Police pursuit through northern suburbs
A man and a woman have been charged following a police pursuit through the northern suburbs of the Central Coast on Tuesday, April 13. It started at about 11.40pm when…
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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.
1,300km ride in 10 days to raise funds for cancer research
Registered nurse, Dann King, who works in Wyong Hospital’s Emergency Department, is set to cycle more than 1,300km in 10 days to raise funds for cancer research, support and prevention,…
New six-storey Wyong Hospital building to be completed in July
Redevelopment of Wyong Hospital is powering forward with the new six-storey building set to be completed and operational in July. The building will include an expanded emergency department, an intensive…
Hospital staff and patients welcome back volunteers
Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) has welcomed volunteers back into Wyong and Gosford Hospitals. Volunteers were given the greenlight to recommence duties following further easing of COVID-19 restrictions across…
68 medical graduates join CCLHD
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, has welcomed 68 medical graduates to Central Coast Local Health District, part of the 2021 annual intake of…
Free Mental Health Op Shops for unexpected admissions
Delivering dignity, that’s what Central Coast Health’s (CCH) two new Mental Health Op Shops aim to do. These safe spaces have been set up at Wyong and Gosford Hospitals to…
Maternity unit at Wyong Hospital remains closed
With the maternity unit at Wyong Hospital to remain closed until at least early next year, Central Coast Labor MPs rallied with members of the NSW Nursing and Midwifery Association…
Link bridge installed at Wyong Hospital
Another milestone of the Wyong Hospital redevelopment has been completed with the installation of a link bridge. Completed earlier in September, the bridge links the existing hospital to the new…
Wyong Hospital redevelopment reaches major milestone
NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, was on the Central Coast on Tuesday, August 9, for the Topping Out ceremony at Wyong Hospital and to mark the start of construction of a…
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…
Lions donate food to hospital emergency department staff
Emergency Department staff at Wyong Hospital won’t have to worry about their two fruit and five veg for a little while thanks to a generous donation from the Gorokan-Kanwal Lions…
Hospital staff shouldn’t have to pay for parking
[Forum]Hospital staff shouldn’t have to pay for parking I would like to congratulate the doctors, nurses and all other staff who looked after me for 19 days in the surgical…
Major milestone for new building at Wyong Hospital reached
The NSW Government’s redevelopment of Wyong Hospital has reached a major milestone with the new building’s first concrete pour taking place. It was the first of 23 slabs required for…
Hospital emergency patients asked to arrive solo
Central Coast Local Health District has made changes to its visiting arrangements at Emergency Departments (ED) as it battles the spread of COVID-19. Anyone who presents at Wyong or Gosford…
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…
Extra security officers and 24-hour CCTV surveillance at Wyong Hospital
Extra security officers and 24- hour CCTV surveillance has started at Wyong and Gosford hospital emergency departments following a lengthy campaign by the Health Services Union (HSU). In August, about…
Wyong Hospital redevelopment underway
The $200M Wyong Hospital redevelopment has taken a major step forward with a sod turning ceremony to mark the start of construction in October. NSW Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Natasha…