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Campbelltown Hospital

Locality: Campbelltown, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4634 3000

Address: Therry Road 2560 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.sswahs.nsw.gov.au

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23.01.2022 COVID-19 | A new testing option is now open in south western Sydney. If you have symptoms, get tested. A negative today doesn't mean a negative tomorrow. To support the swabbing team, a Nepalese-speaking staff member will be on hand. For all testing options available in NSW, please visit https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectio//Pages/clinics.aspx

23.01.2022 REDEVELOPMENT NEWS #85 | Our new clinical services building recently reached its highest point in construction, which was celebrated with a ‘topping out’ ceremony. With this milestone comes a shift in focus to internal fitout of the new spaces and a growing sense of excitement for what’s to come. Our staff are already visiting the construction site to get familiar with their new work areas as they progress. To learn more, check out the first of a series of videos we’ll be sharing throughout 2021 this one highlights the new Emergency Department, which will be the first space to be completed. #CampbelltownUpdate

23.01.2022 REDEVELOPMENT NEWS #69 | Behind the construction hoarding, our builders are working hard to deliver an expanded and state-of-the-art hospital that meets the growing demands of our community. Check out these artist impressions of what the new hospital building might look like on completion in 2022, showcasing Hospital Street - the linkway that will connect the existing hospital with the new clinical services building. #CampbelltownHospital

23.01.2022 COVID-19 TESTING | If you experience any of the COVID-19 symptoms and/or have been to any of the hot spots, come forward and get tested at any one of our facility or pop-up testing clinics across south western Sydney. For a list of clinic locations visit: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectio//Pages/clinics.aspx

21.01.2022 COVID-19 TESTING | Walk-in testing is available at HJ Daley Library (front lawn) 1 Hurley Street, Campbelltown from Friday 25 September until 28 September. It is open from 10am - 4pm, no referrals required.

21.01.2022 Do you live in south west Sydney? We want to hear how your lifestyle has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to improve how we support the health and wellbeing of our communities. Complete the online survey and share your photos and experiences for your chance to win a $25 voucher Visit: https://tinyurl.com/COVID-19HealthandWellbeing #COVID19 #southwestsydney #swslhd

20.01.2022 Thrive Autumn edition is out now! This edition celebrates the engine room of our hospitals our 3000 non-clinical staff who work tirelessly behind the scenes to help us care for our community. Read all about it: https://bit.ly/3frkZdA

19.01.2022 REMINDER: Two people at a time can continue to visit a patient in hospital over the school holidays. Please remember to maintain 1.5m physical distancing while in our hospitals, practise good hygiene and stay home if you feel sick. Please help to keep our community safe. For the latest NSW Health advice, visit www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19

18.01.2022 GOT SYMPTOMS? GET TESTED | If you are feeling unwell with a cough, fever, sore throat, loss of taste or smell this Easter break, please get tested. You can find more testing options here: https://www.nsw.gov.au//how-to-protect-yourself-an/clinics

18.01.2022 REDEVELOPMENT ALERT #40 | The October redevelopment newsletter is out now. This month features a preview of what will be the new Emergency Department, a bird’s eye view of the project site, information about the project's sustainability measures and a special ‘Women in Construction’ feature on the only female engineer onsite. Check it out now at http://bit.ly/CHRoct20 #CampbelltownUpdate

