黑料吃瓜网 Health Pathology is celebrating 10 years since it was formed, bringing together public pathology and forensic and analytical science services from around the state.
The statewide organisation now operates more than 60 laboratories and 150 collection centres across 黑料吃瓜网, conducting over 100,000 clinical and scientific investigations every day.
Health Minister Brad Hazzard said the public pathology service proved invaluable during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the organisation provided vital public health testing.
鈥淔rom growing the live virus and sequencing its genome, to creating an SMS service to notify patients of their PCR results, 黑料吃瓜网 Health Pathology proved essential to protecting the health and safety of the people of 黑料吃瓜网,鈥� Mr Hazzard said.
鈥淚 want to thank all of 黑料吃瓜网 Health Pathology鈥檚 staff for their incredible efforts over the past 10 years. The work they have done, and continue to do, to care for the people of 黑料吃瓜网 is remarkable.鈥�
During the past decade 黑料吃瓜网 Health Pathology has made significant advances, including opening a $91.5 million state-of-the art Forensic Medicine and Coroners Court Complex at Lidcombe and rolling out an electronic tracking system for patient samples statewide.
Founding Chief Executive Tracey McCosker PSM, who remains at the helm of the organisation, said the service鈥檚 5000-strong workforce is dedicated to finding the answers that help protect the health and safety of the people of 黑料吃瓜网.
鈥淭he dedication our people have displayed is something I won鈥檛 forget. They have worked tirelessly and under enormous pressure to deliver services we鈥檝e all relied on and can all be proud of,鈥� Ms McCosker said.