Media releases

  • Dental Health week

    Dental Health Week is timely to book your Child’s dental check

    This Dental Health Week, the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) is reminding parents and guardians that all children under 18 years are eligible for free dental health care at its public dental clinics.
    • Dental Health
    • Oral Health
    • 2019 News
    • 2019 Media Releases
  • medical icons

    Get treated and cured on World Hepatitis Day

    Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) is encouraging people living with hepatitis C in the community to take advantage of new highly effective cures, as part of Hepatitis Awareness Week.
    • Hepatitis
    • 2019 News
    • 2019 Media Releases
  • Newborn baby feet

    Wollongong Hospital Birthing Unit $2.2m redevelopment

    Wollongong Hospital’s Birthing Unit will undergo a major transformation to provide a more modern, functional and welcoming birthing space for local women and families.
    • Wollongong Hospital
    • Maternity
    • 2019 News
    • 2019 Media Releases
  • Emergency department entrance

    ISLHD hospitals demand increasing in latest BHI Quarterly

    Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) completed more elective surgery and saw more patients in emergency departments than last year, according to the latest Bureau of Health Information (BHI) Quarterly results.
    • BHI
    • Surgery
    • Emergency Department
    • Shellharbour Hospital
    • Shoalhaven Hospital
    • Wollongong Hospital
    • Milton Ulladulla Hospital
    • 2019 News
    • 2019 Media Releases
  • Close up image of cancer cells

    State's cancer report card shows survival and treatment are improving in ISLHD

    The state’s latest cancer report card shows Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) continues to make important improvements in cancer outcomes.
    • Cancer Care
    • 2019 News
    • 2019 Media Releases