17.01.2022 NSW Health is alerting the public to the following locations visited by confirmed cases of COVID-19: https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/latest-news-and-updates People who attended the Fitness First Carlingford Pilates Class on Saturday 3 October from 8:15 am to 9:15 am are considered close contacts and must immediately get tested and isolate for 14 days since they were there, and stay isolated for the entire period, even if a negative test result is received. NSW Health is di...rectly contacting those who attended. NSW Health is assessing potential exposure to COVID-19 of people who attended several other venues. Anyone who attended the following venues is considered casual contacts and should immediately isolate and get tested even if they develop the slightest symptoms of COVID-19. Friday 2 October: Kmart, Narellan Town Centre, Narellan 6 pm to 7 pm Saturday 3 October: Fitness First, Carlingford (all attendees other than those in the pilates class notified above): 8 to 9:15am Sunday 4 October: Penrith Homemaker Centre, Penrith 11 am to 1 pm Sunday 4 October: Guzman y Gomez, Penrith 1:30 pm to 2 pm Sunday 4 October: Home Co, Penrith 2 pm to 2:30 pm Monday 5 October: Westfield Parramatta 9:30 am to 11 am Monday 5 October: Castle Towers Shopping Centre, Castle Hill 12 pm to 1 pm If you have the mildest of symptoms like a runny nose or scratchy throat, cough, fever or other symptoms please come forward and get tested.

16.01.2022 CARERS WEEK | "My name is Nina. I am the acting Nursing Unit Manager at the Medical Transition Unit at Camden Hospital. I care and provide support to my sister and elderly parents." This week is Carers Week and we are celebrating the valuable contribution unpaid carers make. The theme for this year is 'Tell us why you care', encouraging carers to share their story and for others to share why they appreciate carers.

15.01.2022 REDEVELOPMENT NEWS #65 | Tower crane operators working on the Campbelltown Hospital redevelopment project have a steep 250 step climb up to their office each morning. Check out the view of the construction site from the top! #CampbelltownUpdate

13.01.2022 SWSLHD 2020 ONLINE ANNUAL PUBLIC MEETING | You are invited to attend the South Western Sydney Local Health District 2020 Online Annual Public Meeting on Friday 6 November, 2020 from 2pm - 2.30pm. This year, you can also hear how we responded to COVID-19 and find out who will win our coveted awards - SWSLHD Transforming Your Experience and Community Partner. To help keep everyone safe, this year’s event will be hosted virtually. Any questions to our Board Chairman or Chief Exe...cutive are required to be submitted by email to [email protected] no later than Friday 30 October 2020. We look forward to seeing you online! For more information on how to view the live stream visit the Annual Public Meeting online hub: https://www.swslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/apm.html Please register your interest for free >>https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/south-western-sydney-local-

12.01.2022 COVID-19 INFORMATION HUB | South Western Sydney Local Health District staff will be at Campbelltown Mall this week to answer any questions you might have about COVID-19 and to give you some tips to help stop the spread. Staff will be at the mall outside Woolworths until Sunday 8 November. Don’t forget to stop by!

11.01.2022 TESTING LOCATION UPDATE | Our pop-up COVID-19 testing clinic at Oran Park, Julia Reserve Community Centre is closed. For your nearest testing clinic visit https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectio//Pages/clinics.aspx

11.01.2022 REDEVELOPMENT NEWS #66 | DID YOU KNOW? Once complete, the extension of the Campbelltown Hospital Cancer Therapy Centre will have used 150 tonnes of steel reinforcement and 860 cubic metres of concrete! The LINAC bunker alone, which houses the linear accelerator (a machine designed to administer radiation therapy to cancer patients) contains 100 tonnes of steel reinforcement and 520 cubic metres of concrete. This includes 1.2 metre thick reinforced concrete walls and a one-metre thick roof, which includes a two-metre thick primary beam radiation barrier. Once delivered, Campbelltown Hospital will offer the highest level of publicly accessed cancer therapy in the region. #CampbelltownUpdate

11.01.2022 COVID-19 INFORMATION HUB | We will be at Corbett Plaza, Wingecarribee Street, Bowral this week to answer any questions you might have about COVID-19 and to give you some tips to help stop the spread. We will be there until Sunday 22 November from 10am - 4.30pm, don't forget to drop by!

10.01.2022 CONGRATULATIONS | Liverpool Hospital’s Kaarina Paasila and Fairfield Hospital’s Raj Gujraz were finalists in this year’s Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards. A huge congratulations to you both! And, here is a lovely video featuring our midwives and nurses across south western Sydney, sharing insights into the workforce and what 2020 has been like during a pandemic.

