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Mount Druitt

Caring for kids at Mount Druitt Hospital Child Care Centre.
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Confidence in kids’ care

07 Feb, 2018, 10:00 am07 Feb, 2018, 1:57 pm Sarah Mason child care, children, clearance, kids, Mount Druitt, working with children, WWCC

More than 5,000 staff who provide care to children have been asked to check – and if necessary update – their Working with Children Check (WWCC) by 31 March 2018.

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Thanks to vets’ support group for generous donation

16 Aug, 2017, 9:49 am Sarah Mason 0 Comments donation, Mount Druitt, nepean wives, palliative care

The Nepean Wives of Vietnam Veterans support group made a generous donation of $1100 to the supportive and palliative care unit at Mount Druitt Hospital. 

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Mount Druitt’s little stars

16 Aug, 2017, 9:30 am Sarah Mason 0 Comments donation, little stars, Mount Druitt

The Kingdom of Little Stars Childcare Centre held a “fun” raiser recently to raise funds for the children’s ward at Mount Druitt Hospital.

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Visitor & patient parking concessions have changed

30 Jun, 2017, 9:42 am06 Jul, 2017, 4:00 pm Sarah Mason 0 Comments auburn, Blacktown, concession, Mount Druitt, parking, Westmead

Parking concessions, and the way patients & visitors apply for them, will change from TOMORROW (July 1, 2017).

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Pre-Admission Clinic now open at Mount Druitt

26 Jun, 2017, 11:10 am26 Jun, 2017, 11:39 am Sia Anthopoulos 0 Comments health, hospital, Mount Druitt, mount druitt; health; expansion; redevelopment, surgery

Mount Druitt Hospital’s new pre-admission clinic opened today,

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Six trolleys full of toys surprise sick kids

13 Jun, 2017, 3:22 pm13 Jun, 2017, 3:23 pm Sia Anthopoulos 0 Comments children, donation, kids, Mount Druitt, toys

Unwell children from Mount Druitt Hospital have been treated to a whopping six trolleys full of toys to help make their hospital stay a little brighter.

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Survey: visiting hours at Blacktown and Mount Druitt hospitals

28 Mar, 2017, 3:03 pm12 Apr, 2017, 11:42 am Western Sydney LHD Blacktown, Mount Druitt, survey, WSLHD

Do you work at Blacktown or Mount Druitt hospitals? Have you visited Blacktown or Mount Druitt hospital in the past

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All aboard new bus for Mount Druitt Hospital volunteers, courtesy of generous donation

14 Mar, 2017, 3:39 pm22 Mar, 2017, 1:34 pm Western Sydney LHD 0 Comments Mount Druitt, Volunteer Appreciation Day, volunteers

Mount Druitt Hospital’s hard-working volunteers have taken the first journey behind the wheel of their new transport service bus after

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  • Early season heat alert in western Sydney

    Early season heat alert in western Sydney

    15 Sep, 2023, 4:02 pm15 Sep, 2023, 4:02 pm Sarah Mason
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    Don’t let Legionnaires’ disease bloom this spring in western Sydney

    14 Sep, 2023, 9:27 am14 Sep, 2023, 9:27 am Sarah Mason
  • Western Sydney urged to be on the look out for serious bacterial illness

    Western Sydney urged to be on the look out for serious bacterial illness

    13 Sep, 2023, 10:50 am13 Sep, 2023, 10:50 am Jessica Chahine
  • Western Sydney urged to be on alert amid rise in listeriosis

    Western Sydney urged to be on alert amid rise in listeriosis

    08 Sep, 2023, 1:01 pm08 Sep, 2023, 1:01 pm Jessica Chahine

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