News and articles

  • Wollongong Hospital Theatre Nurse Unit Manager, Kindra Ryder with the aluminium suture wrappers and the recycled 'puck'.

    Wollongong Hospital recycling initiative reduces aluminium waste

    During National Recycling Week, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) is being celebrated for leading an innovative circular recycling program, which is transforming surgical waste materials into reusable aluminium.
  • The Kind Side's Frances Wood and Stacey Lewis, with Susan Pearce

    The Kind Side podcast reaches 2,000 downloads

    The Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) is celebrating a heartwarming milestone, with more than 2,000 downloads of The Kind Side – Stories from NSW Health, podcast since its launch in June 2024.
  • Margot Mains, Lorraine Chantrill and Prof Walter Abhayaratna

    Providing access to clinical trials closer to home

    Patients in regional, rural and remote areas of southern NSW will benefit from a major expansion of clinical trials, increasing access to cutting-edge treatment and research for people living in the Illawarra Shoalhaven, Murrumbidgee and Southern NSW Local Health Districts (LHDs).
  • Dr Trevor Gardner stands in a ward at Wollongong Hospital

    ISLHD Anaesthetist recognised on King’s Birthday Honours List

    Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) is delighted to share the news that ISLHD Anaesthetist Trevor Gardner was recognised on the 2023 King’s Birthday Honours List, being awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division for his service to medicine through a range of roles.
  • ISLHD Palliative Care volunteers Neville Bryce and Deb Reynolds.

    Palliative care volunteers making a difference

    During Volunteer Week (15-21 May), Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) is shining a light on the incredible people who volunteer within our palliative care services.