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Australian-first: Blacktown Hospital prescriptions go digital

27 Feb, 2020, 8:46 am27 Feb, 2020, 1:14 pm Harrison Vesey

Patients will be out of hospital sooner thanks to a digital initiative launched at Blacktown Hospital. The new system makes

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Students engineer solutions to healthcare problems at Westmead

01 Nov, 2019, 10:12 am04 Nov, 2019, 3:33 pm Harrison Vesey

Virtual reality and hospital beds with apps – the future of healthcare is being designed by students at Westmead.

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Patients keep an eye on fast new machines

26 Sep, 2019, 2:10 pm01 Oct, 2019, 1:18 pm Harrison Vesey

Eye tests are being done in a fraction of the time thanks to two shiny new visual field machines in Westmead Eye Clinic.

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Blacktown Mount Druitt Technology Top 4 

From the pharmacy to the patient bedside with a few easy steps

15 Jul, 2019, 3:37 pm15 Jul, 2019, 3:37 pm Jenny Harrison

Gone are the days when the pharmacist struggles to read the doctor’s handwriting.

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eMR envy: Western Sydney leads the way in digital health

21 Jun, 2019, 12:29 pm21 Jun, 2019, 12:29 pm Harrison Vesey

Patient care is improving every week thanks to digital health upgrades across the district.

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Free tech talk

07 Jun, 2019, 1:52 pm13 Jun, 2019, 1:10 pm Jenny Harrison

A free forum facilitated by chief medical officer A/Professor Naren Gunja will discuss the ways Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) is embracing digital and technology advancements.

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Aussie first: advanced training in another world

03 Jun, 2019, 1:15 pm04 Jun, 2019, 9:49 am Harrison Vesey

Tech experts at Westmead Hospital are exploring how virtual reality could revolutionise life-saving training.

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News Technology Top 4 

Inaugural digital health award winners announced

31 May, 2019, 4:15 pm05 Jun, 2019, 3:22 pm Jenny Harrison

A potentially lifesaving tool to detect blood infections was among the projects commended at the inaugural Digital Health Solutions (DHS) internal quality awards held recently.

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News Technology Top 4 Westmead Hospital 

State’s biggest digital transformation goes live at Westmead

09 May, 2019, 10:39 am09 May, 2019, 12:18 pm Harrison Vesey

Westmead emergency department turned a new page in the hospital’s rich history today.

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New era of digital healthcare starts at Auburn

19 Nov, 2018, 1:35 pm19 Nov, 2018, 2:02 pm Sia Anthopoulos

Auburn Hospital has received a major digital face-lift.

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