A mums group who met in antenatal classes at North Eastern Community Hospital seven years ago has welcomed its latest – and probably final – member, a baby boy named Oscar. The group of nine women, who were all due with their first babies in May 2013, decided to form a mum’s group at the […]
Update to aged care visitor restrictions
The State Government has relaxed a number of restrictions on aged care homes. Changes include: – There is no longer a restriction to the number of visits a resident receives on a particular day – Individuals providing nursing, personal care, allied health and medical services no longer need to wear a surgical mask […]
Benson Radiology to provide imaging at North Eastern Community Hospital
North Eastern Community Hospital and Benson Radiology are delighted to enter into a new partnership. From January 2021, Benson Radiology will deliver radiology services at the Hospital. Initially, services will be delivered from the existing radiology wing, while a new state of the art imaging department is constructed. The newly built department will also include […]
Read our 2019-20 annual report
2019-20 was a year like no other in the history of North Eastern Community Hospital. NECH faced unprecedented challenges as COVID-19 disrupted every aspect of the hospital’s operations. But it was also a year of major new developments, initiatives and partnerships designed to grow the health and aged care services the hospital offers the community […]
A century of family history created at North Eastern Community Hospital
A resident in North Eastern Community Hospital’s aged care home has received the best present of all shortly after her 100th birthday, with her new great-granddaughter born right next door in the hospital’s maternity ward. Elisa Severino turned 100 in April, however because of the COVID-19 restrictions in place at the time limiting visitors at […]
It’s a case of tenth time lucky in North Eastern’s maternity ward
A 47-year-old woman who persevered through 10 rounds of IVF over nine years has given birth to her first child, a baby boy, at North Eastern Community Hospital. Trudy-Ann Cordina gave birth to her son Hunter Eli on 4 August, after falling pregnant on what was her and husband Anthony’s final attempt at IVF. Hunter […]