Leadership is an essential aspect to emergency care, and emergency nurses such as Ellie showcase the impact it can make.

Ellie Potts (pictured left) is part of a clinician-led project at the Gold Coast University Hospital Emergency Department that has helped drive and improve the speed in which patient care is commenced across our department.

Queensland Health and Gold Coast Health recently hosted community listening pop-ups at the Pines Shopping Centre in Elanora to prepare for the opening of the Tugun Satellite Hospital in mid-November.  
Thanks to everyone who dropped by to say “hi” during the three days we held the pop-ups.  

When you sit down to chat with 74-year-old Rewa Purdie you very quickly get a sense of what a cherished member of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) team she is. Barely a minute goes by without Rewa acknowledging a friendly wave or receiving a big hug from a colleague.
ICU is her family, and the decision to retire has not come easily for this lifelong carer.

Wayne is a former Gold Coast Health patient who, after going through a very tough time, found himself hospitalised for 3 months. It was during his hospital stay that he rediscovered his love of music.

Professor Keith Grimwood has praised the introduction of Gold Coast Health Clinician Researcher Fellowships, saying they offer the time and support young clinician researchers need to continue research beyond a PhD.

On 28 September Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH) celebrated 10 years of caring for the Gold Coast community.

Besides being three times bigger than the old hospital, GCUH has also brought life-saving services to the Gold Coast, providing improved access to specialist care for the community. 

Over the last decade, GCUH seen over 1.45million emergency department presentations and birthed over 54,000 babies!

Sue and Nicole may have very different roles within Gold Coast Health, but it’s clear they are cut from the same cloth.
Mum Sue has finally realised a lifelong career goal of working in the ambulance field, as a Mental Health Nurse Co-responder in the Acute Care team.
Sue’s career serves as inspiration for her daughter, who didn’t shy away from the challenges of nursing at one of the biggest and busiest emergency and trauma centres. 

The Gold Coast University Hospital stroke unit is the first in Queensland, and one of just three in the country, to be recognised as a Comprehensive Stroke Centre. 

This ranking, awarded by the combined team from the Stroke Foundation and Australian Stroke Coalition, is the highest level of certification for hospitals, with specific abilities to receive and treat the most complex stroke cases.

The phrase, ‘like mother, like daughter’ very much applies to Enrolled Nurses, and self-confessed ‘talkers’, Linda and Brooklyn.
Two months ago, they both launched new careers – 52-year-old mum Linda had been a beauty therapist for 20 years, while 21-year-old Brooklyn had worked, since finishing high school, as a hospital cleaner then orderly – known as a ‘wardie’ – at Gold Coast University Hospital.

Ashley is a busy mother of two who uses her creative talents as a tool for managing her mental health.
“Through painting I have discovered ME. I found a purpose and a relaxation for my soul and my mind. When I paint it brings out my true self,” she said.
Ashley is one of our feature artists at this year’s ArtBeat Festival.