Woodburn Health

24/12/2025

✨MERRY CHRISTMAS 🌟
We hope you have a wonderful, safe, happy and healthy Christmas.

Much love from
Woodburn Health ❤️

24/12/2025

One year of Woodburn Health

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19/12/2025

The Sullivan Nicolaides pathology collection centre located in Woodburn Health will be closed throughout the Christmas period. Evans Head, Casino, Ballina and Lismore will be open. To see operating hours visit: www.snp.com.au

18/12/2025

Christmas Vibes today Christmas 🎄 🎅 ✨
With some special visitors.

16/12/2025

FESTIVE SEASON INFORMATION
Woodburn Health will be closed on public holidays and will close early on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, with business resuming as usual on all other days.

AFTER HOURS CARE
📞 Health Direct 1800 022 222 is a free 24hr phone service for health advice from a registered nurse
🏥 Lismore Urgent Care Clinic. 7 days per week walk in clinic from 7:30am - 7:30pm at Rous Rd Goonellabah
📞 Mental Health access line 1800 011 511 for 24/7 support

30/11/2025

Dr Michael Lambrou is a wonderful doctor, gentleman, family man, and friend. The care and commitment he has given to the patients, families, and staff at St Vincent's Hospital have been legendary - not a word thrown around lightly. Congratulations and thank you for your time at St Vincent's.
We are extremely excited to have more time with you here at Woodburn Health, where you will continue to offer your beautiful care to our community.
Much love from all the staff at Woodburn Health.

Thank you Dr Lambrou!
For over 30 years, Dr Michael Lambrou has been the on site, on call, Career Medical Officer for St Vincent's Hospital. The role of the hospital CMO is to provide clinical back up for specialists who have admitted their patients to our hospital under their care, but can't physically be present 24/7. Should a patient need urgent attention in the middle of the night, it's the CMO who rushes to their bedside and provides whatever treatment is required - stabilisation, medication, physical therapy, and sometimes, as Michael says, "you just need to hold a hand".
Having spent his initial years focused in the Palliative Care unit at St Vincent's, Michael has maintained and continued this connection to support community members, families, loved ones, and hospital colleagues in times of deep sadness, and ultimate relief.
It is this long-forged bond with co-workers, the hospital community, as well as the people of the Northern Rivers region, which makes a farewell so hard, and which makes Michael get teary during our interview. It's difficult to walk away from a relationship so central to his life.
He did mention his disappointment that he didn't see any donuts at morning tea on his last day 😁, but his final words in our chat were... "I won't get to thank everyone, but I want them all to know that I've truly appreciated working alongside them for the last 30 years - since the 11th of January 1995" (yes, he remembers the exact date).
An absolute professional, and a true gentleman of medicine.

Michael we hope to see you visiting our halls in years to come, but for now, enjoy a well earned rest, some quiet time, and get used to your phone NOT ringing.
We'll miss you!!

28/11/2025

26/11/2025

✨ Congratulations Amanda! ✨

Woodburn Health is proud to congratulate Nurse Amanda Moss on receiving the Excellence in Nursing Award from Healthy North Coast.
Amanda’s dedication, compassion, and steady leadership continue to strengthen the care we provide to our community. Her commitment to supporting and empowering nurses in general practice has shaped the culture of our clinic and helped elevate the standard of care we deliver every day.

Amanda would be the first to say this achievement is shared. We want to sincerely thank our wonderful Woodburn Health team for supporting her vision and working together to provide high-quality, patient-centred care to our community.

Please join us in celebrating Amanda on this well-deserved recognition. 💙👏

24/11/2025

HEAT WAVE WARNING for the Northern Rivers

🪭 Keep cool - use a fan, find a cool place
💦 Stay hydrated
🏡 Limit outdoor activities
👵 Check on your elderly relatives, friends or neighbours
💊 Mange your medicines

Heatwaves are periods of unusually high temperatures that can last for several days. They pose serious risks to your health, especially for the elderly, children, pregnant women and people with chronic conditions.

19/11/2025

Congratulations Amanda on your nomination and goodluck in the final.
Thank you to Healthy North Coast for recognising the amazing work our nurses are doing for our community.

We are thrilled to announce the finalists for the Healthy North Coast Primary Health Care Excellence Awards 2025, an event dedicated to recognising the outstanding achievements of individuals and teams who go above and beyond to improve health outcomes in our communities.

The awards ceremony will take place on Tuesday, 25 November 2025, at Pacific Bay Resort, Coffs Harbour, where we will celebrate innovation, leadership, and dedication across the primary care sector.

These awards highlight the heart of our healthcare system, our passionate workforce, including GPs, nurses, allied health professionals, Aboriginal health workers, and administrative staff.

✨ View this year's finalists https://hnc.org.au/news-story/celebrating-our-2025-primary-health-care-excellence-awards-finalists/

Congratulations to all of this years finalists! We are looking forward to a wonderful evening of celebrations. If you haven’t registered get your tickets today! And don’t forget, we’re rolling out the glamour, so come ready to celebrate!