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Blacktown Mount Druitt Events Featured News 

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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Featured News Redevelopment Rouse Hill Hospital 

Master plan released for new $300 million Rouse Hill Hospital in western Sydney

24 Nov, 2022, 3:02 pm24 Nov, 2022, 3:03 pm Natalie Noordhuis

The growing Rouse Hill community is set to benefit from a range of new health services, with the release of

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How virtual care is reducing emergency admissions of western Sydney aged care residents

23 Nov, 2022, 3:00 pm23 Nov, 2022, 5:37 pm Alyssa Terese

Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) inTouch team members are helping to keep residential aged care facility (RACF) residents with

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Western Sydney Health Forum answers pressing community questions and shares future vision

23 Nov, 2022, 10:00 am23 Nov, 2022, 4:36 pm Alyssa Terese

Western Sydney community members were invited to join online and reflect on the year that was on Monday 21 November

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Featured Health News Our People Research Research and Education Spotlight Westmead Hospital 

Unique collaboration at Westmead Hospital transferring human tissue from surgery to lab

18 Nov, 2022, 1:02 pm18 Nov, 2022, 1:02 pm Sarah Mason

A ground-breaking partnership has been formed between Westmead Hospital surgeons and the Westmead Institute for Medical Research (WIMR) team to

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Auburn Community Health Events Featured Health News Our People Spotlight 

Auburn Hospital celebrates stellar staff and amazing achievements at annual Quality Awards

15 Nov, 2022, 4:25 pm16 Nov, 2022, 11:30 am Sarah Mason

The winners of the Auburn Quality Awards (AQuA) in Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) have been decided! Congratulations to

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Events Featured News Our employees Our People Our volunteers 

And the winners are….Best of the West WSLHD Quality Awards 2022

11 Nov, 2022, 10:01 am11 Nov, 2022, 10:19 am Alyssa Terese

On the evening of Thursday 10 November, over 280 staff gathered at western Sydney’s CommBank Stadium to celebrate another year

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Events Featured News 

You are invited: Western Sydney Health Forum 2022

28 Oct, 2022, 4:51 pm31 Oct, 2022, 9:39 am Alyssa Terese

The western Sydney public is invited to join online and ask questions of Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) executive

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Community Health Events Featured Health News Spotlight 

“It’s a pleasure to deliver lifesaving treatment to patients at home” – western Sydney’s ‘Hospital In The Home’ celebrates 25 Year anniversary

28 Oct, 2022, 4:26 pm28 Oct, 2022, 4:30 pm Sarah Mason

Two and a half decades of Hospital In The Home (HITH) assisting some of western Sydney’s most vulnerable community members

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Featured News Westmead Hospital Women’s and Newborn 

Giving back to Westmead Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit after two decades

27 Oct, 2022, 11:07 am27 Oct, 2022, 11:24 am Alyssa Terese

Western Sydney locals Cathy and Joe Bracks have generously donated $8,140 to Westmead Hospital Foundation through their Seven Hills business,

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  • NSW further expands access to Japanese Encephalitis vaccine

    NSW further expands access to Japanese Encephalitis vaccine

    27 Jan, 2023, 10:18 am27 Jan, 2023, 10:18 am Jessica Chahine
  • Viral gastroenteritis on the rise in NSW

    Viral gastroenteritis on the rise in NSW

    18 Jan, 2023, 2:01 pm18 Jan, 2023, 2:01 pm Alyssa Terese
  • Thousands of western Sydney and NSW women to receive fertility treatment rebate

    Thousands of western Sydney and NSW women to receive fertility treatment rebate

    17 Jan, 2023, 3:11 pm17 Jan, 2023, 3:29 pm Alyssa Terese
  • Western Sydney urged to be aware of rare serious bacterial illnesses requiring urgent care

    Western Sydney urged to be aware of rare serious bacterial illnesses requiring urgent care

    09 Jan, 2023, 1:36 pm09 Jan, 2023, 1:37 pm Natalie Noordhuis

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