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New children’s ward officially opens at Blacktown Hospital

05 Apr, 2022, 5:01 pm06 Apr, 2022, 10:17 am Alyssa Terese

Western Sydney families can now access emergency and specialised children’s health services closer to home at Blacktown Hospital’s new paediatric

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History made: First patients treated in new children’s ward at Blacktown Hospital

16 Mar, 2022, 11:45 am19 Apr, 2022, 3:16 pm Sarah Mason

6-year-old Stevie was in good hands after suffering a severe asthma attack.

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Patients move into state-of-the-art new mental health unit at Blacktown Hospital

22 Feb, 2022, 4:55 pm03 Mar, 2022, 10:21 am Sarah Mason

The future of mental health care has arrived in Western Sydney.

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Blacktown Hospital expanding care for premature babies in western Sydney

25 May, 2021, 6:13 pm27 May, 2021, 1:52 pm Sarah Mason

As western Sydney continues to grow, so has Blacktown Hospital’s Newborn Care Unit – expanding its capacity to care for

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Virtual tour to where you’ll meet your baby

15 Jan, 2021, 12:13 pm15 Jan, 2021, 12:13 pm Sarah Mason childbirth, maternity, pregnancy

To help mums-to-be to prepare for childbirth, Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) has introduced online classes and developed a virtual tour.

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Art celebrates colour, energy and diversity of Blacktown Hospital

06 Feb, 2020, 1:24 pm06 Feb, 2020, 1:25 pm Jenny Harrison

You can be excused for thinking you’re walking through an art gallery when you arrive at Blacktown Hospital!

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Timelapse captures installation of Blacktown Hospital’s twelve-foot Christmas tree

20 Dec, 2019, 11:45 am20 Dec, 2019, 12:41 pm Sia Anthopoulos

Christmas has certainly arrived at Blacktown Hospital with the installation of a 12-foot Christmas tree at the hospital’s main entrance.

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Stunning $700 million Blacktown Hospital redevelopment wins infrastructure award

02 Dec, 2019, 11:55 am04 Dec, 2019, 2:47 pm Sarah Mason

The building won Health Project of the Year for Western Sydney.

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Clean team scrub up for new Blacktown Hospital building

29 Aug, 2019, 2:13 pm29 Aug, 2019, 2:13 pm Sarah Mason

The clean team behind the scenes at Blacktown Hospital processes thousands of items a day in the new sterilising unit

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First baby born in new women’s health wing at baby booming Blacktown

26 Aug, 2019, 4:33 pm26 Sep, 2019, 4:12 pm Sia Anthopoulos

‘Perfect’ was how new mum Sheela Kharel described Blacktown Hospital’s new birthing unit today, after her baby boy made history as the first arrival in the unit this afternoon.

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