Note: this update is current as at 19 November 2020. Please visit the main ISLHD COVID-19 page or the links below for current information.  

Ahead of the October long weekend and as the weather warms up, Illawarra Shoalhaven residents are reminded to be COVID safe while enjoying the break. Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) Director Public Health, Curtis Gregory urged everyone to remain vigilant to the ever-present threat of new cases of COVID-19.

Note: this update is current as at 28 September 2020. Please visit the main ISLHD COVID-19 page or the links below for current information.  

Amanda and Siria from Illawarra Baby and Child Loss Support (IBCLS) visited Wollongong Hospital’s Birthing Unit this week to deliver information bags for bereaved families. Wollongong Hospital Maternity Operations Manager Barb Atkins and Wollongong Hospital Midwifery Unit Manager Karen Atkin were honoured to accept the bags from the group.

This DonateLife Week (26 July- 2 August), Illawarra and Shoalhaven residents are encouraged to talk about organ and tissue donation and join the Australian Organ Donor Register.