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SA entering fifth Omicron wave amid 'triple whammy' of COVID, RSV and flu cases, epidemiologist says

A South Australian epidemiologist says COVID infection numbers are rising at a near record level in the state.

ABC News · May 20, 2023

Three nurses required medical treatment after attack by James Nash House patient, union says

The nurses union says the incident occurred at James Nash House, in Adelaide's north-eastern suburbs, on Monday when the nurses and two security guards were cleaning food items from a patient's room.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

Unregistered doctor allegedly works at Port Augusta Hospital emergency department

Police and health authorities are investigating how the overseas-trained doctor saw at least 15 patients at the regional South Australian hospital. SA Health said it's not aware of any adverse patient outcomes.

ABC News · May 4, 2023

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Four-year-old sick boy left without pillow at Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital, opposition says

A boy who was admitted to hospital in pain last month with a suspected bowel obstruction had to sleep on a folded up towel because nurses couldn't find him a pillow, despite an audit by the state government into hospital supplies.

ABC News · May 2, 2023

Adelaide man in his 20s in hospital with meningococcal disease

A man in his 20s from Adelaide has been hospitalised with invasive meningococcal disease, as cases almost double from this time last year.

ABC News · May 2, 2023

Electrical failure causes electronic medical record system Sunrise to be offline at South Australian hospitals

SA Health is asking South Australians to seek non-urgent healthcare elsewhere than from a hospital after an electrical fault has thrown its electronic medical records system into disarray.

ABC News · Apr 19, 2023

Victor Harbor residents urged to use the local private hospital — or risk losing it

Victor Harbor and South Coast residents are warned they need to use their 18-bed private facility rather than heading to Adelaide for health care — or it may close.

ABC News · Apr 17, 2023

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Ambulance ramping hits new record outside SA hospitals, prompting 'rapid' actions

Ambulances were ramped outside SA hospitals for a record number of hours in March, according to the latest statistics, with the government blaming an increase in emergency department presentations.

ABC News · Apr 5, 2023

Wild mushroom warning to parents about potential dangers of 'fascinating' fungi

About half of the more than 300 mushroom-related calls made to SA's poisons hotline in the past three years have been in relation to children aged under five.

ABC News · Apr 4, 2023

Baby from rural South Australia admitted to hospital with meningococcal disease

A baby has been admitted to hospital with invasive meningococcal disease and is in a stable condition, while people who had contact with the infant have been identified, health authorities say.

ABC News · Apr 2, 2023

COVID-19 cases on the rise in South Australia, peak expected in coming days

COVID-19 cases continue to climb in South Australia with the latest modelling predicting an extra 600 cases daily in coming days.

ABC News · Mar 31, 2023

Easter holiday warning as mosquito-borne virus detections spread in SA

Authorities say travellers need to take every precaution after the state's surveillance program detected viruses in places they are not usually found.

ABC News · Mar 28, 2023

SA records first measles case in three years, with more expected as global case numbers grow

SA Health is urging the public to be aware of measles symptoms after a three-year-old boy came down with the virus upon returning from overseas.

ABC News · Mar 25, 2023

South Australia records first measles case since 2019

South Australians who aren't fully vaccinated against measles have been advised to keep watch for symptoms after a child was infected overseas.

AAP · Mar 24, 2023

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ABC News · Mar 24, 2023

Six South Australians have accessed voluntary assisted dying, with the daughter of one saying it was a 'beautiful process'

Amanda Hancock's mother Denise Wyatt, who had Huntington's disease, is one of six South Australians who have died through accessing voluntary assisted dying since new laws took effect.

AAP · Mar 23, 2023

TB checks continue as calls grow for new vaccine

Health authorities continue to battle an outbreak of tuberculosis on South Australia's Indigenous lands amid fresh calls for more funding to fight the disease.

ABC News · Mar 22, 2023

South Australian doctors' union warns Adelaide's hospitals are unprepared for winter surge

SA Health promises to open another 26 beds at the Flinders Medical Centre next week, as the state opposition labels the government's "fit to sit" strategy a "sham" and a "disgrace".

AAP · Mar 21, 2023

Six use assisted dying laws in SA to end their lives

South Australian health authorities have confirmed six people have used the state's new assisted dying laws to end their lives.

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ABC News · Mar 21, 2023

More than 30 terminally ill patients seek access to voluntary assisted dying scheme in less than two months

At least six terminally ill South Australians have ended their lives using voluntary assisted dying since new laws came into effect seven weeks ago.

ABC News · Mar 20, 2023

Adelaide Fringe sets seven-figure record as festival sells 1 million tickets for first time

The Adelaide Fringe becomes the first Australian festival to sell 1 million tickets, according to organisers, attracting record crowds over the past four weeks.

ABC News · Mar 17, 2023

COVID-19 cases in South Australia jump, signalling start of next wave

South Australia has recorded a 37 per cent increase in the number of COVID-19 cases reported in the past week.

AAP · Mar 2, 2023

Twenty apply to use SA's assisted dying pathway

South Australian health authorities say 20 people have so far begun the process of accessing the state's new voluntary assisted dying regimen.

AAP · Feb 20, 2023

SA braces for five-day heatwave

South Australia is set for five days above 35 degrees Celsius with temperatures in some centres to hit 45C.

ABC News · Feb 15, 2023

Adelaide Hills woman who pleaded guilty to vaccine fraud was fearful of COVID-19 jab, court hears

An Adelaide Hills woman was overwhelmed with fear and anxiety about the COVID-19 jab before she paid a vulnerable person to take the dose in her name, a court hears.

ABC News · Feb 2, 2023

Rural GP tells SA government inquiry of long delays transferring patients to hospital

A rural GP has told a state parliamentary inquiry patients have to wait hours or even days before being transferred to Adelaide by the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

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