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SESLHD staff got into the Easter spirit this year by spreading good vibes – and plenty of chocolate – across their workplaces in the lead up to the long weekend.
Easter came early for sick kids at St George Hospital, with staff…

More than 500 rural and regional patients have benefited from world-class rapid stroke assessment, treatment and management via The NSW Telestroke Service, hosted by Prince of Wales Hospital (POWH), in its first year of operations.
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Women and their newborn babies are improving the lives of strangers by agreeing to donate their amniotic membrane following childbirth, as part of an innovative new program.
New mum, Rikki Storey, gave birth to baby boy, Rio, in December…

A major milestone was reached in the Randwick redevelopment project last week, with stakeholders donning their hard hats and high-vis gear for a topping-out celebration – to mark the new Integrated Acute Services Building (IASB) reaching the…

SESLHD staff have received the first AstraZeneca vaccines at St George Hospital’s Vaccination Hub, which opened on Wednesday 10 March.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian, NSW Minister for Health and Medical Research Brad Hazzard MP…

Twelve months ago this week, on Thursday 12 March 2020, Prince of Wales Hospital (POWH) opened what would become one of the busiest COVID-19 flu/assessment clinics in NSW.
In just 48 hours, staff with a wide range of…

Newly graduated nurses and midwives have kick-started their careers at SESLHD, with 247 fresh-faced graduates joining us as part of the District's 2021 nursing and midwifery intake.
Kim Olesen, Director of Nursing and Midwifery…

International Women's Day (8 March) is a milestone event in the annual calendar at the Royal Hospital for Women - and as the state's only hospital dedicated to women's health, marks an opportunity for celebration.
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Several impressive environmental sustainability projects have been powering on through SESLHD in 2020.
Led by Professor Peter McCluskey AO, Chair of Ophthalmology and Director Save Sight Institute, a team of interested…

SESLHD’s newest cohort of allied health professionals began working at SESLHD hospitals this month as part of the District’s 2021 intake. The graduates have hit the ground running, learning on the job whilst being mentored and supervised by…