Media releases

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    PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT NEW VENUES

    NSW Health has been notified of a number of venues in Wollongong and Figtree that have been visited by confirmed cases of COVID-19.
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    COVID-19 update

    Note: this update is current as at 21 December 2020. Please visit the main ISLHD COVID-19 page for current information.   Please attribute to Margot Mains – Chief Executive, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
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    ISLHD Hospitals balance emergency and urgent health care with COVID-19 response

    Public hospitals in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) have continued to deliver high quality health care to the local community whilst focused strongly on the District’s COVID-19 preparation and response during the April to June 2020 quarter.
  • Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District’s (ISLHD) Disaster Manager Monica Dale and a member of the Shellharbour Hospital COVID-19 Assessment Clinic Team

    ISLHD NURSING AND MIDWIFERY AWARD FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

    The Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District’s (ISLHD) Disaster Manager Monica Dale and the Shellharbour Hospital COVID-19 Assessment Clinic Team, are among 24 statewide finalists nominated for the 2020 NSW Health Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards.
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    ISLHD Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week

    During World Breastfeeding Week (1 – 7 August) Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) is promoting the importance of breastfeeding and letting women and their families know where they can seek local support and assistance.
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