Lily Bevan has played a vital role in delivering cutting edge health research at Gold Coast Health. But she’s not a doctor or researcher – she’s a consumer research partner. 
Consumer research partners contribute their views, as users of the health service, to our many research projects. 

During her 52-year nursing career, Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH) Nursing Unit Manager, Margaret Connolly stayed true to a promise she made to herself, right up until her retirement this week, aged 70.
“I vowed that I would never treat my staff the way I had been treated as a trainee nurse,” Margaret said.
Margaret reflects proudly on the skills growth among her staff and her own achievements during 37 years with Gold Coast Health.

The Switchboard Team is often the first point of contact people have with our hospitals. The busy team at Gold Coast Health took more than 470,000 calls in 2022. That's one very busy team! At the helm is Deb, our Switchboard Coordinator.

New Warm Water Immersion (WWI) guidelines, developed by Gold Coast Health, are offering mums-to-be greater birthing choices.
Midwife and mum of two, Rachel shares her 'amazing' WWI experience in Gold Coast University Hospital birthing suite.
The new guidelines are generating national interest.

National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday), to celebrate and recognise the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth.  

When you meet Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH) Director Support Officer (DSO), Madelene (Maddie) Leverett you’ll probably notice her fabulous hot pink eyelashes. What you’re unlikely to notice is that Maddie has Multiple Sclerosis (MS) – a disease of the central nervous system.

Vivacious three-year old Elsie is a far cry from the desperately-ill toddler who, 18 months ago, had been raced into Gold Coast University Hospital Emergency Department – limp and COVID-positive, in the arms of her frantic mother.

A Gold Coast Health patient is the first in Australia chosen for a clinical trial into a novel treatment for the chronic condition Myasthenia gravis.

Michael Brooks was diagnosed with the condition, a neuromuscular disease that causes weakness and fatigue in the skeletal muscles, in 2014 and is being treated as an outpatient at Gold Coast University Hospital.

Mr Brooks says he hopes that by participating in the trial he can improve his own quality of life while also benefiting others who suffer from autoimmune diseases.

Gold Coast Health Board Chair, two community health advocates, and an obstetrics and gynaecologist expert are among the Gold Coasters recognised in the King's Birthday 2023 Honours List.