Health service blocks access to hospital report
August 19, 2010
A second attempt to access a review of the Mount Gambier Hospital Accident and Emergency Ward has been knocked back by a Country Health SA Freedom of Information officer.
The report, which is believed to contain information about the number of beds still needed in the emergency ward to meet current medical standards, and details about current waiting times, was compiled and delivered to the hospital by Adelaide-based doctor Peter Stuart early this year. Read more
Donation secures new hospital equipment
August 12, 2010
What started with only an idea a year ago reached full circle yesterday with the handover of the final donation towards a $100,000 cardiovascular ultrasound system for the Mount Gambier Hospital.
Zena Winser, daughter of trucking magnate Allan Scott AO, made the final donation towards the much needed piece of equipment in the form of $10,000 on behalf of the Scott Group of Companies. Read more
Doctors shortfall
July 14, 2010
STRAIN on general practitioners and the struggle to bring more doctors to the city is proving a major factor in adding pressure to Mount Gambier Hospital’s emergency ward.
Member for Mount Gambier Don Pegler met with the city’s Health Advisory Council last Thursday night to discuss issues raised in a report on the hospital’s emergency ward, which found 12,000 of 17,000 admissions annually were GP-treatable. Read more
Health battle looms
July 12, 2010
MEMBER for Mount Gambier Don Pegler has vowed to push for an expansion of the accident and emergency ward of the Mount Gambier Hospital.
“The major problem we have is the standard of one bed per 1000 patients is failing to be met in the Mount Gambier ward, where 17,000 people come through a year with only about six beds available,” he said. Read more
Hospital to receive new chemotherapy unit
May 24, 2010
MOUNT Gambier Hospital is set to receive a new chemotherapy unit as part of the Federal Government’s $69.8m expansion of cancer services across the state.
Under the plan announced last week, the number of chemotherapy chairs or beds at Mount Gambier will rise from three to nine at a cost of $675,000. Read more
Mixed views on national hospital plan
March 5, 2010
Mount Gambier residents yesterday welcomed with caution and scepticism the Federal Government’s new proposal to nationalise Australia’s hospital system.
Employed in the health sector, Tara McCracken said she was pleased to see negotiation towards a general partnership on health funding, but doubted if the proposal would shorten waiting times for patients. Read more
Big Band donation supports hospital
December 26, 2009
Christmas came early for the Mount Gambier Hospital this week with the donation of three state-of-the-art electric beds from money raised by the Big Night Out held at the Barn in July.
The fundraising event was sponsored by the family of the late Allan Scott. Read more
Christmas workers in good cheer
December 25, 2009
While most people are enjoying Christmas Day in the company of relatives and friends, others are at work protecting or serving the community. Read more
Hospital clinic plan for more GPs
December 18, 2009
The Mount Gambier Private Hospital will consider establishing a twilight and weekend general practitioner clinic to ease the pressure on the public hospital’s emergency department.
This follows statistics released yesterday that show 12,000 people who attend the Mount Gambier Hospital’s emergency department each year could instead be treated by a GP. Read more
Nurses complete training program
December 15, 2009
Nurses from across the South East graduated on Friday from a Country Health SA program which prepared them for their unique role in rural hospitals. Read more
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