The Illawarra Shoalhaven Health District (ISLHD) is urging visitors to the region this long weekend to be vigilant in practising physical distancing, good hand hygiene and cough etiquette, to protect themselves and others from the spread of COVID-19.

This HIV Testing Week (1-7 June) Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) is reminding the community that HIV testing is still important, even in the current context of COVID-19.

An innovation partnership involving the region’s three major health services is ready to be trialled, providing local residents with access to a Virtual Community Care Centre.

Note: this update is current as at 30 April 2020. Please visit the main ISLHD COVID-19 page or the links below for current information.  

Works to upgrade Wollongong Hospital’s Birthing Unit are on track to be completed over the next month, and it’s anticipated the first babies will be born in the new space from mid to late-June. The $2.2 million upgrade will provide a more modern, functional and welcoming birthing space for local women and families.