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The latest news at Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service.

World-class healthcare perfected through new simulation collaborative

In the first of its kind, a Bond University and Gold Coast Health partnership will help transform healthcare teams and systems worldwide through the provision of hyper-realistic, scenario-based training which is quite literally delivered ‘on the job’.


Graduate nurse uses her own journey to help patients

Georgia McLennan has been told all her life she would make a great nurse but the 26-year-old had no idea she would find herself as a patient while embarking on her dream career.


World Breastfeeding Week highlights support all year round

This World Breastfeeding Week, Cherie Fothergill wants new mothers to know there is support for them all year round.


Local tv news showcases research into impact of pandemic on ED

An Emergency Medicine Foundation grant will help Professor Julia Crilly, Professor Gerben Keijzers and research colleagues put the impacts of COVID-19 on emergency care under the microscope.


Gold Coast sepsis research leads to up-sized fluid treatment study

Findings from a Gold Coast Health driven investigation into the use of intravenous fluids in sepsis management in emergency patients will be used as the foundation for a larger, $2.33M randomised controlled trial.


Simulation puts surgical excellence at trainees' fingertips

A Gold Coast Health virtual reality program is finessing the laparoscopic skills of tomorrow’s surgeons before they operate on patients, improving safety and saving hundreds theatre time hours in the process.


Emergency care researchers probe pandemic impacts

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).


Volunteers welcomed back to Gold Coast Health

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 reminded to access free immunisation clinics

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


Diabetes education program is top class

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.