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07 October 2026
Pressure, pace and unpredictability appeal to Grace
Fast, unpredictable and sometimes confronting, working in an Emergency Department (ED) takes resilience, adaptability and empathy.
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24 September 2026
Cardiac clinic provides continuity of care and reassurance
The Cardiology Rapid Access Service (RAS) at Mackay Base Hospital is proving a heart-smart solution by delivering faster care and keeping patients out of the Emergency Department (ED).
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22 September 2026
Paul thankful for time and transplant closer to home
For almost six years, Paul Vassallo’s life was measured in hours spent sitting in a dialysis chair.
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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.