Nursing truly is a family affair for the Gierke’s and mum Jeannine couldn’t be happier. Now working in the Mackay Base Hospital Intensive Care Unit she says in her 32 years of nursing the highlight of her career has been watching daughter’s Maddy and Jessica follow in her footsteps. “I am so proud that my… [Read More]

Midwives across Mackay Hospital and Health Service are today being celebrated for their dedication and contributions to maternal and newborn health. Mackay HHS Women’s Health Unit nurse unit manager Seana Clark said International Day of the Midwife is a formal opportunity to recognise midwives’ ongoing commitment to always placing women and families at the centre… [Read More]

For more than thirty years, Sue McPherson has been beside women and their families bringing new life in to the world. The Mackay HHS midwife and nurse practitioner commenced her career with the Royal Brisbane Hospital, known now as Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, in 1981 and has been with Mackay Base Hospital since 1989…. [Read More]

Aleesha Tindall’s passion for helping families began long before she donned a nursing uniform to deliver babies. The Proserpine Hospital midwife says it was a heartbreaking period in her family’s life as a thirteen-year-old that encouraged her to pursue a career in midwifery. “My younger sister was born still. The midwives were so kind and… [Read More]

Mackay Hospital and Health Service remains committed to offering the Birth Centre model of care for women. Closure of the Birth Centre is a temporary change. Our priority has been, and will always be, to keep everyone safe during the pandemic. It is not about eroding or removing the choice of birthing women. As a… [Read More]