Hospital on COVID-19 winter watch

WITH the arrival of winter, Mildura Base Hospital (MBH) is on a COVID-19 readiness footing and will remain so for the foreseeable future, despite the relaxing of community restrictions. The co-ordinator of the MBH pandemic response, Dr Alison Walker, said there was no change to the way the hospital has been operating for almost two […]

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