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  • International Women’s Day - Balancing the Scales 08 March 2026 Today on International Women’s Day we celebrate the significant contributions of women across PathWest. From our diagnostic labs to our leadership teams, their expertise and dedication are integral to providing high-quality pathology services that support the WA health system. At PathWest, we don't just celebrate women; we empower them. We are proud to share that: 74.4% of our workforce comprises women. For the first time since becoming a Health Service Provider in 2018, we are led by our first female Chief Executive and Chief Pathologist. Women make up 50% of our Health Executive Service and approximately 50% of Tier 4 leadership positions. Representation remains strong in the lab, with over 50% of our pathologists and high-level Medical and Principal Scientists in Charge being women. With this year’s theme, Balance the Scales, we continue to build a safe...
  • Shaping the Future: PathWest Welcomes our 2026 Registrar Intake 06 March 2026 PathWest is proud to welcome our latest intake of Registrars. As WA's only public pathology provider, we are committed to investing in the clinical leaders of tomorrow and supporting a positive workplace culture that encourages both personal wellbeing and professional excellence for our Registrars during that journey. We currently have66 Registrarsacross our service, including12 new starterswho jo...
  • Beyond the Diagnosis: PathWest in global mission to ‘find the match’ 28 February 2026 On Rare Disease Day (28 February), we reflect on the global effort to improve equity in diagnosis and treatment for those living with rare conditions. In WA, this mission is powered by PathWest. An example is Department of Immunology at Fiona Stanley Hospital — providing life-saving stem cell tissue typing for patients facing rare blood diseases. Using high-resolution next generation DNA Sequenci...
  • PathWest’s Zo Ee Wong awarded prestigious FHRI grant for groundbreaking immunotherapy research 20 February 2026 We are thrilled to announce that our very own Zo Ee Wong from the Department of Clinical Immunology FSH has been awarded a Clinician Researcher Training grant through the Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund and The Hospital Research Foundation Group for her innovative CAR T cell immunotherapy research to improve outcomes for patients with blood cancers. Zo Ee is one of only eight We...
  • International Acclaim for PathWest Forensic Biology staff 05 February 2026 A publication co-authored by PathWest Forensic Biology staff members Anna Heavey (Senior Forensic Scientist in Charge-Quality, Training, Safety & Risk) and Gavin Turbett (Head of Department) has been selected as a 2025 Noteworthy Article for the prestigious Journal of Forensic Sciences. The Journal of Forensic Sciences is the official publication of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, whic...

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  • COVID-19 testing for international travellers 17 January 2022 PathWest now offers COVID-19 PCR testing for International Travellers The test results from this convenient test will be securely emailed to you within 24-48 hours for you to print out and take with you to the airport.There is no referral required from your doctor and no appointment needed. Please be aware this service is only available at selected PathWest Collection Centres. No Medicare rebate is availablefor this test and you will have an out-of-pocket fee of $145 to pay at the time of your test (credit card payments only). It is important to check with your airline, or the local embassy of the country you are travelling to, as to how many days before travel you need to be tested, or if there are any other special testing requirements. For all the information regarding this service and where you can get tested please see theCOVID-19 Testing for International Travellers page.
  • It's the most wonderful time of the year! 21 December 2021 What fun and festivity PathWest staff have engaged in over the last few weeks working together to create fantastic entries into our PathWest Christmas Decoration Competition! We were overwhelmed with interest and received thirty entries from throughout our sites and services. The judges managed to visit all entries within QEII Medical Centre and Fiona Stanley Hospital on Friday and assessed online entries from other areas that could not be attended on the day. Everyone went above and beyond and created visual and sometimes interactive spectacles that quite honestly overawed our panel of judges. Our judges rated each entry on originality/creativity, presentation and effort/participation. Without further ado the winners are: 1st place - FSH: Core Biochemistry (Santa’s Workshop) – received a clear 10 in each judging criteria – this reward is not only for the scale and t...
  • Recognition of Service Awards 2021 30 November 2021 PathWest held their Recognition of Service Awardson Friday 26 November at UWA Club where we honoured our 20, 30, 40 and 50 year long serving staff members. We celebrated 67 staff members who have reached a 20, 30, 40 or 50-year year milestone. This equates to a massive 1510 years of collective service! There are also local 10 year celebrations taking place throughoutthe service with a further 111 recipients amounting to a further 1,110 years of service. This commitment and loyalty to our service helps to build our reputation and deserves to be celebrated and PathWest Board Chair Ms Angie Paskevicius and A/Chief ExecutiveMr Adrian Bautista were on hand to personallycongratulateeach and every staff member from the 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s club! The work our teams do are not only life changing, they are often lifesaving - from our phlebotomists, specimen collectors and couriers in the communit...
  • PathWest Manjimup wins Volunteer Employer Recognition Award 17 November 2021 Congratulations to PathWest Manjimup Regional Services where we were one of the employers in the State's south honoured at the Volunteer Employer Recognition Awards held by Department of Fire and Emergency Services on 12 November 2021.
  • Annual Report 2020-21
    Key accomplishments feature in 2020-2021 Annual Report 14 October 2021 2020-2021 has been one of the most remarkable and challenging in PathWest’s history. A year in which we became the backbone of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Western Australia, providing results for more than 630,000 COVID-19 tests (now nearing 1 million!), delivering a rapid testing solution to remote regions, testing wastewater and coordinating specimen collection at border points and quarantine sites.
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