Latest News

Prince of Wales Hospital (POWH) is leading the District into new territory for managing hospital operations, with the launch of SESLHD’s first state-of-the-art command centre.
The POWH ‘Operations Centre, Virtual Care’ is a…

The Garrawarra Centre has been busily working on ways for residents and their loved ones to stay connected during lockdown. The vulnerable dementia residents at Garrawarra present special challenges when it comes to keeping in contact with…

The Women's Health Physiotherapy Unit at the Royal Hospital for Women had a vision: they wanted all women having a baby at The Royal to receive gold-standard physiotherapy care. That’s why earlier this month the dream team launched EMBODY, a…

St George Hospital has treated many COVID positive patients since the start of the recent COVID-19 Delta outbreak in Sydney and the hard work done to take care of these patients has not gone unnoticed.
The 'Adopt a Healthcare…

Staff from St George Hospital’s Vaccination Hub celebrated a major milestone last week after administering over 50,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines since opening in March.
Sara, Cathie, Debra, Sharon and Jeanine (pictured)…

Olympic fever has been gripping the District, with staff inventing new sports and keeping tabs on upcoming Olympians.
The residents of Garrawarra Centre participated in their very own mini Olympics. The Garrawarra Centre Olympic…

The inaugural National Recognition Day for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners was celebrated on 7 August 2021.
Across SESLHD there are 26 Aboriginal health workers dedicated to working with,…

With hundreds of cars turning up to the Sutherland drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic daily, our staff have been busy and it has not gone unnoticed. Thank you flowers, coffees and hot chips have been sent to the staff to brighten and warm up…

Leaders and colleagues from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in SESLHD are once again tackling the latest COVID-19 outbreak with incredible energy and compassion.
More than 130 staff members from…

A very special delivery of COVID-19 Pfizer vaccines has made its way to Lord Howe Island, in the safe hands of nursing staff from our District. SESLHD is responsible for providing the COVID-19 vaccination program on the Island, in consultation…