Posts Tagged ‘Press Release’

Community donations to St John WA (SJWA) has helped fund four Northam Clontarf Academy Year 12 teenagers to become first aid accredited as part of their journey to future employment. The Clontarf Foundation exists to improve the education, discipline, life skills, self-esteem and employment prospects of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and by…

St John WA is celebrating after winning one of the major categories at the Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards ceremony held at Optus Stadium on October 31. The awards recognise outstanding solutions and innovations to specific workplace health and safety problems in Western Australia. SJWA won Best solution to a work health and safety risk –…

Graham Rennie is a pretty fit 73-year-old, who exercises regularly, likes to cycle between his Como home and Manning Men’s Shed and keep up with his grandchildren over the school holidays. But the Manning Men’s Shed president quickly learned sudden cardiac arrest could still apply to him on a warm day in May when he…

New records for St John WA (SJWA) in cardiac arrest response and survivability have been set in 2023. SJWA recorded its highest survival result historically, of 39.6% in the Utstein comparator group, which is used for international benchmarking of cardiac arrest performance. It sets SJWA among best performing cardiac arrest emergency responders across the globe,…

Patient satisfaction over wait times for a St John WA (SJWA) ambulance well exceeded the national average, according to the Council of Ambulance Authorities’ (CAA) latest Patient Experience Survey Report. Satisfaction over wait times, which averaged 17 minutes across all the priorities, rose 2 per cent since last year to 71 per cent, well ahead…

St John Ambulance Australia has launched its first-ever national Drive-a-thon to empower communities across the country with lifesaving CPR skills.  Over 60 days, the Drive-a-thon van will travel more than 16,000 kms delivering free CPR training to 5000 Australians across every state and territory, while installing $50,000 of lifesaving Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs).  The van…

Allan Duncan was swimming laps at his local pool when he realised he was having a heart attack. Having had one before, and having done a previous first aid course, the 75-year-old knew exactly what to do. Allan had lifeguards at Swan Active Ballajura call Triple Zero (000), and St John WA paramedics Gareth and…

St John WA has recognised the valuable contribution of its Community Transport Services (CTS) volunteer drivers during their annual awards ceremony held at the Aloft Hotel. The awards are a way to acknowledge and thank volunteers for their contributions to the organisation and wider community as they transport clients between medical appointments, social engagements, work,…

Gavin Mippy is lucky to be alive, and he knows it. The 50-year-old Pilbara man suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while playing football in July, and he has only recently returned home after spending weeks in Perth hospitals. A reunion between Gavin and those who helped him in those crucial first minutes after his cardiac…

Ahead of Restart a Heart Day on October 16, St John Ambulance Australia is calling for Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) to become as common place as fire extinguishers in communities, workplaces and homes. New research released by St John shows almost all Australian adults – (96%) – believe AEDs are important to have in public…