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Gold Coast Health News

The latest news at Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service.

RSV program helping little humans stay out of hospital

Gold Coast Health has seen a significant decrease in paediatric RSV admissions since the program expanded in December 2024.


H Block prepares for staged opening late September

Gold Coast Health is preparing to open the new H Block (Sub-Acute Building) at Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH), with services scheduled to commence in stages from late September.


Local parents donate gifts for bereaving families in son’s name

Tessa and Greg Harlock have donated more than $3,000 in resources for bereaved families, after their son Noah was stillborn last year.


Nurse-led Ophthalmology Service hits 5,000 injections

A new ophthalmology service which helps prevent vision loss has celebrated its first birthday by reaching an important milestone: completing more than 5,000 intravitreal injections.


First consumers settle into the SMHRU

The first consumers have now settled into the new Banksia Unit at Gold Coast Health’s Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit (SMHRU), with all 20 rooms expected to be occupied by the end of this month.


Fit-out tender closed for purpose-built CYMHS at Proxima

Gold Coast Health has reached a milestone in the development of its new purpose-built Child and Youth Mental Health Services (CYMHS) facility at Proxima, with the internal fit-out tender process officially closed on 12 May.


New Coomera Hospital expands to 600 beds

The Queensland Government recently announced the Hospital Rescue Plan, following an independent review into the planning and delivery of health infrastructure projects across the state.


New nuclear medicine imaging driving better patient outcomes

With the recent installation of one of Queensland’s most advanced Nuclear Medicine imaging systems, Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH) is cutting scan times, improving image clarity and opening new doors for research into life-saving therapies.


Behind the Build with Nurse Unit Manager Kirsty Macarthur

Kirsty Macarthur didn’t set out to work in gerontology, but, somewhere along the way, the work found her.


Data drives excellence in trauma recovery

The Gold Coast Health Trauma Service is applying innovative research and data analysis to blaze a new path for trauma recovery services.