BOOSTING business in Millicent has been the motivation for local resident Michael Gurney to seek a place on Wattle Range Council.[…]
Gurney seeks seat on Wattle Range Council
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 sentiment […]
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 to be […]
Health pledge – Labor commits $2.1m to dialysis
THE State Government has announced a major election sweetener by pledging a $2.1m redevelopment of Mount Gambier Hospital’s cramped renal dialysis unit should they win the […]
Health leader on deck
SENIOR nurse Ngaire Buchanan has been appointed the region’s highest ranking health bureaucrat and will oversee five public hospitals across the South East for the next […]
Country Health SA defended
ACTING Health Minister Zoe Bettison has responded to claims Country Health SA is “not well connected” to regional South Australia[…]
Disconnect blamed for deteriorating health services
MOUNT Gambier Liberal candidate Craig Marsh has blamed a disconnect between the State Government and regional South Australia for the “deterioration” of health services and facilities […]
City health council ‘all talk, no action’
MOUNT Gambier Liberal candidate Craig Marsh has criticised outgoing Mount Gambier and Districts Health Advisory Council (HAC) leader Penny Richardson, claiming she failed to fight on […]
Lifesaving stroke support
RAPID access to lifesaving stroke treatment is now available at Mount Gambier Hospital, with patients able to access specialist stroke services 24 hours a day, seven […]
Regional health director appointed
A SENIOR nurse with over 20 years experience will take over as the region’s highest ranking health bureaucrat for the next eight months. Ngaire Buchanan has […]