10.01.2022 HELLO I Am Monique Boulos, a senior physiotherapist in adult outpatients at Campbelltown Hospital. "I work with people aged 16 and over to address a variety of musculoskeletal presentations," she said. "On any given day you'll find me casting for fractures, facilitating clinics and rehabilitation exercise groups or working with individuals recovering from injury. I relish the opportunity to be creative, flexible and resourceful, provide a supportive space for recovery, to listen intently, coach with passion and provide holistic care every day to those who need it - the very reason why I chose physiotherapy." Happy International Allied Health Professionals' Day!

09.01.2022 REDEVELOPMENT NEWS #70 | Throwback Thursday! This is what 43 years of progress, commitment and investment into our local health care system looks like. 1977: Campbelltown Hospital first opened (Building A with 120 beds. This included an Operating Theatre, Outpatient Unit, X-ray Department, Pharmacy, Pathology and Emergency Department. 1984: Campbelltown Hospital became the first hospital in all of Australia to open a public hospital Day Surgery Unit. 1986: Building C is o...pened with a new Paediatric Unit, Operating Theatres and Mental Health Unit. 2006: New emergency department (Building A) opened. 2015: Building D opened with expanded Outpatient Services, Surgical Wards and Allied Health facilities. 2017: Launch of the Macarthur Clinical Services Building. 2020: Construction of new 12-storey clinical services building underway. #CampbelltownUpdate See more

09.01.2022 TIPS WHEN TRAVELLING IN A TAXI | Try to open the car windows and avoid using recirculated air.

09.01.2022 POP-UP CLINIC | A new testing pop-up clinic at Bargo Community Hall in Bargo will be opened from 9am this morning. If you have the mildest symptoms, cough, sore/scratchy throat, fever, runny nose, loss of smell of loss of taster then come forward and get tested. For more information visit: https://www.swslhd.health.nsw.gov.au//coronavirus/clinic_f

08.01.2022 HELLO I AM Loretta Ascoli, a physiotherapist at Campbelltown Hospital. "I work on the wards to assess and treat patients that have mobility issues or other injuries," she said. "I love working with a wide variety of patients throughout the day to achieve their goals of returning home safely and getting better. I chose to become a physiotherapist to help people after watching a close family member receive extensive rehab post-surgery. I love the difference that physios can make in each person's recovery and time in hospital." Happy International Allied Health Professionals' Day!

08.01.2022 REDEVELOPMENT NEWS #71 | THEN & NOW: Check out these shots of Campbelltown Hospital from the air back in the 1990s and today. A lot can change in 30 years! #CampbelltownUpdate

06.01.2022 TYE TUESDAY | Occupational therapist Erin goes above and beyond in caring for her patients. She provides one-on-one therapy to address fine motor, gross motor and sensory processing challenges. Erin continually ensures children and parents have everything they need during therapy and is dedicated to her team and a great asset to the organisation.

06.01.2022 Thrive is out! This edition celebrates the engine room of our hospitals our 3000 non-clinical staff. They work behind the scenes in roles including food delivery, IT, engineering and general services. We could not provide our outstanding care without them. Meet our dedicated team: https://bit.ly/3frkZdA

05.01.2022 BREAST CANCER AWARENESS | 1 in 7 women in NSW will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. Key risk factors are being female and getting older. if you are a woman aged 50 to 70 and not had a breast screen in the last two years, book your free breast screen today. Call 132050 or book online: https://book.breastscreen.nsw.gov.au/

04.01.2022 REDEVELOPMENT NEWS #68 | This week, significant progress was made on demolition of the old main entrance in preparation for construction of the 'Hospital Street' connection between the new and existing buildings. This image shows the former day surgery entrance, and the future connection to the new clinical services building. #CampbelltownUpdate.

02.01.2022 COVID-19 TESTING CLINIC | There is a new pop-up testing clinic at Moss Vale Showground, 16 Illawarra Highway, Moss Vale. If you have the mildest symptoms please come and get tested for COVID-19.