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Sep 2019
Hospital expansion revealed
Published in News on September 30, 2019
The Health Minister, Jenny Mikakos, recently revealed the designs for the upcoming redevelopment of Sunshine Hospital’s emergency unit. There are a total of additional 31 spaces which is worth $29.6 million. In addition, there will be 12 new treatment cubicles and 12 new short-stay beds in the new emergency department valued at $44.3 million. All of these will enable the...
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Aug 2019
Government Signs Off $424M Campbelltown Redevelopment
Published in News on August 23, 2019
ASX-listed CIMIC Group, Australia’s biggest contractor, was awarded a multi-million construction contract for Campbelltown Hospital second stage of redevelopment. The construction has recently begun and is expected to finish by 2023. The first stage of the project was completed back in 2016 and was officially opened to the public in 2017. It featured a building w...
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Aug 2019
Ultramodern Oncology Center to Open in Geelong in 2020
Published in News on August 05, 2019
There is something good happening at the Epworth Geelong Cancer Center and in about six months people in the community will have access to state-of-art technology in the treatment of cancer. Better Cancer Care for the Community Icon Group, the largest cancer care provider in Australia, is partnering with Geelong in this new $2.8 million cancer treatment center...
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Jul 2019
Influenza death toll climbs to 70 as flu season continues
Published in News on July 29, 2019
If you were thinking of avoiding your flu shot this season, you may want to think again. The flu has been taking over the New South Wales region this season. The number of flu cases infecting the area started with 6,243 just in the first week of July alone, bringing the figures up to a total of 43,844 cases by the end of this year. While there have been quite a few cases of...
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Jun 2019
Killer Flu is Killing Children Across Australia at an Alarming Rate
Published in News on June 06, 2019
In Victoria, Australia, 26 people have died from a killer flu season, three of which were children aged three, six and eleven. This early start to the flu season in Victoria has led to many concerns about others in the area being affected. This is because many of the flu-related death cases have been people who were in an aged-care residency. Chief Health Officer Angie Bone...
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Feb 2019
UniLodge opens newest combined hotel and hospital
Published in News on February 12, 2019
Recently, a new hotel accommodation has launched right above the Westside Private Hospital in Taringa. This new commercial space, which costs $65 million to build, will be managed by UniLodge Australia, making it their second hotel/hospital combination. Their first hotel/hospital launch was back in 2011. Their flagship hotel opened right next to Chermside&rsqu...
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Nov 2018
Australia Gets its First Heart Hospital
Published in News on November 26, 2018
Great news for Australia: the very first Victorian Heart Hospital is now under construction at Monash University Clayton campus. This Australia's pioneer is $543 million worth, and its due date is in 2022. Thanks to the state government, Monash Health and Monash University, the idea was born in 2014. The idea is being realized for cardiac patients of...
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Nov 2018
Countries where you really don’t want to end up in hospital
Published in News on November 19, 2018
Getting sick or injured during a vacation away from home can always ruin a holiday, but some of the hospital bills in these Countries will cost you thousands. When you get sick at home it’s bad enough, but you usually don’t have to worry about receiving a vicious hospital bill that could leave you scrambling on your next paycheque. There are a couple of places...
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Oct 2018
Mona Vale Hospital Redevelopment
Published in News on October 03, 2018
This article summarizes the past and future development of the Mona Vale Hospital, a trusted name in healthcare and hospital services for more than five decades for the residents of Northern Beaches. The campus will be changing in the near future, alongside the transfer of acute services to Northern Beaches Hospital. This is set to take place in late 2018, and is part of the...
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Aug 2018
After 3 Years of Disease and Contamination Scares, Perth Children’s Hospital to Open
Published in News on August 13, 2018
Originally set to open in 2015, the Perth Children’s Hospital is finally accepting patients as of mid-May this year. In a project costing $1.2 billion, the three years of delays were due to such things as contamination from asbestos, lead, and two suspected cases of Legionella disease. Attending the opening were 300 guests, including the Health Minister and...
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