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17 December 2024 — A surgical team at Mackay Base Hospital (MBH) has been reaping the benefits of a professional connection forged in Edinburgh almost 15 years ago.

5 December 2024 — An innovative tool which prioritises high-risk inpatients and streamlines workflows has put the Mackay HHS in the spotlight at Australia’s largest scientific p...

27 November 2024 — The Mackay Base Hospital renal unit is celebrating 40 years of life-saving dialysis service.

27 November 2024 — When growing up in southern India, the expected career pathways for Sujatha Anand were in engineering or medicine.

14 November 2024 — Mackay HHS senior library manager Leesa Philip wasn’t surprised to be diagnosed as diabetic 16 years ago. She has a long family history of type 1 and type 2 di...

12 November 2024 — Joanne Morganson was late into a nursing career which sees her now caring for early arrivals.

12 November 2024 — Even after 30 years nursing, Kylie Gibson is still amazed by what she refers to as the “perioperative waltz”.

25 October 2024 — In a world that constantly evolves, occupational therapy reminds us that everyone has the potential to thrive, no matter the challenges they face.

25 October 2024 — Melissa Parter admits she’s still on a high after her Australian team won the women’s over 30s Indoor Cricket World Masters in Sri Lanka this month.

9 October 2024 — 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...

8 October 2024 — This week we celebrate Operational Services Recognition Week (7 to 11 October), acknowledging the important work done by operational staff across the Mackay HH...

16 September 2024 — 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...

3 September 2024 — In her 45 years working at Proserpine Hospital, Leigh Ironside has witnessed many incredible and dynamic changes in the nursing profession.

3 September 2024 — 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...

15 August 2024 — 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.