Early signs point to positive impact of PACER program
Early signs are that thenew PACER partnership between police and health services on the Central Coast is already having an impact since it was introduced just over a month ago….
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Special delivery from the Children’s Ward
Patient’s at Gosford Hospital’s K8 Ward received a special delivery courtesy of the patients from the Children’s Ward. The hospital’s youngest patients happily donated some of their artworks to spread…
Government returns fire over hospital waiting times
The State Government has hit back at Opposition claims that “savage cuts” to emergency departments have seen patients across the region waiting longer than the rest of NSW when presenting…
New Patient Experience Officers coming to Gosford and Wyong Hospitals
Gosford and Wyong Hospitals will each receive two new Patient Experience Officers to provide help and support to patients arriving at Emergency Departments and COVID-19 Testing Clinics. Parliamentary Secretary for…
First Central Coast COVID-19 death confirmed
[Wednesday April 22, 2020] Following NSW Health’s Daily COVID-19 update this morning, Central Coast Local Health District has confirmed the death of an 80-year-old woman with pre-existing medical conditions who…
Hospitals amend visitor arrangements
Central Coast Health District has made changes to visiting hours at facilities across the Coast to reduce the risk of Coronavirus spreading to patients and staff. The new restrictions come…
68 new intern doctors
More than 60 medical graduates have been added to the staff of Central Coast Local Health District as part of the 2020 annual intake of intern doctors funded by the…
Local Health District hits back at declining service claims
Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) has hit back at claims by Member for Wyong and shadow Health Minister, David Harris, that public health services on the Coast are in…
Gosford Hospital’s 4 year $348M transformation is now complete
Gosford Hospital’s four year $348M transformation is now complete, with a new cardiovascular suite, cancer day unit, and Aboriginal Cultural Lounge and courtyard the final additions to the development. Coast…
Inmate dies while attempting to escape
An inmate from Kariong’s Frank Baxter Juvenile Justice Centre has plunged 10 metres to his death whilst attempting to escape the grounds of Gosford Hospital. The 20-year-old man had been…
Gosford Neurosurgeon performs Australia first surgery
Esteemed Gosford Private Hospital Neurosurgeon , Marc Coughlan, has once again led the way for neurosurgery in Australia, introducing minimally invasive endoscopic radio frequency denervation for the treatment of back…
Nurses protest conditions while management denies shortages
Despite torrential rain, more than 60 nurses rallied at Gosford Hospital last week to call attention to what they say are worsening conditions at local health facilities. For several months,…
Hospital Auxiliary pre-dates the hospital it supports
Gosford Hospital Auxiliary recently celebrated 75 years of caring for the Central Coast community. This is an extraordinary milestone for Central Coast Local Health Districts (CCLHD) oldest auxiliary, which predates…
Gosford Hospital’s Patient Enquiry counter shut down
Gosford Hospital workers have voted to shut down the new temporary Patient Enquiry counter until continuing safety concerns are addressed. The counter closed from 7am, on December 18, after workers…
Local mother still grieving for daughter
Ten weeks on from the death of Mischelle Rhodes, the 19-year-old who died from meningococcal disease after being discharged from Gosford Hospital, her family is continuing to seek answers. Anjini…
Gosford hospital’s helipad officially opened
Patient care and transport received a boost at Gosford Hospital, with the newly developed hospital tower’s helipad officially opened. The opening of the helipad is a win for locals who…
Hospital’s new 11-storey tower officially opened
NSW Premier, Ms Gladys Berejiklian, and Health Minister, Mr Brad Hazzard, officially opened Gosford Hospital’s new 11-storey tower on June 23. “Together with the $200m Wyong Hospital redevelopment, the $348m…
Hospital disappointed over Health Services Union actions
At least 60 environmental services staff members at the new Gosford Hospital Tower reportedly walked off the job on May 29. The environmental services staff, which consist of assistant nurses,…
Gosford Hospital Birthing Suite christened
The redeveloped Gosford Hospital Birthing Suite welcomed the first baby to be born in the world-class facility, on May 22. “We welcomed baby Cora into the world on May 22,”…
Major changes for hospital emergency department
The Emergency Department at Gosford Hospital will move to Level 3 of the tower from May 31, and there will be permanent changes to Holden St from that date. The…