Tag: dialysis
Kidney surgery awaits
AFTER living with renal failure for 16 years, Mount Gambier woman Danielle Horton finally became eligible for the kidney transplant waiting list last month,...
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.
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Dialysis dismay – Liberal candidate pledges health fight
MOUNT Gambier Liberal candidate Craig Marsh has described the State Government's commitment to country hospitals as "pathetic" given the substandard renal unit and ongoing...
Renal failure – Minister visits cramped unit
FIRST-HAND LOOK: Limestone Coast-based Legislative Council Labor candidate Clare Scriven and new Health Minister Peter Malinauskas with long-term renal dialysis patient Tracey Brooks....
Urgent upgrade required for renal dialysis unit
THE community is ramping up its campaign to push for the urgent upgrade of the renal dialysis unit at Mount Gambier Hospital amid it...
Joanna fire contained, but still burning
A scrub fire in Joanna was brought under control almost 24 hours after it was first reported, but is expected to keep burning for...
