COVID-19 OUTBREAK: MASKS REQUIRED – PLEASE READ
UPDATED 16 APRIL 2024
Due to an increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases across our facility, we are temporarily transitioning to Yellow Alert commencing Wednesday 17 April 2024, to limit the risk of COVID-19 transmission to our community and staff.
This means that patients are required to wear masks on presentation to hospital and during transit within the facility. Visitors will also be required to wear a mask in clinical and patient-facing areas.
If you have any concerns or questions, please speak with hospital staff.
We thank you for your understanding at this time.
Calvary Mater Newcastle public hospital in Waratah, NSW, is the major cancer care centre for the Hunter New England Local Health District, delivering more than 390,000 occasions of outpatient services and in excess of 17,000 inpatient treatments per year.
Calvary Mater Newcastle provides an Emergency Department open 24 hours seven days a week, an Intensive Care Unit, extensive Palliative Care services including the Mercy Hospice. Hunter New England Local Health District’s Mental Health facility and Breastscreen NSW are also located on the Mater campus.
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- Public Hospital
- Our Centenary Year
- 24/7 Emergency Department
- Cancer Care and Treatment
- Medical Oncology
- Radiation Oncology
- Haematology
- Surgical Outpatient Services
- Toxicology & Pharmacology
- Specialist Palliative Care
- Intensive Care Unit
- Allied Health Services
- Surgical Services
- General Medicine
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- Calvary’s Response to Voluntary Assisted Dying
