Dedicated COVID-19 ward opens doors

LOCALS who test positive to COVID-19 can now receive treatment closer to home, with the opening of a COVID-19 ward at Western District Health Service (WDHS) with a dedication team, left to right, Lorraine Hedley Director of Nursing, Lynna Sheahan RN, Allistair Steele RN. Photo: TASH FRANKO.

By Spec.com.au

January 22, 2022 | 2:20 PM

LOCALS who test positive to COVID-19 can now receive treatment closer to home, with the opening of a dedicated COVID-19 ward at Western District Health Service (WDHS).

Increasing case numbers, hospitalisations and workforce challenges across the Victorian healthcare system, have led to the opening of the new ward at Hamilton Base Hospital this week.