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$30M Health Hub proposed for Gosford

WebAn artist's impression of the proposed Health Hub. March 23, 2022. A new $30M state-of-the-art Health Hub has been proposed for Showground Rd adjacent to Gosford Hospital. As demand for healthcare clinicians on the Central Coast continues to rise at rapid rates, Cornerstone Group will seek approval from Central Coast Council for the …

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New Chief Executive starts today at Central Coast Health

WebNovember 22, 2021. Central Coast Local Health District has a new permanent Chief Executive from today, Monday November 22. Scott McLachlan, formerly Chief Executive of Western NSW Local Health District has been welcomed by the chair and board of the region’s largest employer. CCLHD has been searching to find a new permanent Chief …

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Free online healthy lifestyle program for people over 59

WebTo register, or for more information, visit www.activeandhealthy.nsw.gov.au or contact the Central Coast Health Promotion Service on 4320 9700. A free online healthy lifestyle program is now available for people aged 60 or above living on the Central Coast. Healthy and Active for Life aims to.

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Latest stats show health system still in crisis

WebMarch 9, 2023. Latest data from the Bureau of Health Information (BHI) reveals that the Central Coast has slipped to become the second worse Local Health District (LHD) in NSW for emergency treatment and elective surgery wait-times. It also exposes a large increase in ambulance arrival times. Central Coast hospitals recorded the second lowest

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Expanded program for free COVID-19 test kits

WebJuly 31, 2022. The NSW Government has extended its program to provide free Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) for COVID-19 for another three months until October 31. Free RAT kits are available to eligible Commonwealth Concession Card holders and the program has been expanded to include people acquiring tests through the Federal Government’s

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Health fund premiums may be waived

WebPrivate Healthcare Australia (PHA) Chief Executive, Dr Rachel David, said Central Coast residents who are health fund members that are experiencing financial distress as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, should …

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Healthcare at home in focus

WebSeptember 26, 2022. Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) is helping patients stay at home while receiving hospital standard clinical care through its new model of care, Hospital in the Home (HITH). HITH launched in July 2022, allowing suitable patients to receive high quality, acute care from the comfort of their own homes while freeing

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Long Jetty Urgent Care Service opens

WebFebruary 17, 2024. The Long Jetty Urgent Care Service (UCS) officially opened on February 13, offering expanded health care services 365 days a year from 8am-8pm. Member for The Entrance David Mehan officially opened the service, which is located at Long Jetty Healthcare Centre and had operated in a limited capacity since just before Christmas.

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Mounties Group makes move into health care

WebDecember 14, 2021. Mounties Group, the organisation that sprung from the Mt Pritchard & District Community Club, has made a move into health care on the Coast by purchasing a Wyoming medical centre. Mounties Group has taken over several smaller Central Coast service clubs recently but this is its first foray into the provision of health

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New Wyong Emergency Department opens on Wednesday

WebCentral Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) is advising the community that the Wyong Hospital Emergency Department will open in the new hospital building at 7am on Wednesday, 13 October 2021. From this date, the Wyong Hospital ED will be located on Level 2 of Block H, which is located next to the current hospital building (see map).

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Ideas hub is helping streamline hospital services

WebMarch 12, 2021. An old ward at Gosford Hospital is now home to a new Ideas Hub, a space for health experts and local businesses to tackle healthcare challenges in local hospitals through innovative technology. CCLHD Chief Executive, Dr Andrew Montague, said the Hub is a place on hospital grounds for local businesses, students, entrepreneurs and

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Umina urgent care clinic officially opens

WebNovember 21, 2023. The Peninsula Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) at Umina Beach was officially opened on November 20. Located at 297 West St, the Medicare UCC will make it easier for people on the Central Coast to get the urgent treatment they need – from highly qualified doctors and nurses – while taking pressure off local

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Caring for patients in their own homes

WebHiTH Clinical Nurse Educator Marte Viljoen, said the doppler, which is worth $5,500, will greatly assist the team in providing clinical care to patients in the comfort of their own homes. “The doppler is used for the assessment and monitoring of vascular pressures and toe pressures,” she said. “It allows clinicians to accurately assess

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New health chief acknowledges demands faced by staff

WebDecember 10, 2021. New Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) CEO Scott McLachlan has a big job ahead of him but he is no stranger to managing huge health districts. Most recently having spent nine years as CEO of the Western NSW Local Health District, which covers some 250,000 square kilometres and includes multiple public …

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Next stage of Wyong Hospital redevelopment

WebAn artist’s impression of the new women’s centre. February 5, 2024. The next phase of the $200M Wyong Hospital Redevelopment is a step closer, with a builder appointed and construction set to begin early this year. Health Infrastructure Acting Executive Director of Northern Projects Hayley Bell said the latest phase of the …

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Urgent care clinics confirmed for Coast

WebSeptember 30, 2023. Providence Medical Umina and Coastal Lakes Medical Practice Lake Haven will be the providers of two Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (UCCs) set to open in November. Member for Robertson Gordon Reid and Member for Dobell Emma McBride recently announced the two sites, which will see urgent care facilities servicing both the …

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Cancer day unit at Wyong Hospital receives $6.4M

WebDecember 2, 2021. The NSW Government will spend $6.4 million to expand Wyong Hospital’s Cancer Day Unit as part of a $500M regional and rural health package. The Day Unit will deliver specialist cancer ambulatory treatment services, to complement the recently opened $200 million expanded Wyong Hospital. Regional and rural communities across

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How Vitamin K2 Fuels Jaw Growth

WebVitamin K2 directs the hormonal signals of bone growth with three other factors: • Growth hormone (GH) • Insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) • Vitamin D. Growth hormone, IGF-1 and Vitamin D have a three-way interaction in bone growth. Growth hormone is released by the pituitary gland and signals the liver to release IGF-1.

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Long Jetty patients make way for COVID surge

WebSeptember 29, 2021. Long Jetty Hospital will be temporarily repurposed as a COVID-19 response unit from mid-October to support the potential increase in patients with the virus requiring hospital care. Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) said the Long Jetty Sub-acute and Transitional Care Unit would be set up for COVID care.

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