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'Miracle baby' celebrates 10th birthday

Mother Eman Akl, returned to Westmead Hospital to celebrate her 10 year old daughter’s birthday and thank doctors and staff who helped her fertility journey. 

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Three people pose in front of a Western Sydney Local Health District media backdrop. The person in the centre holds a certificate of recognition, while the person on the right presents a bouquet of flowers.

Third-generation healthcare worker named midwife of the year

Blacktown and Mount Druitt midwife, Lisa White, has been named Midwife of the Year at the Western Sydney Local Health District Nursing and Midwifery Awards.

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Westmead Hospital celebrates state-first accreditation

Westmead Hospital’s Blood Transplant and Cell Therapies Program has become the first adult service in New South Wales to receive global accreditation.

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Bincy Abraham wins Nurse of the Year

Bincy Abraham has been named the 2026 Western Sydney Local Health District Nurse of the Year.

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Blacktown Hospital team combating bed-block

The Aged Services Emergency Team at Blacktown Hospital is finding innovative solutions to combat bed block. 
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Blacktown Hospital alive with sound of music

Blacktown Hospital has celebrated the arrival of a pre-loved grand piano gifted by the ABC as part of their pop-up pianos and television series, The Piano Show.
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Multiagency training exercise at Westmead Hospital

Westmead Hospital has become ground zero for a multiagency training exercise simulating a response to a chemical, biological and radiological threat.  
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Third-generation healthcare worker named midwife of the year

Blacktown and Mount Druitt midwife, Lisa White, has been named Midwife of the Year at the Western Sydney Local Health District Nursing and Midwifery Awards.
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'Miracle baby' celebrates 10th birthday

Mother Eman Akl, returned to Westmead Hospital to celebrate her 10 year old daughter’s birthday and thank doctors and staff who helped her fertility journey.  

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Health alerts

Death cap mushroom detections prompt health warning

NSW Health is warning people about the health risks of eating wild mushrooms.

Spike in opioid overdoses prompts warning on tainted cocaine

NSW Health is providing a broad health warning to the community about the danger of using drugs thought to be cocaine.

Measles alert for Western Sydney

NSW Health is advising people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after being notified of a confirmed case.

Most psoriasis patients unaware of heart disease risk

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