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14 July 2026
Health service commits to keeping children safe
Creating a safe environment for children and young people is more than a legal obligation – it is part of who we are as healthcare professionals.
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13 July 2026
Four-decade career helps drive digital change
With a nursing and midwifery career spanning 47 years across the region, Seana Clarke is now very comfortable being in the driver’s seat of digital change.
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14 July 2026
Health service commits to keeping children safe
Creating a safe environment for children and young people is more than a legal obligation – it is part of who we are as healthcare professionals.
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13 July 2026
Four-decade career helps drive digital change
With a nursing and midwifery career spanning 47 years across the region, Seana Clarke is now very comfortable being in the driver’s seat of digital change.
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02 July 2026
Volunteer work cements Anshi's career path
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.
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29 June 2026
Base wards recognised as stand out performers
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.
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24 June 2026
Simple test leads to early detection and treatment
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.
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23 June 2026
Grateful family celebrates premmie bub Mia's milestone
Purple balloons, cake, gifts and plenty of cuddles filled the Special Care Nursery today as baby Mia Ehlers marked an extraordinary milestone, 100 days of care since she was born three months early.
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11 June 2026
Donation advances critical imaging capabilities of hospital
A milestone $150,000 donation to Mackay Base Hospital will improve patient safety and expand access to more advanced medical imaging services by purchasing state-of-the-art equipment.
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26 May 2026
Double organ transplant patient gets new lease on life
For most of his life, 40-year-old First Nations man Tristram Creek has lived with the consequences of a disease he was diagnosed with as a child.
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19 May 2026
Award winner driven by compassion and lived experience
For Samantha Bullman, her patients are like family. Ironically, it was her own mother’s 30-year battle with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) which inspired the clinical nurse consultant to take on a role in gastroenterology at Mackay Base Hospital