Gold Coast Health News
The latest news at Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service.
Early success for tube-weaning trial
The first families to benefit from our Improver-funded project to help parents wean their babies from tube feeding came together with past tube graduates this week celebrating with a Christmas picnic.
New termination of pregnancy laws begin
From today, all Queensland women can now seek a termination of pregnancy without fear of committing a criminal offence following the introduction of new laws.
Gold Coast Health staff celebrate year of achievements
Gold Coast Health staff celebrated their achievements and those of individual colleagues at the health service’s annual staff awards at The Star on 24 November.
Artwork commemorates organ and tissue donors
Gold Coast University Hospital and DonateLife Queensland will today unveil an artistic tribute to organ and tissue donors and their families who make transplantation possible.
Exploring impacts of an electronic medical record
Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH) has hosted a wide-ranging discussion on the benefits and challenges of moving from paper-based patient information to an electronic medical record (ieMR).
Gold Coasters score well in health report card
Gold Coast Health has congratulated the city’s population for reducing their health risk, but doctors say there is work to do to reduce hospitalisations.
$1m in grants to support health research
More than $1 million in grants were today awarded to Gold Coast Health clinicians and researchers for research projects that will improve the health care delivered to Gold Coasters.
Health data and collaboration in focus for research week
Health professionals, academics, clinical researchers, biomedical scientists and students will gather today for the first day of the annual Gold Coast Health Research Week Conference.
Culture of success under pins community healthcare
Gold Coast Health has delivered a record number of healthcare services while maintaining a balanced budget in an environment of extraordinary growth.
New forensic service a national first
Specially-trained forensic physicians will now work as part of Gold Coast Health’s emergency departments following changes introduced on 1 October.