Gold Coast Health researchers have put the impacts of COVID-19 on emergency care under the microscope after securing almost $120,000 from the Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF).

Linda Searle decided to take up volunteering at Robina Hospital three years ago after seeing the health service care for her late husband.

Gold Coast residents are reminded they can access free family-friendly community immunisation clinics to ensure their vaccinations remain up to date.

Gold Coast Health’s Diabetes Education Program is exceeding national benchmarks for long-term blood glucose control, giving patients great odds of successfully managing the chronic disease.

In a first for palliative care on the Gold Coast, virtual reality simulations are empowering patients to tick off some of their bucket list items from the comfort of home.

When toilet troubles started for Emily Lavender, her mother had no idea about the long road they were about embark down or the new best friend they would meet along the way thanks to a forward-thinking nurse and her crafty mum.

A little green Daihatsu is making a big difference to Robina Hospital rehabilitation patients who need to learn how to get in and out of a car again after injury or illness.

Dolores was refurbished and modified to fit into the hospital’s lifts for transportation to her new home on the rehabilitation therapy gymnasium on level two.

Physiotherapy staff won a $25,000 Gold Coast Health Improvers innovation grant to deliver the project.

“Cancer runs in my family and it took my father’s life.”

Director of Nursing, Surgical, Anaesthetics and Procedural Services and Women, Newborn and Children’s Services at Gold Coast Health, Paul Nieuwenhoven, has plenty of stories to tell from his professional life, but he hopes it is his personal story that will prompt blokes to better look after themselves this Men’s Health Week.

“My father got prostate cancer at about 53,” Paul said.

Online patient waiting rooms are making a big difference for a growing number of Gold Coast Health patients using virtual consultations to help manage their persistent pain. At least one in five Australians live with persistent pain each day

The 'Virtual Clinics' improve the online consultation experience for both patients and the medical teams overseeing their care by allowing patients to wait for their Telehealth video conference appointment in the comfort of their home. 

This week, Dr Jamie Ranse was interviewed on ABC24 News Australia regarding mass gathering events and COVID-19 (coronavirus). In particular, this interview focused on reopening / recommencing events.