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]

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]