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Nothing but great memories for recent retiree Kate Murphy after 34 years of world-class service to Western Sydney Local Health District

12 Aug, 2022, 12:00 pm12 Aug, 2022, 3:16 pm Sia Anthopoulos Blacktown Hospital, western Sydney, Westmead, Westmead Hospital, WSLHD

Kate Murphy worked in Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) for 34 years before recently retiring. She commenced at Westmead

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Brian loses the beard

16 Apr, 2019, 4:03 pm23 Apr, 2019, 4:40 pm Harrison Vesey cancer, fundraiser, leukaemia foundation, Westmead Hospital, Worlds Greatest Shave

Brian was inspired to do the shave after one of his colleagues was diagnosed with breast cancer.

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Secret Lives of Staff: This nurse loves when the ‘Beds are Burning’

16 Apr, 2019, 2:56 pm16 Apr, 2019, 2:56 pm Harrison Vesey aussie rock, cover band, intensive care, male nurse, ministry of rock, pub rock, Westmead Hospital

In his 22 years working in intensive care, nurse Nic Brown has dealt with his fair share of difficult cases.

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Changing family and visitor intensive care experiences

03 Sep, 2018, 2:24 pm03 Sep, 2018, 4:23 pm Nicole Miller #westmeadredev, #westmeadredevelopment, consumers, families, refurbishment, Westmead, Westmead Hospital, westmead redevelopment

Social worker Jemma Shanahan is a champion of the central role of consumers in redevelopment design and planning as work advances on the refurbishment of Westmead Hospital’s intensive care services.

Front of the new hospital building with artwork under the ceiling of the exterior (image of night skies)

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Arts and culture strategy to create dynamic, vibrant and innovative Westmead

28 Aug, 2018, 6:31 pm03 Sep, 2018, 4:25 pm Nicole Miller #artsandculture, #westmeadredev, #westmeadredevelopment, art, redevelopment, western Sydney, Westmead, Westmead Hospital, westmead redevelopment

The $1 billion Westmead Redevelopment project has launched its arts and culture strategy, aimed at transforming experiences at Westmead through the arts across healthcare, education, training, research and well-being.

Workers on the roof of the new hospital building

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It’s not a long way to the top

28 Aug, 2018, 6:24 pm29 Aug, 2018, 4:27 pm Nicole Miller #westmeadredev, #westmeadredevelopment, construction, new hospital building, redevelopment, Westmead, Westmead Hospital, westmead redevelopment

Westmead’s new hospital building has hit its construction halfway height mark, with seven of 14 visible on the skyline.

Groups of students and staff gather around table looking at documents

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Students brainstorm way-finding solutions

27 Aug, 2018, 2:20 pm03 Sep, 2018, 4:26 pm Nicole Miller #westmeadredev, #westmeadredevelopment, redevelopment, students, university of sydney, western Sydney, Westmead, Westmead Hospital, westmead redevelopment

University of Sydney students have started a new project, focused on developing innovative solutions to digital way-finding and self-service at Westmead.

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Our orderlies are superheroes

26 Mar, 2018, 3:51 pm28 Mar, 2018, 8:51 am Linda Clavecillas orderlies, orderly services, patient, patient transfer, porters, Westmead, Westmead Hospital

Our orderly services at Westmead Hospital respond to a whopping 32,000 tasks a month.

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Powerful doctors encourage women to pursue their dreams

08 Mar, 2018, 10:13 am08 Mar, 2018, 12:28 pm Linda Clavecillas consultnat, emergency medicine, neurosurgeon, neurosurgery, physicians, registrars, trainees, westmead emergency, Westmead Hospital, womens day, WSLHD

To mark #IWD2018, The Pulse ventured into Westmead Hospital’s neurosurgery and emergency departments, where there are more and more women joining their fields.