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  • Welcome home Joel: EMHS appoints new Chief Executive 01 April 2026 Following an open and competitive recruitment process, the East Metropolitan Health Service Board is pleased to announce Joel Gurr as its new Chief Executive.
  • Best of the best! EMHS nurses and midwives scoop WANMEA finalists' pool 25 March 2026 East Metropolitan Health Service has a whopping 13 finalists in this year's WA Nursing and Midwifery Awards – the most of any other hospital service provider in WA.
  • EMHS earns highest carer-friendly tag in a WA first 24 March 2026 In a prestigious milestone, East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS) has been accredited as a leading carer-friendly workplace in the State.
  • 2025 EMHS Values in Action Award Recipient Announced 04 March 2026 Ewing Hong, a Senior Clinical Pharmacist at Armadale Health Service, is the overall recipient of the 2025 EMHS Values in Action Award.
  • Today, February 11, we celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, recognising the critical contributions women make across science, health, technology and research – and the work still required to ensure these spaces are inclusive, equitable and accessible to all.
    EMHS leaders breaking barriers for women in science 11 February 2026 Women such as EMHS Director of Innovation and Research Sharon Humphris and EMHS A/Prof. Senior Biomedical Engineer Moreica Pabbruwe are helping reshape what leadership and innovation in science and research look like.

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    Care Opinion: An Online Workshop for Consumers 21 April 2022 To support your consumers to provide feedback on the platform and start a conversation around improvement, Care Opinion Australia will be offering workshops for community members across the country to help them better understand the Care Opinion Australia platform and how to write their story of care.
  • Shire of Serpentine – Jarrahdale Chief Executive Officer Paul Martin, EMHS Chief Executive Liz MacLeod, and EMHS Executive Director Clinical Service Strategy and Population Health Joel Gurr.
    Byford Health Hub continues to progress 18 March 2022 Announced in February 2021, the idea of the BHH is to support the fast-growing Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale community. EMHS is partnering with the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale (SJ Shire) to plan, design and deliver the health hub located in Byford.
  • Denese Griffin, Director, Aboriginal Health Strategy, Zyhannah Bin Jalili and Le Teisha Deplin, Graduate Cadets, and Sue Flindell, Workforce Consultant
    Catapulting success for Cadetship Program 19 February 2022 Since 2019, East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS) has been part of the WA Health Aboriginal Cadetship Program, which offers Aboriginal university students the opportunity to gain paid work experience while studying for their undergraduate degree in health care.
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    EMHS welcomes AKG graduates 18 February 2022 The latest EMHS nursing and midwifery graduates started their new career at Armadale Hospital this week.
  • Image for the Byford Community and Consumer Advisory Group
    Help shape the Byford Health Hub 18 November 2021 Expressions of interest from a range of key stakeholders are now being sought in the development of the Byford Health Hub (BHH). The idea of a planned Hub was first announced by the State government in February this year to support the fast growing Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale community.
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Last Updated: 21/05/2025
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