Collinsville already feels like home to Dr Cathy Reto. Cathy joined the team at the MPHS in January this year, filling a vacancy for a much needed second doctor to work at the hospital, in aged care and in general practice. Before coming to Collinsville she was the Medical Superintendent at Hughenden Hospital and the… [Read More]

Supporting mums with COVID-19 to birth their babies is now all in a day’s work for Mackay Base Hospital Registered Midwife Kate Aitchison. Kate said she had now cared for quite a few positive mums during birth and on the ward. “Fortunately, the mothers I have looked after have been feeling pretty well and have… [Read More]

Today we have: 22 new positive COVID-19 cases 635 active cases 9 are in hospital and 49 are on the virtual ward. There are still positive cases in eight residential aged care facilities, including two at the MontCler facility in Clermont. In the past 24 hours Mackay HHS did 355 PCR tests at the Showgrounds… [Read More]

Bowen Hospital Indigenous Health Worker Charmaine Pangi feared the virus would finish her off alone in a lonely hospital bed without her mob and loved ones by her side. There was more than one moment Charmaine thought she was done for as she struggled to breath in the COVID-19 ward at Mackay Base Hospital. Her… [Read More]

More than 40 new doctors have commenced as Mackay Hospital and Health Service’s 2022 intern cohort. Chief Executive Lisa Davies-Jones said she is delighted that 41 interns have chosen Mackay HHS to complete their intern year. “Medicine is a commitment to lifelong learning. Interns will benefit from our excellent training program and a modern facility… [Read More]