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02 October 2026
Sarina projects to provide more beds for transitional care
Mackay Hospital and Health Service (HHS) is taking a proactive approach to addressing the increasing demand for beds for patients awaiting support from other services by undertaking two separate projects in Sarina to increase capacity by 34 beds.
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31 August 2026
Rural move a rewarding step outside of comfort zone
When registered nurse Reanna Huntington-Tildsley packed up life on the bustling Gold Coast and moved to the tiny rural town of Dysart, she knew she was stepping well outside her comfort zone.
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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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25 July 2025
Lifesaving transplant gifts Kerryn more time with family
Kerryn Grieve spent six years on dialysis before he received a life-changing kidney transplant earlier this year.
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05 June 2025
Donna's dedication leads to wishes fulfilled
An inability to fulfil the final wish of a former patient prompted Mackay Hospital and Health Service (HHS) nurse Donna Contor to undertake specialised training to ensure that didn’t happen again. The clinical nurse consultant for organ donation
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05 August 2024
Gift of life a comfort to mum after tragic loss of teen son
William Baker was an adventurous, headstrong rule breaker, he also had a big and incredibly kind heart.