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Flu outbreak threatens residents
AGED care operator Boandik has been hit with a major influenza outbreak with up to 23 residents at its Crouch Street facility being tested...
Nurses ramp up action
NURSES will stop admissions to some beds at Mount Gambier Hospital amid fresh warnings the staff shortage is a "ticking time bomb" for patients.
In...
Lions District Governor pays a visit
TOURING the Blue Lake city last week, Lions Australia district governor Judy Glastonbury explored an array of projects undertaken by the hardworking Lions Club...
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...
Shadow minister calls for change
SHADOW Health Minister Stephen Wade has called for "cultural change" at Mount Gambier Hospital, which has been plagued with workforce-related issues for many years.[...]
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...
Nursing stand-off
MOUNT Gambier Hospital continues to be embroiled in staffing resource issues with a key medical workers union claiming it has a shortfall of 10 nurses per week in the medical wards.[...]
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.[...]
Anja to honour inspirational woman’s memory
SITTING by her aunt's bedside for months on end, Mount Gambier resident Anja Didsbury felt hopeless as she watched the person she admires the...
Hospital boosts lifesaving cancer treatment
MORE cancer patients than ever are receiving lifesaving cancer treatment in Mount Gambier thanks to the chemotherapy suite at the city's hospital.
The chemotherapy unit...
GP clinic ruled out for city hospital
A SOUTH East health chief has ruled out locating a general practitioner clinic at the Mount Gambier Hospital to ease pressure on its emergency...
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REVIEW: Wonderful performance by theatre group
MOUNT Gambier Theatre Group’s latest performance is not for the faint hearted.
This weekend marks the final performance of the critically acclaimed play Dinner....
