The slight easing of some restrictions from Saturday, 2 May is a thank you to all Queenslanders for doing the right thing during the COVID-19 pandemic – so don’t slack off on hygiene and social distancing this weekend. Mackay Hospital and Health Service Chief Executive Jo Whitehead said while people had more options to leave… [Read More]

Mackay Hospital Foundation Volunteer Maddison Hunt was 12 months old when she was diagnosed with Epilepsy and Ataxic Cerebral Palsy, a type of cerebral palsy which affects a person’s balance, coordination and depth of perception. Maddison, now 20 years old, has become a hospital volunteer working alongside the same people that once cared for her…. [Read More]

Mackay Hospital and Health Service is reminding people not to neglect their general health during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Director of Emergency Dr Sarah Boxall said there were fewer people presenting to the emergency department since the pandemic declaration. Mackay Base Hospital’s emergency department presentations have dropped by around 30 per cent to an… [Read More]

Clinical Nurse Erin Rosewood admits she has fallen in love with bones. Erin is the face of Mackay Base Hospital’s new orthopaedics pre-admission screening clinic and has chosen to specialise in orthopaedics nursing. “I initially wanted to work in cardiology but did six months of my post graduate year in a ward with a lot… [Read More]

Slim Altmann is lucky to be alive after surviving multiple cardiac arrests and heart attacks thanks to the skilled hospital staff at Proserpine Hospital. The 52-year-old was shocked back into life 16 times in November last year and returned to Proserpine Hospital earlier this year to thank staff for saving his life. Slim initially thought… [Read More]