Moranbah man McIver Watene has survived two bites by one of the world’s deadliest snakes. Venom from a brown snake left the 24-year-old in Mackay Base Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit for two days while doctors worked to stabilise his blood and kidney function. Brown snakes have a highly venomous bite and this one left Mr… [Read More]

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day is a day to remember all the babies which have been lost during pregnancy or birth. Today we honour the estimated 106,000 babies across Australia who lose their lives to miscarriage, stillbirth and newborn death each year. Mackay mother Carmen Boulton knows the heartbreak of losing an infant and… [Read More]

“They showed me that I was worth it, worth life.”   These are Brad Cowan’s words reflecting on the care and support of mental health professionals during the most difficult time of his life. For more than 15 years Brad struggled to overcome an alcohol addiction and mental illness that impacted his ability to maintain… [Read More]

Mackay Hospital and Health Service will welcome experienced health professional Lisa Davies Jones as its new Chief Executive. Ms Davies Jones comes from a secondment in the Department of Health where she has led a team in establishing the new Office of Rural and Remote Health to provide a central point of contact in the… [Read More]

Mackay Base Hospital is the first regional Queensland hospital to benefit from the latest in knee replacement technology, enhancing the recovery and long-term outcomes for patients. The NAVIO Surgical System is a handheld robotic-assisted surgical device designed to guide orthopaedic surgeons during knee replacements and is currently only in use at three Queensland metropolitan hospitals…. [Read More]