Mackay HHS is part of a state-wide campaign to help drive drive down soaring rates of a potentially fatal complication of Type 1 diabetes in children. The Townsville Hospital and Health Service Endocrinologist and chair of the state-wide Type 1 diabetes working group Dr Jason Yates said DKA – diabetic ketoacidosis – was a severe… [Read More]

Bowen Hospital staff launched their Bowen shirt in #NAIDOCWeek2020 celebrating the First Nations people in their area. The shirt was designed by local designer Robbie Paul in consultation with the community elders and Bowen’s Hospital indigenous health worker Charmaine Pangi. The greeting Wadda Mooli is traditional for welcome and was incorporated in the shirt design along with… [Read More]

Mackay Hospital and Health Service’s eight hospitals have completed emergency management planning for the looming natural disaster season. Emergency Management Coordinator Jenny Luke said preparations for summer started months in advance to ensure the region’s eight hospitals were ready. “Whether it’s a cyclone, bushfire, floods or prolonged power outages, the Mackay, Whitsunday and Isaac region… [Read More]

Young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are being encouraged to make an early start towards a career in healthcare. Mackay Hospital and Health Service has partnered with CQUniversity and Australian Training Works with support from Northern Queensland Primary Health Network to recruit Year 11 students to a school-based traineeship in 2021. The program has… [Read More]

Jacob Handley’s commitment to public health tobacco legislation has been recognised with Environmental Health Australia’s (Queensland) Early Career Environmental Health Professional of the Year 2019 award. The Mackay Hospital and Health Service Public Health Unit environmental health officer was presented with the award in Townsville which acknowledges the valuable efforts and contributions of any person… [Read More]