News and Media
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Campbelltown residents will soon have access to free, walk-in mental health support with the Australian Government's announcement of a new Mental Health Centre to be established in Campbelltown.
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Campbelltown's brightest young scientific minds have been recognised at the 2024 Victor Chang School Science Awards.
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Professor George Williams AO has officially commenced his term as WSU's new Vice-Chancellor.
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Campbelltown Hospital is one of just 10 hospitals involved in a national paediatric Peanut Allergy immunotherapy trial - the first globally to introduce this into mainstream care.
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The Head of the Campbelltown Hospital Endocrinology Department and Professor of Medicine at WSU’s School of Medicine, Professor David Simmons, has been appointed as the inaugural Chief Medical Officer of Diabetes Australia.
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Construction is complete and cancer care provider, GenesisCare, is now treating patients at the new integrated cancer centre and research hub.
The facility, which has the capacity to deliver more than 13,000 cancer treatments annually, will mean cancer patients in Campbelltown, South Western Sydney and the Southern Highlands will now have access to the latest advancements and treatments in radiation oncology, medical oncology and global clinical trials.
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A significant milestone has been achieved as the Erilyan Group announce the completion of the the GenesisCare Campbelltown facility, with the official opening scheduled to take place in late March 2024.
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Tuesday 13 February 2024 marked the official launch of the Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research Macarthur, as works began on the cutting-edge health facility located in Campbelltown’s Health and Education Precinct.
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Plans have been submitted for a new private hospital in Campbelltown’s Hurley Street health precinct, bringing the development of one of the most comprehensive health and education precincts in NSW one step closer.
Lodged by Northwest Healthcare Australia Investments, Stage 2 of the Macarthur Health Precinct incorporates a six-storey private hospital, with a short-stay surgical hospital and supporting health services including specialist consult suites, pharmacy, pathology, medical imaging, health and wellbeing related uses and a café.
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Mr Lang Walker AO, a pioneer in Australia’s property development industry, has sadly passed away.
As Founder and Executive Chairman of Walker Corporation, he specialised in urban transformation projects especially across Western Sydney. Mr Walker’s generous contribution of over $20 million helped to establish the Lang Walker AO Medical Research Building within the Campbelltown Health and Education Precinct.
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Highlights of the key milestones achieved throughout 2023.
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Residents of Campbelltown and surrounding areas needing immediate medical care for non-life threatening conditions, can now walk in to the new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC).
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Council has partnered with The Sebastian Foundation and local clothes recycling business E-Thread as part of a new initiative to support youth mental health and improve sustainability across Campbelltown.
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Key milestone - GenesisCare takes delivery of advanced radiation therapy technology
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The hospital recently commissioned its third cardiac catheterisation laboratory, or as it is more commonly referred to ‘Cath Lab’.
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In October 2023, an Optometrist Warehouse, the first in NSW, opened in Campbelltown. The location of the flagship store was chosen in response to the prevalence of diabetes within the region.
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Professor Rod McClure has been appointed the new Dean of the School of Medicine at WSU’s Campbelltown Campus.