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Gold Coast Health News

The latest news at Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service.

Tugun paves way for future of medication dispensing

Tugun Satellite Hospital – co-named Banyahrmabah, meaning “a place to be made healthy” – has paved the way for the future of medication administration with the introduction of Automated Dispensing Cabinets (ADCs).

The ADCs are locked computer-controlled machines that store, dispense, and track medication, simplifying and de-risking the medication dispensing process.


Six-year-old Lyla the first plaster patient at the new Robina ED Expansion

An unfortunate fall at school led six-year-old Lyla to become the first patient to receive treatment at the new Robina ED Expansion’s plaster room.

Because it was such a special day and Lyla was especially brave, the emergency department nurses gifted her a little teddy bear.


Baby Tillie celebrates 100 days in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Baby Tillie is one determined, strong and very brave baby. Born at just 24 weeks and two days, she reached an important milestone recently – 100 days in our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

To mark the occasion, Ronald McDonald House and NICU staff organised a celebration for Tillie’s mum Ashleigh, dad Anthony, sister Kobie and loving family and friends.


Celebrating our diverse cultural landscape

Gold Coast health's Creative Health Hub in collaboration with local not-for-profit GCMAGIC is excited to explore the Gold Coast's multicultural landscape with 'The People & The Place - Gold Coast' exhibition.  


Measles Alert for Gold Coast

Gold Coast Public Health Unit has been notified of two additional infectious cases of measles on the Gold Coast. One case is a school-aged child from the Gold Coast who recently returned from overseas where they acquired the virus. The other is an adult who visited the Gold Coast from Sydney.


Newly Qualified Nurses and Midwives join Gold Coast Health

Gold Coast Health welcomed its largest cohort of newly qualified nurses and midwives last month.


Tugun Satellite Hospital opens Kidney Dialysis Clinic

The Tugun Satellite Hospital – co-named Banyahrmabah – on the southern Gold Coast is expanding its services with the introduction of the Kidney Dialysis Clinic and the The Women, Newborn, and Children's Clinic.

Pharmacy Services at Tugun Satellite Hospital are also now open on weekdays, providing dispensing services to patients within the facility and to patients managed by Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH) and Robina Hospital specialist outpatient services. 


Gold Coast welcomes 92 new junior doctors

The new cohort of junior doctors will spend two-years rotating across various disciplines throughout Gold Coast University Hospital.


Our community and consumer engagement plan

Community and consumer engagement isn’t just a biproduct of providing a public service. At Gold Coast Health it lies at the heart of everything we do. 

Gold Coast Health partners with consumers and community groups to ensure that we continue to meet the needs of our community, working together to co-design services, improve our facilities, and achieve better outcomes for our patients, their families and their carers.  


Researcher of the Year reflects on growth at Gold Coast Health

Dr Keijzers, Senior Staff Specialist Emergency Physician and Adjunct Professor of Emergency Medicine at Gold Coast Health, is Gold Coast Health Researcher of the Year, one of seven Research and Transformation Award winners announced at the recent Research, Innovation and Transformation Showcase.