It’s progressively becoming business as usual in the Mackay Hospital and Health Service as some services resume now the immediate threat of Coronavirus COVID-19 has passed. Chief Executive Jo Whitehead said the COVID-19 Incident Management Team had made the decision based on expert advice from public health and infectious disease specialists. Additional elective surgery has… [Read More]
COVID-19 maternity services update
Dear Maternity Consumer, As the immediate threat of Coronavirus COVID-19 has passed in the Mackay Hospital and Health Service area our maternity services are gradually returning to levels you are more familiar with. When we initiated changes to our services in March it was in the face of the very real possibility of a local… [Read More]
70 years of nursing recognised at awards
Four nurses with more than 70 years’ experience combined have been recognised today as part of the Mackay Hospital and Health Service International Nurses Day award celebrations. Award winners 2020 Year of the Nurse and Midwife Award winner Amanda Cowan spends her days as a Clinical Nurse in Telehealth for Whitsunday Health Service. She has… [Read More]
COVID-19 testing in Mackay Base lab
Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 testing can now occur on site at Mackay Base Hospital and our pathology team couldn’t be more excited! The Mackay Pathology lab has received its first shipment of the brand-new SARS-CoV-2 testing cartridges. The testing is done on the laboratory’s GeneXpert analyser and the great news is it only takes one hour… [Read More]
Family, friends and community help nurse through challenges
Lisa Milne is a piece of Proserpine Hospital history. From being born in the hospital to now working as Nurse Unit Manager, she has dedicated her life to caring for others. Lisa is so passionate about the health of others that when things get challenging, she credits her family, friends and community as the reason… [Read More]
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