Tag: Country Health SA
Day centre coordinator steps down after four decades in service
FOSTERING social interaction and community connections among senior citizens has been the focus of one Penola resident for almost four decades.
Sue Butler has now...
Mount Gambier professional among nominees for state award
MOUNT Gambier midwife Rachael Yates quietly speaks to a new mother in the maternity ward about how to swaddle a newborn and the challenges...
Hospital theatre services to close for Easter break
MOUNT Gambier Hospital will shut down its theatres for non urgent elective surgery for nearly two weeks in April.
The elective surgery shutdown will correspond...
Specialist health challenge
CONCERNS about the level of support for visiting specialists at Millicent and District Hospital have been put to the region's two leading health bureaucrats.
According...
Clinic doctors set for Millicent hospital duty
DOCTORS from the Medical Clinic Millicent are set to again be seen in the acute wards and accident and emergency department of Millicent and...
Time to think about mental health
WITH 18 years experience in the mental health sector, Country Health SA's Sarah Lynn understands the importance of Mental Health Week - particularly in...
Paramedic program win for the Limestone Coast
MEMBER for MacKillop Nick McBride has labelled the extension of the community paramedic program as the electorate's "first good win". The unique pilot program, which provides emergency[...]
Doctor leads country health funding call
A SOUTH East doctor has launched a petition in a bid to save a country health service which he claims reduces hospital admissions...
Country Health SA regional director resigns from executive hospital role
LONG serving Mount Gambier Hospital executive Jayne Downs will walk away from her position after tendering her resignation this week.
Ms Downs was expected to...
More docs given start
AN ADDITIONAL two junior doctors will be based in Mount Gambier from January as part of a State Government initiative to address the shortage...
Locum deal cuts call-out time
THE head of the South East region’s health system has welcomed the awarding of a new contract to supply locum doctors for Millicent and District Hospital. International Medical Recruitment[…]
Furry friends provide support for hospital patients
A TEAM of friendly furry pooches and their owners is helping to bring smiles to the faces of patients at Mount Gambier Hospital as...
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Season kicks off for Limestone Coast soccer
FOLLOWING the recent pre-season carnival, Limestone Coast soccer kicks off in full force this weekend with the opening round of the Premiership Cup.
In the...
