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27 February 2025
Mackay HHS team welcomes region's newest nurses
Mackay Hospital and Health Service (HHS) has welcomed another strong intake of graduate registered nurses for the year as the third orientation session reaches completion this week.
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21 February 2025
Research critical to treatment of deadly bacterial infection
A Mackay ICU doctor is researching immune response to a deadly soil-borne bacterial disease surging in case numbers in the far north in a bid to help tailor treatment.
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09 October 2024
Care and comfort a pressing issue for linen services team
Every day, more than three tonnes of linen, including clean and dirty sheets, towels, blankets, scrubs and gowns, are delivered to and collected from wards and theatres across Mackay Base Hospital.
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08 October 2024
Week puts spotlight on important work of operational staff
This week we celebrate Operational Services Recognition Week (7 to 11 October), acknowledging the important work done by operational staff across the Mackay HHS.
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16 September 2024
Trainees graduate ready for next step in healthcare careers
A graduation ceremony at Mackay Base Hospital for six Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students marks the next big step in turning their healthcare career dreams into a reality.
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03 September 2024
Nurse a witness to four decades of change in rural hospital
In her 45 years working at Proserpine Hospital, Leigh Ironside has witnessed many incredible and dynamic changes in the nursing profession.
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03 September 2024
Doctor’s gran was first baby born at Proserpine 100 years ago
A surprising twist of fate has resulted in a Proserpine Hospital obstetrician discovering her own grandmother was the first baby born at the facility 100 years ago.
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15 August 2024
Rising medical star passionate about relentless, rewarding role
If you’re a patient at Mackay Base Hospital you may run into one of the region’s rising medical stars; she may even help with the birth of your child.
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06 August 2024
Nurse credits breast screening with saving her life
For self-confessed “oversharer” and special care nursery registered nurse Joanne Morganson, it’s been a vital coping mechanism during her breast cancer treatment journey.
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05 August 2024
Supply team is the ‘backbone’ of health service
Nicole Kingsbury recalls the very first thing she ordered for the Mackay Base Hospital 24 years ago in her new role as a procurement officer; a prosthetic limb.