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EMERGENCY

In an emergency, always call triple zero (000) for an ambulance. Ambulances are the safest way to be assessed, treated and transported to the right hospital for the care you need.

Triple zero (000) is a free call from any phone, mobile or phone box.

For less severe but still urgent situations, go to an Emergency Department.

There are 12 public hospital Emergency Departments in Northern NSW Local Health District and they are all available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Emergency departments are located at:

COVID-19 Update: 16 November 2021
Published: 16 Nov 2021

Northern NSW Local Health District continues to urge people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and to seek testing if symptoms develop.

One new case of COVID-19 was reported for NNSWLHD to 8pm 15 November.

The case is in the Lismore Local Government Area and is a household contact of an existing case. There have now been 176 total cases in NNSWLHD since 16 June.

There are 500 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW. To find your nearest clinic visit the NSW Government website or contact your GP.

 

Mobile vaccination clinic returns to Grafton

The mobile vaccination van, a collaboration with Social Futures, is in Ballina today, and will visit two locations in Grafton later this week, offering both first and second dose vaccinations to local residents.

Ballina:
Tuesday 16 November, 9.30am to 2.30pm​, Porter Park, Daydream Ave, West Ballina

Grafton:
Thursday 18 November, 9.30am – 2.30pm, Rotary Park, Cnr Through Street and Skinner Street, South Grafton

Friday 19 November, 9.30am – 2.30pm, Bob Liddiard Park, South Grafton

 

These clinics are providing Pfizer vaccinations for anyone aged 12 and over. No appointment is needed. Please bring your Medicare Card if you have one.

If you have not yet received a vaccination, it’s not too late.

Vaccination provides high levels of protection against COVID-19, reducing your chance of hospitalisation and death by as much as 90 percent after two doses.

Statistics show that during the recent peak of COVID-19 cases during the Delta outbreak in NSW, of the 8,660 people who needed to be admitted to hospital between 16 June and 7 October, only 5.7 percent were fully vaccinated, and just three percent of those in ICU were fully vaccinated.

Find your closest clinic at the Australian Government’s COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Finder.