A contingent of 43 interns are being welcomed as the newest wave of doctors at Mackay Hospital and Health this week. Chief Executive Jo Whitehead said graduates had chosen Mackay HHS as their preferred place to start their training helping them to transition into full-time medical work. “Mackay HHS is the perfect place for an… [Read More]

Serene pastel artwork now adorns the ceiling of Mackay Base Hospital’s pre-operative bay providing a calming distraction to patients awaiting surgical procedures. The ‘healing ceiling’ artwork is created on hospital ceiling tiles by Brisbane-based artist and recovering Chiari 1 Malformation patient Claire Rackley. Mackay Base Hospital is the second Australian hospital to receive the installation…. [Read More]

Sarina is set to get a brand-new purpose-built hospital and a preferred greenfield site has been identified. Member for Mackay and Assistant Minister for State Development Julieanne Gilbert said it was yet to be finalised, however a greenfield site in Brewers Rd is being considered. Mrs Gilbert said consultation and planning had revealed the existing… [Read More]

Older people needing emergency care will benefit from the rollout of a $1 million Geriatric Emergency Department Intervention (GEDI) service at Mackay Base Hospital. The new team supports frail people aged over 70, residential aged care facility residents and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 55 years and over. Mackay Base Hospital has recruited… [Read More]

Birth Centre midwives Julie Pratt and Allison Davis are the first Mackay Hospital and Health Service midwives to be able to prescribe medication. The endorsed midwives completed a Graduate Certificate in Midwifery at Flinders University, studying pharmacology and investigations and diagnostics for midwives. Their new qualification allows them to prescribe medication for women and babies… [Read More]