Mackay Hospital and Health Service

At just 14 years old, Anshi Mowleeson is already gaining first-hand experience in healthcare through volunteering at Mackay Base Hospital and helping shape her future career ambitions along the way.

Two Mackay Base Hospital wards have been recognised as standout performers for their efforts to prevent delirium, preserve mobility and improve the hospital experience for older patients.

When Mackay business owner Warren Jackson-Smith received his bowel cancer screening kit shortly after turning 50, he didn’t realise such a simple test would lead to a diagnosis that may have changed the course of his life.