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Volunteer, Audrey McCallum

Audrey McCallum is the President for the Volunteers at Prince of Wales Hospital.

"I started volunteering 16 years ago as a ward visitor on the Aged Care wards.

Over the years, I’…

three staff members stand in the cardiac cath lab next to the CT machine

Colleagues are quick to say that Senior Medical Radiation Practitioner Glenn Ison goes above and beyond when it comes to keeping staff safe at St George Hospital’s Cardiac Cath Lab. From sourcing the best quality radiation shields to his on-going…

Surgery staff launching the new Sip Til Send project

For more than a century, patients have been asked to fast before heading into surgery, a task that can be both stressful and uncomfortable.

For the first time, Prince of Wales Hospital…

Meet the winners of SESLHD’s Core Awards  

Our extraordinary staff and exceptional teamwork were celebrated on Thursday, 22 June at the 2023 SESLHD Core Awards ceremony.

The Awards, which form part of the new SESLHD Recognition Program, celebrate our people and their achievements…

World-first endometriosis research

Researchers at the Royal Hospital for Women have made a major breakthrough in the future diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis, 

In a world first, the team has successfully grown tissue from all known types of endometriosis in a…

Kirsty received a uterus transplant in January. Now, she’s pregnant

The first woman to receive a uterus transplant in Australia has fallen pregnant just three months after undergoing the procedure in a major milestone for pioneering Sydney research, giving hope to women previously told they were unable to bear…

NAIDOC Week

For Our Elders was the theme for NAIDOC Week this year, celebrated from 2 to 9 July. Across the District, staff and consumers came together with family and friends to honour the Elders of the past, learn from the Elders of today, and…

Archaeologists positioning ancient hearth stones

8,000 year-old Aboriginal hearth stones have been returned to site at Prince of Wales Hospital, in a moving ceremony led by the La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council and Gujaga Foundation.

One of the most significant excavations in NSW…

65 years or older? Get your free flu shot now

Have you and your family received the flu shot this winter?

Flu vaccination rates among at-risk populations in South Eastern Sydney are low. In fact, only half of people aged 65 and over have received their free flu vaccine this…

Prince of Wales Hospital Executive team cut the cake in celebration

On Thursday 15 June 2023, Minister for Health Ryan Park, Member for Coogee Dr Marjorie O’Neill and Secretary for NSW Health Susan Pearce visited Prince of Wales Hospital for the official opening of the Acute Services Building.

The event…