedure with a faster recovery, less pain and no visible scaring that is now available for women in northern Tasmania.

Dr Ben Dhanaraj, completed the first two vNOTE procedures in March at Calvary St Vincent’s Hospital, becoming the first accredited surgeon to perform the surgery in the region.

If you're interested in finding out more about vNOTE, please follow the link here: https://ow.ly/nptK50RWeuK

26/04/2024

Introducing you to our 'Monthly Random Acts of Staff Appreciation Day'program, where each month we find a way to give back to our staff for all the incredible work they do to care for their patients.

This month, our chosen theme was ANZAC Day where we handed around some biscuits and a complimentary card which entitled staff to one small hot drink from the hospital cafe. A special treat that was enjoyed by all.

15/04/2024

We've got some exciting news for your Monday - applications for Round 1 of the Calvary Community Council Grants for 2024 are now open!

The Calvary Community Council (CCC) offers two statewide grant rounds per year for not-for-profit Tasmanian organisations to improve the health and wellbeing of marginalised and vulnerable Tasmanian communities.

The CCC pays particular attention to projects which are identified for:

• Marginalised and Vulnerable Groups
• Children and Adolescents (0-18)
• Young Adults (18-30)
• The Elderly

If you'd like to find out more or apply for a grant, please follow the link here: https://ow.ly/sVHw50RfRqV

20/03/2024

On behalf of the Calvary Community Council, we are proud to announce the recipients of the latest round of community grants to support vulnerable people across Tasmania.

The recipients are;

· Share the Dignity
· Deloraine High School for their Ready to Shready student cycology initiative
· The Salvation Army Tasmania for The Salvos Sunday Dinner
· Australian Dental Foundation for Healthy Smiles for Australian Seniors
· The Story Island Project
· HeartKids - TAS

With only two state-wide grant rounds per year, preference is given to those organisations proposing innovative projects designed to address unmet health needs in the community.

To find out more about the work these recipients are doing, follow the link here: https://ow.ly/EFRL50QXjeZ

08/03/2024

Calvary’s largely female workforce in Tasmania has extra reasons to celebrate this following approval of a new enterprise agreement awarding nurses and midwives pay increases and a range of enhanced conditions.

Amongst other benefits, nurses and midwives working in Calvary’s private hospitals in Hobart and Launceston will receive a 3 per cent pay increase each year for three years, additional professional development leave and enhancements to a range of paid leave and allowances to further support caring for their families.

“This is great news for our hard working nurses and midwives who are the backbone of our health workforce and provide exceptional patient care.”- Calvary’s Regional CEO for Tasmania, Melissa Evans.

Read the full story at: https://ow.ly/y6as50QOnvn

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Launceston, TAS

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https://www.calvarycare.org.au/st-lukes-private-hospital-launceston/

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