Health

THE next time you start to complain about the repeat lockdowns because of COVID-19, spare a thought for the people working in the emergency department…

THE topical debate of birthing options in Mildura will again be the conversation among many. A second screening of Birth Time: The Documentary will be shown…

PREGNANT healthcare workers who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 are encouraging other women to come forward for the jab. Midwife Sarah Cowen, who is pregnant…

WENTWORTH’S Murray House has been awarded almost a quarter of a million dollars to improve the centre’s amenities. The local funding of $240,000 will be…

ALI Cupper has renewed calls for a rehabilitation facility in Mildura in the wake of a report showing drug overdose deaths in Mildura more than…

By Heath Kendall* WORKING in health care has never been more challenging. Not since the Spanish flu over a century ago has a virus caused…

THE number of people who died of overdoses in Mildura more than doubled last year, with men twice as likely to die as women. The…

WENTWORTH has gained two new GPs this year, with the latest addition to the team starting last week. Coomealla Health Aboriginal Corporation’s (CHAC) Wentworth practice…

WITH record-high coronavirus cases reported in NSW over the weekend, Member for Murray Helen Dalton says she is “incredibly fearful” health services in small towns…

SEVEN hospital staff from Bendigo answered a call for help from Mildura Base Public Hospital (MBPH) on Saturday after more than 50 Mildura-based workers were…

LOCAL health care workers are urging Sunraysia residents to check in with their mates to ensure everyone is okay during the latest lockdown. With tight…

MILDURA Base Public Hospital (MBPH) staff pulling 16-hour double shifts this week to make up for colleagues sidelined by the city’s COVID-19 emergency have been…