2018 grad nurses and midwives celebrate
Mackay HHS celebrated the completion of its 2018 Nursing and Midwifery Graduate Program with a presentation on Tuesday. The coveted program provided clinically supervised placements to 53 nurses and midwives over 12 months at Mackay Base Hospital and seven rural hospitals. Graduates worked across any of the 25 clinical areas including mental health, emergency, renal,… [Read More]
New Cultural Celebration Menu for patients
Pavlova was on the dessert menu for patients at Mackay Base Hospital to celebrate Waitangi Day as part of the health service’s new cultural celebration menu. New Zealand-born cook Shirreen Colman was on hand to help plate up 128 pavlovas topped with whipped cream, passionfruit syrup, kiwi fruit and blue berries. “Today is a public… [Read More]
Mackay HHS welcomes dental students
Dental patients are set to benefit from the addition of 10 dental students and two graduate dentists to the Mackay and Proserpine dental clinics. Director of Oral Health Dr Ronel Bornman said Mackay offered students valuable training experience within the public health system over five months in partnership with James Cook University. “Since 2013, the… [Read More]
Dental team donates bell to oncology unit
Christmas is a time for giving and this year the Mackay HHS Oral Health team had a reason to be thankful and donate a special bell to the Oncology Unit. In a moving entry for the annual Christmas decorating competition, dental staff turned their waiting room pink in a tribute to women diagnosed with breast… [Read More]
Mackay Hospital and Health Service gets top marks
Mackay Hospital and Health Service has received the tick of approval from the Australian Council of Health Care Standards. The health service received the maximum four-year Certificate of Accreditation following a rigorous week-long visit by a team of surveyors. Chief Executive Jo Whitehead said people could be reassured they were receiving first-class care at any… [Read More]
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