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Emergency sign outside Sunshine Hospital

High Demand at Sunshine and Footscray Hospital Emergency Departments

04 Jun 2026
Thomas Jones and Stellah Magunje from the Addiction Medicine team with Sunshine Hospital's naloxone dispenser

Sunshine Hospital's naloxone trial a lifesaver

03 Jun 2026
Master weaver and Gunditjmara woman Aunty Bronwyn Razem
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander news

Weaving culture and connection for reconciliation

28 May 2026
Pregnant women looking at a baby scan on an IPad

Launch of free drop-in support clinics for expectant mums in Melton and Bacchus Marsh

12 May 2026
Emergency sign outside Sunshine Hospital

High Demand at Sunshine and Footscray Hospital Emergency Departments

12 May 2026
midwife and new mum with her daughter smiling at the camera

Families celebrate first year of Bacchus Marsh MGP

11 May 2026
Western Health’s Chief Nursing and Midwifery Informatics Officer Kylee Ross

Prestigious Bullwinkel Scholarship awarded to Western Health leader

05 May 2026
Anzac memorial

Anzac Tree memorial at Bacchus Marsh Hospital gets makeover

24 Apr 2026
Professor Linda Sweet

Global leader in midwifery research Professor Linda Sweet

30 Mar 2026
A group photo of WH staff from women's health clinic

Pelvic pain clinic opening for women in the west

05 Mar 2026
Footscray Hospital patient move day blog

New Footscray Hospital Patient Move Day live updates

17 Feb 2026
emergency department sign
New Footscray Hospital

Emergency Department changes

11 Feb 2026
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