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Jennie Barry at Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospital

Prince of Wales Hospital and Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospital has a new General Manager with Jennie Barry taking up her new position on 1 July 2019.



Jennie Barry has been acting in the role of General Manager for the past few months.…

Nicole Wedell, Eleni Petinos, Kristin Tobi & Kiran Pandit in the Killara Extension courtyard, soon to be covered by an awning

Eleni Petinos MP, Member for Miranda, visited Sutherland Hospital to tour the Killara Extension Ward (Aged Care) and view proposed areas for refurbishment on Thursday, 13 June, 2019.



The tour was led by Nicole…

Group photo of families and Rockdale Children and Families Hub service providers with launch cake

South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) has partnered with a number of local agencies in the St George area to launch a unique service to help address developmental challenges in children aged under five years in the Rockdale area.…

Kirsty Boden holding flowers

Kirsty Boden, a former registered nurse at Prince of Wales Hospital - and both a hero and a victim of the London Bridge Terror Attacks in 2017 - has been awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal from the International Committee of the Red Cross (…

Sydney/Sydney Eye staff holding Fitbits

With the theme for this year’s International Nurses Day being 'A voice to lead: health for all', a challenge has been thrown down at Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospital (SSEH) to enhance nursing staff wellbeing during the month of June.

As part of…

St George Hospital medical staff in Africa

Six doctors and nurses from the St George Hospital Emergency Department recently travelled to Africa with Australian charity, Kenya Aid, to hold medical camps for people who live in the poorest province in Kenya.

The team – made up of…

Nurses and midwives cutting a cake

Nurses and midwives across the district were recognised and awarded for their invaluable work as part of the 2019 International Nurses and Midwives Day celebrations last week.



The theme for International Nurses Day this year is ‘…

Group of four people in university awards setting

Professor John Myburgh, Senior Intensive Care Physician, St George Hospital was awarded a Doctor of Science from UNSW Sydney for his outstanding contribution to the field of critical care and trauma on Saturday, 11 May, 2019.…

SESLHD's new Chief Executive

South Eastern Sydney Local Health District has a new Chief Executive with Tobi Wilson saying he is excited to take on the new role after a challenging but rewarding two and a half years as General Manager of Prince of Wales and Sydney/Sydney…

First graduating nurses at the WMH in 1925

Thursday 25 April not only saw Uniting War Memorial Hospital staff and patients celebrate ANZAC Day, it also marked a ‘Century of Caring’, after the land and buildings on the historic site were bequeathed to the Methodist Church for use as a…