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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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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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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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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
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20 April 2026
Lived experience shapes reality of rural medical conference
A seventh-generation cattle farmer turned rural doctor, Dr Anneliese Slack brings a deeply personal understanding of life in the bush to her work.
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27 March 2026
Locals join global trial to test new drug for rare lung disease
Three Mackay Hospital and Health Service (HHS) patients are part of a worldwide clinical trial to test a new drug for a rare and often fatal lung disease.
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13 March 2026
Five decades of passionate service a privilege for Pauline
There will be some time for reflection, tears and team farewells today at the Sarina Hospital as Pauline Maude takes her final walk through the wards as the director of nursing.
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10 March 2026
Husband's 20-year journey the inspiration for renal career
For Katrina Linthwaite, kidney disease has shaped much of her adult married life.
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10 March 2026
Trish drives access to care which saves rural lives
Trish Donnelly is the woman behind the wheel of a mobile service that saves other women’s lives.
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05 March 2026
Appointment key to building sustainable workforce
Mackay Hospital and Health Service (HHS) Director of Child and Adolescent Health Dr Stephan Reid has been appointed to the role of Clinical Dean at James Cook University.