A further initiative to improve patient flow and to provide a better experience for those who are ready to leave hospital is now up and running at Mackay Base Hospital. The Transit Care Hub (TCH), located on the hospital’s ground floor adjacent to the main entrance, is akin to a departure waiting room managed by… [Read More]

Though it began as childhood dreams and dress-ups, Tah-Leah Bakker’s determination to be a doctor and the strong support of her proud Torres Strait Islander family have propelled the young Mackay woman to reach the goal she set herself many years ago. Dr Bakker is now in her final year of qualifying as a GP… [Read More]

Mackay Hospital and Health Service has undertaken a preliminary review of the care provided in the recent case of a child who swallowed a button battery. A more extensive review is still ongoing as part of our usual established internal patient safety processes. We will also be communicating with the family as part of this…. [Read More]

Monday, February 6 was just a normal day at work for 42-year-old Dylan Holmes. But late in the afternoon, while talking to a work mate, he collapsed. Mr Holmes was suffering a cardiac arrest and was fortunate to be in a workplace which had an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) installed. “One minute I was talking… [Read More]

Please attribute to Mackay Hospital and Health Service Chief Medical Officer Dr Charles Pain. Since being appointed Chief Medical Officer in October last year, I have been enormously impressed by the extraordinary dedication of the clinical teams and other staff at Mackay Base Hospital and the dignity with which they have responded to the concerns… [Read More]