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Our 2021-2022 Staff Awards recognise the academic, professional and research endeavours of our staff, and thank those who have dedicated many years of service to Northeast Health Wangaratta. Scholarship awards…

What can we learn from one of the longest-running regional midwifery programs? By political reporter Georgia Hitch Posted Sun 22 Jan 2023 at 5:42amSunday 22 Jan 2023 at 5:42am, updated Sun 22 Jan 2023…

Northeast Health Wangaratta has been allocated $1.9 million in Victorian Government funding to purchase a new MRI machine and Fluoroscopy Unit to improve diagnostics and patient outcomes.

As Wangaratta’s largest employer with around 1600 staff, it is no surprise that NHW’s workforce is one of the most diverse in the Rural City.

Karyn Holwell and Lois Foley have spent almost 50 years as nurses at Northeast Health Wangaratta (NHW) and both remain passionate about their careers.

Kevin Vaughan has experienced and initiated significant change in his 35 years at NHW.

A six month stint as a social worker locum extends to 27 years of achievement for Jacqui Verdon at Northeast Health Wangaratta.

Yvonne Gibson began her career at the health service 22 years ago when it was known as the Wangaratta District Base Hospital.

NHW is the region’s largest employer and alongside our paid workforce are the volunteers who selflessly give their time each week to those in the hospital system.

Community members are invited to help Northeast Health Wangaratta (NHW) celebrate its 150th anniversary since our hospital opened on the Green Street site NHW currently occupies.

NHW’s Aged Care Navigation Project Officer, Nadia Tilson was recently a guest speaker at the International Conference of Mental Health Nursing.

Wangaratta’s new mums receive world-first online mental health check to detect perinatal depression and anxiety.