New mums yet to be told if caught up in due date debacle
Mothers engulfed in an SA Health blunder that miscalculated due dates of their baby’s birth are still yet to know whether they have been adversely affected.
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Elders fume as bones found on WCH site examined in secret
Bones and pottery shards have been found on the new Women’s and Children’s Hospital site and forensically examined – but Kaurna elders were left in the dark.
Adelaide’s new WCH five-star design revealed in aerial images
The new $3.2bn Women’s and Children’s Hospital has been redesigned after staff concerns about layout – see how it will look.
New hospital boss revealed in major SA Health appointment
The new CEO of the Women’s and Children’s Hospital Network has been announced, five months after the abrupt resignation of the old head.
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Baby steps: Work starts on first stage of new WCH
Work is set to begin on the new Women’s and Children’s Hospital, focusing on the eight-storey carpark – with 1300 spaces.
‘Shocking failure’: WCH cochlear implant scandal widens
A review of the Women’s and Children’s Hospital cochlear implant scandal has revealed more people have possibly been caught up in the bungle, dating back to the early 1990s.
Women’s and Children’s Hospital boss quits suddenly
Women’s and Children’s Hospital boss Lindsey Gough has quit her senior position, finishing in a week and sparking a scramble to find a replacement.
‘Harrowing’: Huge payouts as scathing report into WCH implant scandal released
Families of children involved in the WCH cochlear implant scandal will receive thousands of dollars after a scathing review found problems with the service dating back years.
‘Shocked’ Picton blindsided by WCH private lockout plan
The angry Health Minister has blasted WCH managers over a plan that effectively bars some obstetricians from performing private patient deliveries.
‘Are you telling me we just sit around waiting for him to die?’
A distressed teen was held face down and isolated at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in breach of rules, an alarming report has revealed, with his family in despair.
WCH set for $20m upgrade after damning report
The WCH Paediatric Intensive Care Unit lost its teaching accreditation, but a $20m boost in Thursday’s budget aims to restore it to the highest standards.
Heliport to feature in bigger new WCH as master plan released
The new bigger WCH will feature a dedicated heliport, along with critical care services all on one floor – including birthing, theatres, and paediatric and neonatal ICUs.
Family’s fury after WCH sent toddler home with deadly sepsis
The WCH has apologised and pledged to make changes after a little boy suffering from a range of dangerous conditions – including sepsis – was misdiagnosed with asthma then sent home.
‘I can’t do it’: Phone call no parent ever wants to get
“I’ve tried, we’ve all tried,” he told his mother. The phone call sparked a race against time to save his life – and revealed a huge gaping hole in SA’s health care.
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