Patients at the Launceston General Hospital in wards without air conditioning have used face washers to cool down as temperatures neared 30C on Monday. The hospital was built in the 1980s and has ...

The Launceston General Hospital (LGH) has inaugurated a new Research and Innovation Centre, signifying an advancement for healthcare services in northern Tasmania, Australia. It will be operated in ...

A spokesperson for the department said the units could be installed in the next few days. The state is set to experience warm conditions in the next few days with Launceston forecast to hit 29C on ...

Several Launceston General Hospital staff reported feeling nauseated and faint on Friday afternoon, with three being assessed in the hospital's emergency department. Tasmania's Health Department is ...

Tasmania's first surgical robot will soon transform complex procedures at Launceston General Hospital, with patients set to benefit from shorter recovery times. The $4.7m da Vinci XI Robot is ...

The boss of one of Tasmania's main hospitals says permanently fixing air-conditioning woes in the medical and stroke wards would require beds to close and patients to be moved to other wards. The ...

Icy poles used to cool down patients as staff are desperate to bring some chill to sweltering hospital wards in Launceston. Read about the concerns. A spokesperson for the department said the units ...