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With nearly 200 votes, these are Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals’ Doctors of the Year

27 Feb, 2023, 12:51 pm27 Feb, 2023, 12:56 pm Natalie Noordhuis

Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospital (BMDH) staff have celebrated the esteemed experts working across both hospitals in a recent ceremony

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‘You never stop learning’: Next generation of doctors kick-start their careers in Western Sydney Local Health District

13 Feb, 2023, 4:18 pm15 Feb, 2023, 10:33 am Natalie Noordhuis

Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals (BMDH) are proud to share that 56 junior medical officers (JMOs) have been welcomed to

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Blacktown hospital staff drop it like it’s hot into the new year

24 Jan, 2023, 8:43 am24 Jan, 2023, 8:44 am Alyssa Terese

Two Blacktown Hospital Integrated Community Health staff members aren’t letting the western Sydney January heat derail their new year’s resolution

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‘A pleasure and an honour’: Congratulations to Blacktown Hospital’s Penny Clark on her retirement

09 Jan, 2023, 2:24 pm11 Jan, 2023, 3:49 pm Natalie Noordhuis

Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) has celebrated the career of Penny Clark, Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) and Co-Clinical Lead

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Active together: Families make healthy food fun in western Sydney

06 Jan, 2023, 10:37 am06 Jan, 2023, 10:46 am Natalie Noordhuis

The sound of kids laughing as they raced around the field outside Kimberwalli could be heard all the way from

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‘Kin and community’: Celebrating the festive season with Western Sydney Local Health District’s Centre for Addiction Medicine, Mount Druitt Hospital

23 Dec, 2022, 3:25 pm03 Jan, 2023, 11:06 am Natalie Noordhuis

The team at the Centre for Addiction Medicine (CAM) at Mount Druitt Hospital has gathered for a special party to

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End of an era ‘at the coalface’: Blacktown Hospital’s COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic is closing its doors

23 Dec, 2022, 2:48 pm23 Dec, 2022, 2:59 pm Natalie Noordhuis

December 2021 stands out as a big moment for staff at the Blacktown Hospital COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic. Sydney was struggling

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HUMANS OF THE HOSPITAL: Meera Patel

19 Dec, 2022, 10:57 am19 Dec, 2022, 10:57 am Natalie Noordhuis

“We had parents come in to our low sensory COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Blacktown Hospital with autistic children and the

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‘I will remember that moment forever’: Ward Angels transform new Blacktown Hospital paediatric unit into Winter Wonderland

08 Dec, 2022, 3:03 pm08 Dec, 2022, 3:12 pm Natalie Noordhuis

When walking through the heavy double doors into the paediatric unit at Blacktown Hospital, the first thing one’s eyes land

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Celebrating 40 years of friendship and service at Mount Druitt Hospital’s anniversary dinner

01 Dec, 2022, 1:34 pm01 Dec, 2022, 6:57 pm Natalie Noordhuis

The party continued for Mount Druitt Hospital’s milestone 40th birthday with a formal dinner celebration held at WestHQ on Wednesday,

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