If you’re a patient at Mackay Base Hospital you may run into one of the region’s rising medical stars; she may even help with the birth of your child. Dr Remi Sayre works as a doctor in obstetrics and gynaecology at the hospital in a job she says is demanding but rewarding in multiple ways…. [Read More]

More than 70% of students visiting a school dental van in the Mackay region last year needed a filling because of tooth decay. Sugary foods and drinks combined with poor oral hygiene contributed to 4583 fillings being done by school dentists across the district. Mackay Base Hospital Dental Unit director Dr Ronel Bornman said the… [Read More]

Humour is often touted as the best medicine. For self-confessed “oversharer” and special care nursery registered nurse Joanne Morganson, it’s been a vital coping mechanism during her breast cancer treatment journey. After being diagnosed by BreastScreen after a routine mammogram, Jo decided to take “her girls on their final farewell tour” to Tasmania before she… [Read More]

William Baker was an adventurous, headstrong rule breaker; he also had a big and incredibly kind heart. Like most teenage boys, he thought he was bulletproof and immortal, mum Kim Baker said. The Baker family’s world fell apart when William tragically lost his life in 2022 following a serious traffic crash involving a van and… [Read More]

The Queensland Ballet visited Mackay Base Hospital this week to demonstrate how modified dance classes could be en pointe for the rehabilitation and health and wellbeing needs of local patients. Allied health, orthopaedic, neurological, rehabilitation and geriatric clinicians were invited to attend one of two modified dance sessions held at Mackay Base Hospital on Tuesday… [Read More]