News
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Thursday 23 July 2020
Over the past seven days we’ve screened another 1,328 people for coronavirus, taking our total screenings to 7,053: [read more]
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Tuesday 21 July 2020
Our Merindah Lodge residents have held a Christmas in July event to raise money for St Vincent’s COVID Isolation & Recovery Facility for Homeless People. [read more]
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Friday 10 July 2020
Over the past seven days (July 3–9) SWH has screened another 386 people for coronavirus, taking the total screenings to 5,334: [read more]
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Friday 3 July 2020
It’s exactly 14 weeks TODAY since our local communities have recorded a positive coronavirus case. [read more]
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Friday 26 June 2020
One of our treasured volunteers is retiring. We thank and fondly farewell Olive McKenzie who’s been with us for 25 years. [read more]
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Thursday 25 June 2020
We told you yesterday about how proud we are of our workforce offering to do shifts on the visitor screening desks at the entrances to our hospitals, aged care facility... [read more]
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Wednesday 24 June 2020
This Friday we farewell Health Management intern, Kelvin Yap (centre), who’s been a part of our team for the past six months. [read more]
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Friday 19 June 2020
TODAY it’s exactly three months since our local communities have recorded a COVID-positive test result. [read more]
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Thursday 18 June 2020
We work with some fantastic blokes like this crew in our Mental Health Services team, social worker Jordan Lockett (from left), registered nurse Glenistair Hancock, senior... [read more]
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Friday 5 June 2020
Ironically, in the hours between us finalising the planning of a June-3 simulated COVID outbreak at Merindah Lodge – to rigorously test our SWH COVID Outbreak Management... [read more]
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Friday 5 June 2020
We’ve got the best news to start the long weekend on. Our Paediatric MRI Appeal is over. [read more]
Monday 1 June 2020
After nine weeks of not one COVID-positive test result in our local communities, we’re slowly, but cautiously, resuming more of our services. [read more]
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Friday 29 May 2020
The wonderful human beings who make up our inpatient palliative care unit team gathered for a workshop this week as part of National Palliative Care Week celebrations. [read more]
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Thursday 28 May 2020
Warrnambool's Wata Waetnanda group (which our Aboriginal liaison health officer Emily Falla is a part of), isn't letting COVID-19 physical distancing restrictions curb National... [read more]
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Tuesday 26 May 2020
For anyone wondering what’s with the tent and tiny prefab in the foreground of our Warrnambool emergency department car park... [read more]
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Tuesday 19 May 2020
The Reconciliation Australia organisers of this year’s National Reconciliation Week say the IN THIS TOGETHER theme they chose a year ago for 2020 is now resonating in ways... [read more]
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Monday 18 May 2020
Today we launched our very own SWH COVID-19 Mental & Emotional Wellbeing Support Line for our local communities. [read more]
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Sunday 17 May 2020
TODAY is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia & Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) and South West Victoria is celebrating! [read more]
Friday 15 May 2020
We’ve started our IDAHOBIT celebrations two days early because our week-day staff wanted to be a part of the Sunday festivities. [read more]
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Tuesday 12 May 2020
Nursing hero Elena Hammond met up with our nursing and midwifery services executive director Gaynor Stevenson today. [read more]
