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Deployed staff holding a koala and looking at destroyed bush area in the Southern Highlands
03 Jul 2020

So far, 2020 has seen our communities and staff face extraordinary challenges – some which are still unfolding – with compassion and resilience. Earlier this year, our district deployed a number of staff to communities on the South Coast which…

Staff members smiling showing their heart on their hand
03 Jul 2020

Heart for Her is a new digital campaign driving awareness and attracting essential funds for women’s health at the Royal Hospital for Women.
 
The hospital’s foundation, which is heading up the campaign, is urging the community to…

Wendy Chaseling
22 Jun 2020

Physiotherapists around the world are using a NSW training program, developed and delivered by St George Hospital physiotherapist Wendy Chaseling (pictured), along with Dr Peter Thomas from The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital,…

Play time during an episode of Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds
22 Jun 2020

In an Australian first, a team of researchers inspired by the ABC show Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds is creating an intergenerational study to help improve the…

Felicity Cox with Minister Taylor & Fiona I'Anson
22 Jun 2020

The award-winning PACER (Police Ambulance and Clinical Early Response) Program, successfully run by the St George Mental Health Service since 2018, will be rolled out to other local health districts and police command areas throughout NSW…

Infectious Disease team members standing next to COVID-19 Clinic sign
19 Jun 2020

Prince of Wales Hospital is home to a crack team of experts, working around-the-clock to diagnose and treat infectious diseases on site. In response to the COVID-19 virus, the pandemic has brought about a new way of working for this dynamic…

Paul Finn & Stephen Swanson from the Royal Hospital for Women’s Domestic Services team standing outside the hospital
19 Jun 2020

The unsung heroes on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic, working day and night to keep our district spick and span, are the Domestic Services gods and goddesses across South Eastern Sydney Local Health District hospitals. 

Meticulous…

Prince of Wales Hospital staff holding a sign, asking the community to stay at home
24 Apr 2020

Dedicated staff across South East Sydney are on the frontline day and night to ensure our patients, and their families, receive the critical care they need.

Doctors, nurses, surgeons, midwives, administrators, allied health professionals,…

Tracey Papa standing outside Prince of Wales Hospital
24 Apr 2020

One of our top detectives working around-the-clock to investigate positive cases of COVID-19 in South East Sydney is Nurse Unit Manager Tracey Papa.

Tracey looks after teams of healthcare…

Artwork from child, thanking healthcare staff
24 Apr 2020

Healthcare staff from across the district have received an influx of drawings and messages of admiration and encouragement from members of the community. Handmade cards and paintings were delivered to St George, Sutherland and Prince of Wales…