Gold Coast Health News
The latest news at Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service.
Therapy dog lends a caring paw to terminally-ill patients
Monday 23rd July at 3:30pmA Delta Society Australia Therapy Dog is playing a very special role in enhancing the well-being of patients in Robina Hospital’s Palliative Care Unit.
Why you should be proud of your health service
Wednesday 11th July at 10:30amSince I began as Chairman of the Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service Board in 2012, we have gone from a regional hospital service to one of the nation’s foremost tertiary facilities.
Gold Coast Health staff rewarded for ideas outside the square
Friday 29th June at 3:15pmGold Coast’s premier public health innovation event has awarded more than half a million dollars to staff ideas which will directly improve patient care.
Compassionate care resonates with Gold Coasters
Monday 25th June at 11:15amA story on Gold Coast Health’s Facebook page celebrating the efforts nursing staff made to fulfil one of the greatest wishes of a terminally ill inpatient at Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH) has touched the hearts of thousands of Gold Coasters.
School based nurse plays a healthy hand in youth program
Thursday 21st June at 2:15pmGold Coast Health nurse Lisa Bancroft-Mitchell was among the audience to congratulate a group of at-risk teenage boys when they graduated from a Queensland Police Service mentoring program earlier this month.
Light show keeps child patients entertained
Tuesday 19th June at 5:15pmChildren who undergo surgery now have a calming ceiling-light show to keep them busy.
State-of-the-art CT scanner for the Gold Coast
Thursday 14th June at 3:15pmGold Coast Health patients were the first in Australia to access cutting-edge scanning technology after the installation of $1.5 million worth of CT equipment at Gold Coast University Hospital last month.
Gold Coast Health staff compete to make their blood count
Wednesday 6th June at 10:45amGold Coast Health staff are competing with thousands of medical workers to give the most blood in an Australian Red Cross Blood Service challenge.
Gold Coast’s ‘largest restaurant’ put to the taste test
Monday 4th June at 12:00pmGold Coast University Hospital’s (GCUH) patient food was put to the taste test during a luncheon attended by Minister for Health and Minister for Ambulance Services Steven Miles, community representatives, hospital staff and media.
Crazy socks promote serious health message
Friday 1st June at 1:45pmHealth professionals across Gold Coast Health are wearing odd, silly and colourful socks to support the mental health and wellbeing of their colleagues today.