Westmead Hospital

  • Sickbed reconciliations in hospital chaplaincy

    “You know not the day or the hour” (Mt 23:13) when the Lord permits personal suffering. Westmead Hospital precinct is one of the largest hospital zones in the Southern Hemisphere and the Camillian Order is present day and night helping people suffering health challenges. “As hospital chaplains and as...
  • Chisholm Cottage – Ready for Regional Families

    Chisholm Cottage – Sisters of Charity Outreach’s low-cost, shared accommodation service for regional NSW families needing to stay in Sydney for medical services and hospital stays – was officially re-opened today by The Honourable Rick Colless, MLC. Often referred to as “a home away from home” by regional families,...
  • Pastoral care team reflects on ministry to the sick

    Members of the pastoral care team at Westmead Hospital held their annual meeting at the Shrine of the Holy Innocents at Kellyville last month. The shrine is a place of pilgrimage in this Year of Consecrated Life. Some 30 extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist came together for the meeting on...