Tag: health
Flu outbreak contained
THE influenza outbreak gripping Mount Gambier's largest aged care provider has eased with no new cases being confirmed at two of its sites in...
Flu crisis worsens
THE unprecedented influenza crisis gripping Mount Gambier's largest aged care provider continues to escalate with more residents yesterday being suspected of developing the infection.
Two...
Supportive health initiative
WHAT started as a usual day at work soon turned into a fight for her life for Mount Gambier resident Kate McDonough.
Around 18 months...
Free health checks available
SOUTH East residents will have the opportunity to undergo a free health check this week by the South East Regional Community Health Service (SERCHS)...
Locals prepare to Light the Night
LIMESTONE Coast residents will carry lanterns to light the night this October to raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation and reflect on the devastating...
Hospital improvements continue
COUNTRY Health SA regional director Jayne Downs said the Mount Gambier Hospital has made "significant" progress in building the confidence and skills of junior...
Sick and tired
MOUNT Gambier Hospital is again embroiled in controversy over a shortage of senior doctors and nurses with claims emerging the situation is "worse" than...
Hospital safety alarm
MEMBER for Mount Gambier Troy Bell has called for an urgent review into security at the city's hospital amid "alarming" claims a nurse was...
Hospital capacity furore
MOUNT Gambier Hospital management has categorically rejected allegations an elderly patient was unable to access a bed yesterday afternoon because the facility was full.[...]
Journey of clarity for Kell
GREG "Kell" Kelly is riding his Harley Davidson across the length and breadth of Australia, New Zealand and the United States to raise awareness...
Flu outbreaks hit aged care centres
VICTORIANS with the flu are being warned to avoid aged care facilities after the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the eighth death of a resident at a retirement village in the state.[...]
Patient surge denied
HEALTH authorities yesterday denied there had been a surge in patients being transferred from metropolitan areas to Mount Gambier Hospital due to the relocation of patients to the new Royal Adelaide Hospital in Adelaide.[...]