Gold Coast Public Health Unit (GCPHU) has issued a measles alert after a confirmed case visited the Gold Coast while unknowingly infectious. 

The Queensland Government has completed a new masterplan for the Gold Coast, guiding the next phase of construction for the new Coomera Hospital, scheduled to commence in the second half of 2026.

When Medical Registrar Dr Shabnam Gujadhur received her ovarian cancer diagnosis, it was a life-changing moment in more ways than one. 

She was working as an intern at Gold Coast University Hospital’s (GCUH) Emergency Department, aged just 30, when she started experiencing vague symptoms in 2022. 

“I was at the very start of a dream career and wanted to ignore it, but I’m glad I did go to my GP to get things checked out,” she said. 

“I was one of the lucky ones who picked it up early and had a choice of treatments, rather than chemotherapy being my only option.”  

For Project Clinical Lead Catherine Conomos, supporting the wellbeing of young people is something deeply personal – a purpose that has guided her throughout her career.

Gold Coast Health has launched DevPaed Connect, a Queensland first shared-care model designed to accelerate access to specialist support for children with developmental, learning or behavioural differences.

Developed by Senior Paediatrician Dr Angela Owens in collaboration with Gold Coast Primary Health Network (GCPHN) and local GPs, the digital interface enables GPs to connect directly with developmental paediatric specialists via secure messaging or short consultations.  

Construction continues on Gold Coast Health’s new purpose-built Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS) facility at Proxima, where wall framing, services installation and sheeting has brought the internal fit-out to life.

As H Block opens its doors at Gold Coast University Hospital, Dr Ganesamoorthy Subakumar reflects on a career shaped by compassion, complexity and a commitment to caring for older adults.

Consumers at Gold Coast’s Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit (SMHRU) are gaining new skills, confidence and connection through a hands-on café project designed to support their transition back to community life.

“What does good health facility design look like in a rapidly changing world?” This question set the scene when Gold Coast Health Executive Director of Infrastructure Planning, Delivery and Commissioning Richard Christensen, presented at the Health Facilities Design and Development Summit in Melbourne.

The Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit (SMHRU) has added another accolade to its name, taking out the Master Builders Queensland State Award for ‘Health Facility over $20 million’.