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02 April 2020Local foundation boosts ventilator and PPE stocks
Local hospitals will receive a major boost to their critical supplies, including additional life-saving equipment and thousands of surgical masks, thanks to a donation by the Tibra Capital Foundation as COVID-19 preparedness continues.
31 March 2020Further limits to hospital visitors
The Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District has today implemented further restrictions on visiting hospital patients, in a bid to minimise the spread of COVID-19. From today, there will be restricted hours for essential visits to patients in general wards at all of the District’s hospitals:
23 March 2020COVID-19 Assessment Clinics open at Shoalhaven and Shellharbour
The Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District has established two more dedicated COVID-19 Assessment Clinics, so those with symptoms that meet the clinical criteria may be tested and treated more quickly.-
20 March 2020
Elective Surgery and Intensive Care at Wollongong Hospital
The Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District response to COVID-19 is moving to an increased level of preparedness, with moves now underway to build intensive care capacity at Wollongong Hospital, starting with changes to elective surgery from next week. -
19 March 2020
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District limits hospital visitors
As part of the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District's (ISLHD) response to COVID-19, visitor numbers are now being limited at each of the area's hospitals.