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

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.

‘Goldie for a grower’ brings unexpected joy to drought victims
Gold Coast Health’s drought fundraising campaign ‘Goldie for a Grower’ has brought welcome relief to the isolated community of Toompine near Quilpie in western Queensland.

Gold Coast doctor the first Australian to win international award
Gold Coast Health’s Dr Sandeep Bhuta has become the first Australian to receive an International Outreach Professor award to advance the speciality of neuroradiology.

Gold Coast fundraising makes hay for Quilpie
A Gold Coast nurse’s three-month exchange with a fellow nurse from Quilpie Multipurpose Health Service has led to a generous donation of hay for drought-stricken Quilpie farmers.

ArtBeat showcases patient stories of self-discovery
The foyers of Gold Coast University Hospital and Robina Hospital are once again alive with creative artworks by people living with mental illness as part of annual Mental Health Week celebrations.

Women take the lead at Gold Coast AI camp
Young women looking to get an edge in technology attended a three-day Artificial Intelligence (AI) camp at Gold Coast University Hospital last weekend.

Five years of tertiary-level care on the Gold Coast
When the Gold Coast University Hospital welcomed its first patients five years ago, the move from the old Gold Coast Hospital was considered the biggest planned hospital move in Australia’s history, with 219 patients transferred by ambulance with military-like precision across two days.

Campaign to address childhood immunisation rates across Gold Coast
Gold Coast’s Public Health Unit has launched a campaign to lift the city’s childhood immunisation rates.