Gold Coast Health News
The latest news at Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service.

It's time to P.A.R.T.Y. at Gold Coast University Hospital
More Gold Coast school students will get an insight in to how their decisions can have long-term consequences with the return of the Prevent Alcohol and Risk Related Trauma In Youth (P.A.R.T.Y.) program in 2022.

Each day is different for Homeless Health Outreach Team
The HHOT team has been in place on the Gold Coast for the past 15 years, and are specialists in Mental Health, Drugs and Alcohol. They reach out to the community, visiting outreach centres on the Gold Coast that provide housing services and other services to homeless people.

Music therapy strikes a chord with special care newborns
Music therapy is supporting families of seriously ill and premature newborns bond with their babies receiving special care in Gold Coast University Hospital.
The Gold Coast Hospital Foundation recently provided more than $70,000 in funding for the newly developed music therapy service to improve outcomes for critically sick newborns in hospital.
Babies admitted to the Newborn Care Unit often endure lengthy hospital stays due to prematurity, low birthweights, and life-threatening medical complications.

Be proud of your mouth, book a dental check-up today
It’s easy to underestimate how good dental care can positively impact your life, according to Gold Coast Health Oral Health Therapist, Tamika.

Trauma patients kick rehab goals under community care
More than 350 hours of care under Gold Coast Health’s Community Rehabilitation Program has helped two young men with major brain traumas get back on their feet.

Social worker offers support of a different kind
It’s a haircut that’s been more than a decade in the making and for Gold Coast Health social worker Joanne Hilder, and there was no better to cause to the lose the locks for than the World’s Greatest Shave.
Plagiocephaly – misshapen head
Plagiocephaly (play-gee-oh-kef-a-lee) is a common craniofacial (skull and face) problem. Deformational plagiocephaly, also known as positional plagiocephaly, means a misshapen, flat or asymmetrical (uneven) head shape.
ED nurse receives Australian Defence Force award
Emergency Department nurse educator Shaun Robertson has been awarded an Australian Defence Force Reservists 2022 Prince of Whales Award.
Global status for Gold Coast University Hospital
Gold Coast University Hospital has been ranked in the top 250 hospitals in the world as part of the annual NewsWeek World’s Best Hospitals survey.
No limits for women seeking a career in science
Shannen Fentiman always wanted to work in health but being shy when she was younger meant talking to patients all day didn’t seem like the right path for her.