Praise for hospital staff
I’d like to thank the staff at Gosford Hospital for looking after me when I fell and broke my left wrist the other day. Despite (them) being short-staffed I was…
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Milestones for Gosford Private Hospital
It’s been a big month for Gosford Private Hospital, with the commissioning of a 12th operating theatre and the completion of the 100th procedure using the da Vinci Xi surgical…
Medical staff fear for the future of Long Jetty Healthcare Centre Unit
The ongoing operation of Long Jetty Healthcare Centre In-Patient Unit which was closed last September on a temporary basis and reutilised for COVID vaccinations, looks uncertain if not impending, according to its long-serving staff.
Second walk-in vaccination clinic at Woy Woy Hospital
Woy Woy Hospital will hold a walk-in vaccination clinic this week as part of a push to get all locals vaccinated. Central Coast Local Health District confirmed the Pfizer clinic…
Quilts and mittens on their way to hospital
Members of the Country Women’s Association’s Woy Woy branch have been keeping busy in lockdown by making masks for school children and creativity bags for Coast Shelter and their latest…
Long Jetty patients make way for COVID surge
Long Jetty Hospital will be temporarily repurposed as a COVID-19 response unit from mid-October to support the potential increase in patients with the virus requiring hospital care. Central Coast Local…
Northside Private Hospital approved as a State Significant Development
The $172M Northside Private Hospital at West Gosford has been approved by the State Government as a State Significant Development and is expected to open in 2025. The new 238-bed…
Doctor calls for better communication
Local emergency doctor, Dr Ash Bowden, is encouraging more medical professionals on the Central Coast to join the #HelloMyNameIs badge campaign, an initiative aimed at improving communication between staff and patients.
Teddy bear tributes touch the hearts of local children
Sick children in Wyong and Gosford Hospitals have a reason to smile a little brighter over these holidays, thanks to local woman, Marjorie Dempsey. The 97-year-old resident of Killarney Court…
Stress to be reduced in hospital emergency departments
More support is now available to patients, families and carers presenting to emergency departments at Wyong and Gosford hospitals, thanks to an Australia first and award winning focus on improving…
Gosford Private unveils 40th anniversary mural
Gosford Private Hospital’s main reception area has been transformed, courtesy of a one of a kind mural. The artwork was designed and installed by celebrated local Indigenous artist, Grant Molony,…
Hospital car parks are a state government responsibility
[Forum] I note that in edition 191 of Coast Community Chronicle, Kathleen Minassian, wrote about council parking, in response to my letter that appeared in the previous edition. It is…
Free parking for Gosford Hospital staff during pandemic
Gosford Hospital staff can now park in the hospital’s public car parks for free, as the NSW Government works to ease the burden on frontline workers during the pandemic. Premier…
Gosford Hospital Coronavirus outbreak contained
[April 9, 2020] Central Coast Local Health District CCLHD has identified 12 linked COVID-19 cases as six healthcare workers from a Gosford Hospital inpatient unit tested positive to COVID-19. All…
Private hospital ready to assist
Berkeley Vale Private Hospital has reached out to the Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) to offer to take on some of the public sector’s sub-acute medical or mental health…
Carers’ lounge is officially open
Gosford Hospital’s new carers’ lounge is officially open from 10am to 1pm. Located in the main entry foyer, the carers’ lounge is a quiet and private space where carers can…
Work to commence on the Clinical School and Research Institute
Gosford is on its way to becoming a world class health, research and education precinct, with work starting this week on a new $72.5M facility at Gosford Hospital. The facility…
$350m private hospital & medical precinct announced
A major new private hospital and health precinct is earmarked for Racecourse Rd, Gosford, and should be up and running within a few short years. A joint project by AA…
Nurses voice their concerns about patient care & safety
Staff to patient ratios were again the subject of a rally held by members of the Wyong Hospital branch of the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association on December 6. Branch…
External Wall Cladding Taskforce clears Gosford Hospital
Gosford Hospital has been given a clean bill of health under the inter-agency Fire Safety and External Wall Cladding Taskforce. In response to questions from Coast Community News, Central Coast…