Local pathways on the best ways to care for the physical and mental health of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) were released in Mackay on the weekend. For the first time Mackay HHS GPs and other health professionals accessed information on the best way to support patients of all ages on the spectrum. More than 100 health… [Read More]

Mackay’s new purpose-built Step Up Step Down residential mental health facility has opened its doors. The $5.4 million facility in Shakespeare Street provides a local recovery service for people with severe and complex mental health conditions. The ten-bed facility is a partnership between Mackay HHS and Mind Australia and was funded by the State Government…. [Read More]

Total laparascopic hysterectomies will be the way of the future at Mackay Base Hospital thanks to a new program upskilling theatre staff. The Base is one of four Queensland hospitals participating in the IMAGINE trial run by the University of Queensland’s Centre for Gynaecological Cancer Research. Clinical Director Dr Kathleen Braniff said while the procedure… [Read More]

Aged care residents will be saved unnecessary visits to the Emergency Department following the launch of an expanded telehealth service at Mackay Base Hospital. Residents at ten aged care facilities in Mackay and Sarina are benefitting from the service, the first of its kind in Queensland. The Aging in Place project is a collaboration between… [Read More]