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. 

It’s easy to underestimate how good dental care can positively impact your life, according to Gold Coast Health Oral Health Therapist, Tamika.

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.

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 (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.

Emergency Department nurse educator Shaun Robertson has been awarded an Australian Defence Force Reservists 2022 Prince of Whales Award.

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.

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.

According to new data for alcohol retail during COVID-19, national sales turnover increased by 29 percent from 2018 to 2021, or $3.6 billion. The data from the Australian Bureau of statistics also shows the sales turnover in December 2021 was the highest month on record.

Gold Coast Public Health Unit physician Dr Vicki Slinko is warning Gold Coasters to avoid swimming, playing, walking or wading through storm water and mud.