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14 April 2025
Three sisters share one healthcare mission
They are sisters by chance, but friends and now colleagues by choice. The Brondello sisters, Tessa, Emma and Danika, work together in Allied Health at Mackay Base Hospital.
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10 April 2025
Stores across Mackay selling illicit tobacco and vapes hit with closures and face hefty fines
Illicit tobacco and vape products have been seized and stores closed in raids across Mackay as strict new laws were enforced in the region for the first time.
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14 April 2025
Three sisters share one healthcare mission
They are sisters by chance, but friends and now colleagues by choice. The Brondello sisters, Tessa, Emma and Danika, work together in Allied Health at Mackay Base Hospital.
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10 April 2025
Stores across Mackay selling illicit tobacco and vapes hit with closures and face hefty fines
Illicit tobacco and vape products have been seized and stores closed in raids across Mackay as strict new laws were enforced in the region for the first time.
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06 April 2025
Rural medicine key to tailor-made career for Tim
Tim grew up in multi-cultural Toronto and moved to Australia to study medicine. “I’ve always been drawn to medicine, even since high school. I like using science and evidence to help people’s lives,” he said.
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04 April 2025
CHATS family aids in patient's physical and emotional recovery
At the peak of her life-threatening battle with a chronic auto immune disease, Andergrove woman Lisa Hodges lost the ability to walk and talk.
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31 March 2025
Post-op service celebrates first birthday
A busy hospital team helping improve timely care, enhancing patient experience and reducing pressure on the emergency department has celebrated 12 months of service.
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24 March 2025
Techniques, technology change in 18-year nursing career
Working in a fast-paced environment like a hospital operating room isn’t for everyone. As an acting associate nurse unit manager in theatre at Mackay Base Hospital, Jaimee Dawes’ role requires quick feet and a quick mind to ensure patients are
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18 March 2025
Learn more about endometriosis treatment at public event
Mackay Hospital and Health Service (HHS) will host EndoMarch next week, a public engagement event to raise awareness and understanding of endometriosis.
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06 March 2025
Dedicated facility providing First Nations family care in the community now open
A service which nurtures and cares for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families has taken a further step in its development with the opening of a special facility located within the community in North Mackay.
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03 March 2025
Experience the key to growing skills as a physio
Communication skills and rapport building are the key to helping Tayah McKinnon relate to her elderly patients.