Health
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Mildura woman finds support in battle with rare cancer
ROCHELLE Mattiazzo knew something was seriously wrong, even when doctors dismissed her extreme leg pain in November last year. But what happened next was “the…
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Mildura Base Hospital’s journey back to public hands
1996: Victorian Health Department cuts Mildura Base Hospital’s staff numbers and reveals it can’t afford the estimated $36 million to build a new hospital in…
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Mildura Base Hospital’s road to recovery
VICTORIA’S final 20-year “failed” and “broken” hospital privatisation experiment will come to an end on Tuesday when Mildura Base Hospital returns to public hands. The…
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Mildura Base Hospital handover comes at a cost
THE man who chaired the advisory board of Mildura Base Hospital for eight years has described its transition back to public management next week as…
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Mildura Base Hospital veteran an old hand at change
VINCE Fiorenza was involved in the transition process of Mildura Base Hospital’s management, from public to private, two decades ago. The 63-year-old, who has racked…
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It’s OK to ask for help, says Mildura headspace
ARE you OK? It is a simple question, but it could change or even save a life. It was an important topic of discussion across…
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Suicide’s deep impact on rural areas
REGIONAL Australians impacted by suicide are more likely to experience multiple losses of family, friends and community members (67 per cent) compared to their city…
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New clinic aims to take care of Wentworth
DOCTOR Katie Thomson says Coomealla Health Aboriginal Corporation’s (CHAC) Wentworth clinic will provide the town’s residents with the ongoing care they have lacked. Dr Thomson…
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Mildura nursing students join COVID fight
TEN Latrobe University Bachelor of Nursing students have joined Sunraysia Community Health Service’s (SCHS) fight against coronavirus. Seven second-year and three third-year students have been…
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It shouldn’t hurt to work from home, says Sunraysia physio
THE pandemic has led to a surge in back pain complaints as more people are working from home, according to a Mildura physiotherapist. Lime Therapy…
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Mildura Base Public Hospital appoints new medical director
A DOCTOR who has spent the past six years in a senior role at Katherine Hospital in the Northern Territory has been appointed the new…
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Wentworth’s new GP clinic ready to open Monday
WENTWORTH’S new GP clinic will be open from Monday. Run by Coomealla Health Aboriginal Corporation (CHAC), the clinic will be serviced by Dr Katie Thomson…
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