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Staff standing with newly planted commemorative tree
18 Aug 2023

A commemorative tree has been planted at the Uniting War Memorial Hospital (WMH), to honour over 100 years of service to the community.

Long-standing staff members, Allied Health Assistant Erle Lindsay…

People aged 65 and over urged to get vaccinated against influenza
10 Aug 2023

SESLHD is urging people aged 65 and over to book in for their free influenza (flu) vaccine through their GP or local pharmacy, amid high influenza rates and hospitalisations in this age group.  

DonateLife Week
10 Aug 2023

Organ and tissue donation is the ultimate gift. It takes just a minute to register as a donor, but the impact of your decision lasts a lifetime.

These are the…

Hepatitis Awareness Week
10 Aug 2023

Staff across our District marked Hepatitis Awareness Week, embracing this year’s theme: “We’re not waiting”.

Hepatitis…

Katy Hunt
10 Aug 2023

Tell us what you do for SESLHD:
It is my job to make sure that ten steps to successful breastfeeding are integrated into the facility. This…

Volunteer, Audrey McCallum
09 Aug 2023

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
26 Jul 2023

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…

Surgery staff launching the new Sip Til Send project
20 Jul 2023

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  
19 Jul 2023

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

World-first endometriosis research
19 Jul 2023

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…