The moment a doctor sat holding her hand in the COVID-19 ward while she struggled to inhale her asthma medication will stay with Sarah forever. The 24-year-old was admitted to Mackay Base Hospital with shortness of breath three days after she was tested for the virus. “There was one doctor who held my hand to… [Read More]

Please attribute to Mackay HHS Executive Director of COVID-19 Julie Rampton Mackay HHS has 276 new positive COVID-19 cases to make a total of 2226 active cases throughout the Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday local government areas. Of these 14 are in hospital, one is in the Intensive Care Unit and 49 are in the virtual… [Read More]

Please attribute to Mackay HHS Executive Director of COVID-19 Julie Rampton Mackay HHS has 274 new positive COVID-19 cases to make a total of 2298 active cases throughout the Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday local government areas. Of these 14 are in hospital and 44 are in the virtual ward. Please note, the definition of active… [Read More]

Providing holistic care for our young patients and their families is a life-long passion for paediatric staff specialist Dr Clara Menezes. After seven years of working in Mackay Base Hospital’s Child and Adolescent Unit, Dr Menezes has bid farewell to the place she calls home after deciding to move to New South Wales. “Prior to… [Read More]

Today we have: 207 new positive COVID-19 cases. 14 are in hospital and 37 are on the virtual ward. You can now self-report positive RAT results by filling out the form available here: https://www.qld.gov.au/rat-positive