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EMERGENCY

In an emergency, always call triple zero (000). It’s a free call from any phone, mobile or phone box.

For other urgent medical issues, go to an Emergency Department.

Our Emergency Departments are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week:



 
COVID-19 Update: 14 August 2020

No new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in residents of the Northern NSW Local Health District since 25 July, and the total number of cases remains at 58.


 
COVID-19 update: 5 August 2020

There are two patients with COVID-19 being cared for at Lismore Base Hospital. One patient, a man in his 60s, is ventilated in Intensive Care, while the other patient, a woman in her 60s, is in a stable condition on the ward.


 
REGISTER AS AN ORGAN DONOR THIS DONATELIFE WEEK

This DonateLife Week (26 July - 2 August), people in Northern NSW are being urged to register as organ and tissue donors and talk to their loved ones about their decision to become a donor.


 
COVID-19 Update: Two new cases in Northern NSW Local Health District

Byron Central Hospital fever clinic has confirmed two new positive COVID-19 cases following testing of a couple aged in their 60s who presented yesterday.


 
RURAL HOSPITALS DELIVERING TOP NOTCH PATIENT CARE

Patients in two small rural health facilities in Northern NSW Local Health District have given staff a huge tick of approval, with 84 percent rating the care and treatment they received as ‘very good’ – the highest result in NSW.


 
1 New case of COVID-19 in Northern NSW

One case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in the last 24 hours in the Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD).  This brings the total cases to 56, as at 8pm Wednesday, 15 July.


 
Victorian visitors and Casula hotel patrons urged to get tested for COVID-19

Northern NSW Local Health District is urging anyone who attended the Crossroads Hotel in Casula last week to come forward for testing at a COVID-19 clinic, even if they don’t have any flu-like symptoms.


 
LOCAL BREAST CANCER TREATMENT IN AUSTRALIA-FIRST EVALUATION

Local breast cancer patients are experiencing excellent results and fewer treatment side effects thanks to modern radiation therapy techniques used at the North Coast and Mid North Coast Cancer Institutes.


 
Testing times: mobile respiratory clinic hits the road

A new mobile testing clinic will make it easier for Northern NSW residents to get tested for COVID-19.


 
Add COVID-19 safety to your school holiday must-do list

With school holidays about to start in NSW, it’s shaping up to be a busy few weeks at public places like national parks, ovals, and at local pubs and restaurants.