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Pangula Mannamurna World No Tobacco Day Games

CLEAR skies and warm weather set the scene for the Pangula Mannamurna World No Tobacco Day games held at Vansittart Park over the weekend. The...

Hospital upgrade

PATIENTS and medical staff at the Penola War Memorial Hospital will have access to additional support with the introduction of real-time video technology to...

Emergency service with a smile

MOUNT Gambier Hospital has unveiled a new supportive program, being described as a new chapter for the health facility. In the first time in the...

Vaccine available to help prevent flu

GLENELG Shire residents are being urged to protect themselves against the flu this winter by getting their annual flu vaccination[...]

Health technology upgraded

PATIENTS and medical staff at the Millicent Hospital will have access to additional support with the introduction of real-time video technology to connect with...

Rural health funds injected

RURAL health will receive a $550m boost to align the distribution of medical professionals to areas of greater need and build the health workforce under the 2018 budget.[…]

Take steps to reduce falls

THE number of injured people admitted to hospital after suffering a fall has risen over the past five years, prompting a community reminder to take steps to reduce the risk of preventable falls[...]

Hearing health awareness raised

THE Australian Hearing Bus will stop in Mount Gambier to offer free hearing checks and raise hearing health awareness this week[...]

Smoking ban for SA prisons

THE State Government will support Cancer Council SA's call to ban smoking in South Australian prisons by 2020[...]

Patients sick of waiting

RENAL dialysis patients at Mount Gambier Hospital have welcomed the State Government's $2.1m commitment to upgrading the substandard unit, arguing it was long overdue. This...

Health commitment

HEALTH Minister Peter Malinauskas has stood by the Mount Gambier Hospital's response to an independent review, but has conceded the recruitment of doctors continues...

Grant program launched

THE Mount Gambier and District Tertiary Health Education Grant Program was launched at City Hall yesterday and will provide 12 subsidies to local health...

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Doctor kids get childcare priority in Wattle Range

Doctors practising in the Wattle Range area will now be top priority for highly sought after childcare spots. At the Wattle Range Council meeting...

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