Crouch calls for Wyong palliative care funding
Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch ramped up calls for the State Government to confirm funding for a palliative care unit at Wyong Hospital, as the Gosford unit celebrated its third…
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Central Coast hospital wait times remain among the worst in NSW
While wait times at both Gosford and Wyong Hospitals have improved in the past 12 months, some benchmarks remain among the worst in NSW. The latest Bureau of Health Information…
Full steam ahead for palliative care unit at Wyong
Members of Elsie’s Project have welcomed an announcement that a palliative care unit will open at Wyong Hospital in late 2025. The news was confirmed at a recent public forum…
Parking to remain free at Wyong Hospital
The State Government has put to rest fears that paid parking could be introduced at Wyong hospital. It was announced on February 2 that free parking would remain in place…
Answers sought over Wyong palliative care unit
Members of the Elsie’s Project committee want answers on when a new palliative care unit will open at Wyong Hospital and will hold a public forum on Sunday, February 4….
Fears paid parking on the cards for Wyong Hospital
Community concerns that paid parking could be introduced at Wyong Hospital are escalating with the matter currently “under review” by the State Government. Federal MPs Gordon Reid (Robertson) and Emma…
Trolley donation a boon for ICU staff
The Wyong Hospital Auxiliary has donated two Rapid Response Team emergency trolleys, worth more than $6,000, to Wyong Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Acting Clinical Nurse Consultant Lucy Trojkovic said…
Call for palliative care funding guarantee
Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch is calling on the NSW Government to ensure a “shameful” $150M budget cut to palliative care does not affect the delivery of services on the…
Give input on Wyong palliative care unit
Residents have been invited to contribute to the planning and design of a new dedicated palliative care unit at Wyong Hospital aimed at enhancing services for people with a life-limiting…
100 Supertees for Wyong Hospital
A hundred Supertees were delivered to Wyong Hospital on May 2 and five-year-old Eden Searston of Erina was first in line to receive his new medical garment. The brainchild of…
$25,000 boost for burns fund
Gosford and Wyong hospital emergency departments have received a donation of $25,000 to buy equipment to treat burns and trauma patients from local emergency service workers who participated in the…
New MRI services at Wyong Hospital
A new MRI machine now operational at Wyong Hospital means these Medicare-funded scanning services are available at the hospital for the first time. The Federal Government has made good on…
123 new nurses and midwives
The Central Coast health workforce has been boosted with 123 new graduate nurses and midwives beginning their careers at Gosford and Wyong hospitals this year. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central…
Auxiliary donates lifesaving device to Wyong Hospital
Wyong Hospital Auxiliary recently donated a lifesaving medical device to Wyong Hospital’s Emergency Department (ED). The LUCAS Chest Compression System delivers consistent and effective automatic chest compressions during active CPR…
70 new doctors for Central Coast hospitals
The Central Coast is to gain 70 new doctors at Gosford and Wyong Hospitals. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch said the medical graduate…
Wyong Hospital palliative care unit gets $13.6M boost
Planning is underway for a dedicated palliative care unit at Wyong Hospital – Elsie’s Retreat – following the NSW Government’s announcement of $13.6M towards the project. Construction timeframes will be…
Coast’s hospitals still under stress
Latest data from the Bureau of Health Information reveals continuing problems at the region’s public hospitals, with spikes in Emergency Department (ED) wait times. The Bureau of Health Information’s recently…
The Weekly News 5@5
Central Coast Newspaper’s Weekly News 5@5 for the first week of October 2022. In the bulletin this week: Premier Opens part of Wyong HospitalA-League season kicks off at CC StadiumSpeculation…
Labor MPs back Wyong palliative care unit
Shadow Health Minister, Ryan Park, visited the Central Coast last week to show support for a dedicated palliative care unit at Wyong Hospital. He and Shadow Minister for Central Coast,…
Support builds for Wyong palliative unit
Support for a palliative care unit at Wyong Hospital is gaining momentum with about 2,500 signatures already on a petition to be presented to the State Government next month. “There…