Joined November 2012
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14 Jul 2021
Mackay HHS is implementing a new program designed specifically to reduce rates of late gestation stillbirth across Australia @CREStillbirth bit.ly/2U0aMwr
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25 May 2021
Six Mackay Base Hospital nurses have wrapped up another career milestone by attending their long-awaited Master of Clinical Nursing graduation ceremony. More here: bit.ly/2TfkJ8q
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24 May 2021
A Mackay Base Hospital cancer patient is giving back by volunteering to help those going through the same journey. Read more here bit.ly/3os2ND7 #NVW2021
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Today the sod was turned on a $7 million project that will give Bowen Hospital its first CT scanner, an expanded medical imaging suite and the capacity to increase our renal dialysis service in the future.
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21 Apr 2021
Meet the people who are using their experience to help guide maternity services in our community. Read more here mackay.health.qld.gov.au/mat…
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31 Mar 2021
Watch the dramatic moment a Mackay Base Hospital cardiologist drills into a blocked calcified artery to restore blood flow to the heart. The new rotablation procedure has been performed for the first time in Mackay. Full story at bit.ly/31wL8zx
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26 Feb 2021
World-first research to rapidly diagnose sepsis-causing blood stream infections is happening at Mackay Base Hospital’s Pathology Queensland lab. Microbio’s InfectID-BSI (blood stream infection) assay uses PCR testing to find the DNA of bacteria and yeast bit.ly/3uqM59y
Mackay HHS retweeted
There is some confusion circulating regarding the location of QLD’s 6 vaccination ‘hubs’. We thought it would be worth confirming that the initial locations being established are in 📍Townsville, 📍Cairns, 📍Gold Coast, 📍Sunshine Coast and 📍Brisbane (RBWH and PA hospitals). 1/2
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21 Jan 2021
20 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teenagers are the first to be recruited into the new Budyubari Bidyiri Kebi Stapal Program, which translates to Big Dream, Small Steps. The Program will help them gain careers in healthcare through a school-based #traineeship in 2021.
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18 Jan 2021
Congratulations to our new #intern #doctors starting their career in the Mackay HHS today! They have completed a two week orientation and over the next year at the Mackay Base, Bowen, Proserpine and Mater hospitals and a local GP. Full story here bit.ly/3qv22ZD
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13 Jan 2021
COVID-19 swab testing is now done at Pathology Queensland's Mackay Base Hospital lab thanks to the arrival of the new 'big cat' the Hologenic Panther Fusion instrument bit.ly/3oAS0Wi
21 Dec 2020
A confronting new video showing what a #button battery does to a slice of raw chicken. Our Emergency Departments are pleading for adults to carefully watch babies and toddlers in your home this Christmas bit.ly/3nFvb37
13 Dec 2020
One of our own, Vivien Hanrahan, has been recognised for 30 years of giving after being announced as a Volunteer of the Year finalist in the 2020 Queensland Volunteering Awards. Read more here bit.ly/2JK1O1b
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11 Dec 2020
“Rural nursing is an experience like no other. It opens the door to a number of skills in a range of clinical areas while providing a sense of personal achievement knowing you have helped others." - Danica Mather from Dysart Hospital. Read more here bit.ly/3na5c3A
11 Dec 2020
Thank you to Proserpine State School who have donated puzzles, colouring books, pencils and stickers to Proserpine Hospital. The school raised $500 from a recent colour run and chose to purchase and put together a box full of activities for the hospital.
Accepting the role of an operational officer was an easy decision for Allan Rundell. Working with Mackay Base Hospital for seven years now, Allan said it was a positive personal experience that encouraged him to work in #patientcare. More here: bit.ly/2IvA8MU

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23 Nov 2020
#AntimicrobialAwarenessWeek draws attention to the effective use of antimicrobials in patient care, and in the prevention and containment of antimicrobial resistance. More here: mackay.health.qld.gov.au/ant…
22 Nov 2020
Today we say thank you to Australian organ donors and their families who have selflessly donated organs and tissue to benefit others. Read about Deb Donnelly’s life-changing gift here bit.ly/3m6L16t @DonateLifeToday #donatelifethankyouday
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19 Nov 2020
The Mackay HHS eight-week Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program teaches people the skills needed to perform daily activities and exercise while reducing breathlessness and fatigue bit.ly/3lKAltX #WorldCOPDDay