Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District stories

Lithgow Hospital has recently unveiled two purpose-built rooms designed to offer a more comforting and dignified end-of-life experience.

As June marks Bowel Cancer Awareness Month across Australia, Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is urging eligible residents to participate in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program when their kit arrives in the post. 

Patients recovering from illness or injury can now receive high-quality rehabilitation care in the comfort of their own homes, thanks to a new service launched by the Rehabilitation Department at Nepean Hospital.

This Men's Health Week (9 – 15 June), men of all ages across the Penrith, Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury and Lithgow communities are being encouraged to have important conversations with one another and take a proactive approach to their own health and wellbeing.

Artwork at Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District’s Nepean Mental Health Centre is further strengthening ties to culture, creating an inclusive, welcoming and therapeutic environment for Aboriginal consumers of the service.

New research involving Nepean Hospital is shedding light on the growing need for support and guidance for pharmacists managing the complex and evolving issue of nicotine vaping products in the community.

Wentworth Healthcare, provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network (NBMPHN), and Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) have reaffirmed their strong partnership by signing a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This document outlines both organisation’s commitment to working together to improve health outcomes for the communities of the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury, Lithgow, and Penrith local government areas.

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District’s renowned work experience program, Health Inspirations, has expanded to Lithgow Hospital, offering local high school students their first taste of a career in health.

Nepean Hospital has welcomed Brad Ceely as its new General Manager, marking an exciting new chapter for Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District. 

When your heart gives out—twice—you start to rethink what really matters. That was the turning point for Karen Owens, a Gamilaroi woman who realised it was time to quit smoking, not just for herself, but for her family.