A measles alert has been issued for Mackay and Brisbane after a woman tested positive to the highly contagious diseases on Friday. The Mackay woman, 31, was active in Mackay and Brisbane and travelled between both cities while infectious. Public Health Physician Dr Steven Donohue said people born after 1965 who were not fully vaccinated… [Read More]

Mackay Base Hospital staff will roll up their sleeves this in a bid to fight the spread of the flu this season. Clinical Nurse Consultant Jenny Seymour said the aim was to immunise more 75% of the health workforce in the next month. Staff are able to have a free vaccine each year to keep… [Read More]

Mackay Base Hospital is setting the pace for regional cardiac healthcare with more than 1700 investigations and procedures performed in two years. Chief Executive Clare Douglas said opening the Cardiac Catheter Laboratory in February 2014 had made a real difference for many Mackay HHS residents. “We have only had to transfer 61 patients to The… [Read More]

A record mix of 48 full-time and part-time graduate nurses will take the first step into their new careers with Mackay HHS as part of the 2016 graduate nurse program. Chief Executive Clare Douglas said more than 100 graduate nurses applied for a position with Mackay HHS. “Each year we have a growing number of… [Read More]

Newsroom archive. Mackay Hospital and Health Service news and media articles from 2015. June 2015 05 June 2015 Mackay HHS feels impact of ice on community(PDF, 92KB) 02 June 2015 Mackay HHS outpatients success(PDF, 87KB) May 2015 04 May 2015 Clean hands and vaccination best to dodge the flu(PDF, 81KB) April 2015 27 April 2015… [Read More]