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Katherine Brown – inaugural Australasian Sexual Health Medicine Award recipient
Associate Professor Katherine Brown is well known in the Local Health District, as the Director of the Sexual Health Service. Katherine was recently the recipient of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP), Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine division for her contribution to the discipline of sexual health medicine.
Convoy drives change for local kids and families
The early works associated with the redevelopment of the Children’s Ward at Wollongong Hospital are complete, thanks to a generous $250,000 donation from the Illawarra Community Foundation.
Focus on Biobanking to aid cancer research
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) has expanded its focus on Biobanking, with the appointment of a newly created full-time position of Oncology Biobank Manager, based at Wollongong Hospital.
Staff swap uniforms for PJs … all in the name of improving care for people living with frailty
Staff at Shellharbour, Shoalhaven and Wollongong Hospitals have swapped work uniforms for their pyjamas as part of an initiative aimed at encouraging patients to get out of bed, into their day clothes and move around more while in hospital.
Kids Ward transformed into a Magic Kingdom
The Wollongong Hospital Children’s Ward and Illawarra Hospital School were transformed into a ‘magic kingdom’, for the inaugural Children’s Party Week held in August.