News

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.

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.

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.

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

18 May 2026

Milestone commitment to strengthen culturally-safe healthcare

Mackay Hospital and Health Service (HHS) and the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) has signed a landmark joint Statement of Commitment to strengthen culturally-safe healthcare and improve health equity outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait

12 May 2026

Nurses recognised for dedication and compassionate care

They are the heart and soul of the healthcare system and today Mackay Hospital and Health Service (HHS) recognised the commitment, care and compassion delivered by nurses across the region.

11 May 2026

Collaborative compassionate care key to quality of life for palliative patients

For Shona O’Neill, palliative care isn’t about endings, it’s about improving quality of life and helping patients focus not just on the time they have left but on how to make that time count.

10 May 2026

Eleanor's early arrival makes Mother's Day more meaningful

Mother’s Day is always meaningful for mums, but for families with babies in the Special Care Nursery (SCN) at Mackay Base Hospital, the day carries even greater emotion and gratitude. For Ooralea mum Emma Kay, this year’s celebration comes with

08 May 2026

Curtain call for doctor after four-decades of local care

After more than four decades of service, Dr John Hadok is retiring from Mackay Base Hospital, bringing down the curtain on remarkable career that has spanned emergency medicine, retrieval services, education, digital health, rural medicine and