Accepting the role of an operational officer was an easy decision for Allan Rundell. Working with Mackay Base Hospital for seven years now, Allan said it was a positive personal experience that encouraged him to work in patient care. “In 2009, my wife Angie was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma for which she underwent treatment,” he… [Read More]

Mackay Hospital and Health Service emergency department doctors are urging communities to be sun safe and heat-illness aware as summer temperatures rise across the Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday regions. In the past month, 43 people presented to Mackay HHS emergency departments with heat-related illnesses. Mackay Base Hospital assistant clinical director Dr Bauke Hovinga said it’s… [Read More]

Mackay Base Hospital’s respiratory department is co-ordinating the care and treatment of two active tuberculosis cases. There is no connection between both cases. Both individuals are in isolation at home while they receive treatment. Mackay Hospital and Health Service Executive Director of Medical Services Dr Philip Reasbeck said the hospital’s respiratory team was responding by… [Read More]

Dr Siva Sivanujan has notched up more than 850 aeromedical missions in 14 years in Mackay on board RACQ CQ Rescue. In addition to working in the Base Hospital’s Emergency Department as a Senior Medical Officer he works as a Critical Care Doctor with RACQ LifeFlight Rescue which provides doctors for the RACQ CQ Rescue… [Read More]

Antimicrobial Awareness Week is an annual global event drawing attention to the effective use of antimicrobials in patient care, and in the prevention and containment of antimicrobial resistance. Acting Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist Angela Wright said antibiotics are precious and whenever they must be used, antibiotics must be used with care. “Misusing antibiotics can promote resistance,… [Read More]