Dalby resident, Sally finally pushed aside her fear and sense of embarrassment to seek help for the excruciating pain she endured for ten years, since undergoing pelvic mesh surgery for an organ prolapse. 
Sally now feels like a new woman, and it’s thanks to the caring team at Queensland Pelvic Mesh Service. She encourages other women to seek help.

Jeffrey Rand says he would not be here today if not for a revolutionary cancer treatment currently undergoing a clinical trial at Gold Coast University Hospital.
"Without this trial, there is absolutely no doubt I wouldn't be sitting here," he said. "For me, it has been very successful: I've had two years of normality with very few side effects. Two years of life that I otherwise wouldn't have had."

Robina Hospital’s Perioperative Registered Nurse, Jenny Davis has seen many changes to the healthcare sector during the past 50 years, such as the introduction to computers, laparoscopic surgery, robotic and computer assisted surgeries, and advances in medicine.
Now Jenny is looking forward to a well-deserved retirement, after 19 years with Gold Coast Health.

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Surreal memories keep flooding back to Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH) Registered Nurse, Cherry Bennett weeks after her return from a life-changing two-year nursing adventure through remote Australian territories.
Travel has a way of opening your eyes to very different ways of life, and that was certainly the case for Cherry who has returned to GCUH with a new sense of gratitude for the wonderful resources at her fingertips.

In the lead up to DonateLife's 'Jersey Day' - 1 September 2023 - Gold Coast mum Karen Carpenter is encouraging parents to talk with their children about organ donation.
Karen shares the story of losing her son, Adam at just 21, and the decision his family made to improve the lives of others.

A partnership between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Service - Gold Coast Health, BreastScreen Queensland Gold Coast Service, and Kalwun Development Corporation has introduced the Sistas Shawl project to Queensland. 

The Sistas Shawl project was introduced by the BreastScreen Victoria’s “Beautiful Shawl Project". First Nations Women accessing the service were gifted a beautiful cultural shawl, worn to feel safe and empowered during their breast screening experience.

With a distinguished 60-year journalism career behind her, 101-year-old Yvonne MacLean is a wordsmith.
But she would save her most glowing words for the Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH) Rehabilitation Unit team who supported her during a six-week hospital stay.

Susie Mac is a talented Currumbin artist who has been using her art to connect with her creative spirit during very difficult times.  

Susie is a cancer patient who has kindly shared some of her works with us to brighten the halls of Robina Hospital for other patients and visitors. 

“It takes my mind away into artist mode and off my problems," she said. 

Her art has been demonstrated at the Gold Coast show, fills homes and businesses across Australia, New Zealand, Europe and Asia, and you’ll spot plenty of her pieces down at the Currumbin RSL. 

Miriam Musumba’s amazing life journey has taken her from Kenya to the Gold Coast via Malaysia and outback Queensland.
The emergency nurse’s compassion, warmth, and bubbly personality are unmistakable; she embodies the values of Gold Coast Health.