Current registered organ and tissue donors are being encouraged to inspire family and friends to be their ‘plus one’ this DonateLife Week. Mackay’s Donation Specialist Nurse Coordinator Donna Contor said if every registered person found just one person to register on the Australian Organ Donor Register, donor numbers would double. “We want all Australians to… [Read More]

A rogue peewee is making behind a spate of eye injuries that has seen five people treated at Proserpine Hospitals Emergency Department. Proserpine Hospital Director of Medical Services Dr Shaun Grimes said the pedestrians all had eye (corneal) injuries after being swooped in the main street of Airlie Beach. Dr Grimes said the bird strikes… [Read More]

Sarina Hospital physiotherapist Sam Forrest knew volunteering at a burns hospital in Nepal would be a challenging eye-opener the minute she walked through the door. Broken beds and sub-standard hand hygiene were just some of her first impressions of the 150-bed hospital in Banepa, north of Kathmandu. Spurred on by her fulfilling volunteer role with… [Read More]

Megan Allen never anticipated a simple callus on her right foot would develop in to a chronic wound impacting her life for more than four months. Chronic wounds caused by pressure injuries, venous leg ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers and arterial insufficiency ulcers (result of slowed or blocked arterial blood flow) affect more than 420,000 Australians,… [Read More]

Mackay HHS Youth and Young People’s Program have made a deadly choice by sponsoring four local students who demonstrate high level sporting achievements and/or academic excellence. The students have been named Deadly Choices Sports Youth Ambassadors for their excellent attendance at school, sports achievements and commitment to the Deadly Choices Program. Mackay North State High… [Read More]