Giving up alcohol for one month is a small sacrifice that could make a huge difference for adults on the Central Coast living with cancer. Dry July is just around the corner and for the seventh year in a row,…

Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) is reminding the local community that their grounds are smoke free in the lead up to World No Tobacco Day on 31 May. The ban applies to all CCLHD hospital and community health care…

Babies on the Central Coast and around the world born at 31 weeks’ gestation or later could be breathing easier closer to home, thanks to a ground-breaking study that Gosford Hospital has taken part in. The HUNTER trial, published this…

Gosford and Wyong Hospital’s Emergency Departments were the recipients of a donation of almost $25,000 from the 2018 Bay to Bay Running Festival. It was the second year that Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) was a major beneficiary of…

This World COPD Day (21 November 2018), Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) is raising awareness of the symptoms of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Hundreds of thousands of people across Australia have COPD and don’t know it. Often they…

North Wyong, on NSW’s Central Coast, participated in the 2018 Healthy Town Challenge and encouraged its residents to make healthy lifestyle changes. Central Coast Local Health District Health Promotion Director Niki Kajons said North Wyong was one of five towns…

When Roberta (Bobby) Redman started occasionally mixing up her words around four years ago she put it down to simply being a bit tired and overworked. At age 65, the Daleys Point resident thought she was "burnt out" and decided…

Healthcare Simulation Week (September 17-21 2018) Did you know manikins and actors are used to help Central Coast Local Health District (the District) staff train for real-life medical emergencies? This week is Healthcare Simulation Week (September 17-21 2018) and the…