News

24 May 2023

First Nations people encouraged to Have The Yarn about organ donation

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have partnered with DonateLife Queensland to design culturally safe resources which can help open up conversations about organ and tissue donation.

26 April 2023

Honour Board unveiled at hospital

Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service has unveiled an Honour Board to recognise its Fraser Coast Medical Education Awardees.

17 April 2023

Time to be vaccinated against influenza

People are being urged to make an appointment for influenza vaccination as the number of confirmed cases and hospitalisations begin to rise in the Wide Bay.

12 April 2023

Clinicians hit the road as part of the Mental Health Co-Responder Model

The Fraser Coast community is benefitting from an innovative program which sees a partnering of Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service (WBHHS) mental health clinicians with the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) to respond to people experiencing

03 April 2023

Works to get underway on Bundaberg’s Lighthouse for mental health support

Preparations have begun to build a new service at Bundaberg Hospital that will provide a light of hope to people experiencing mental health distress.

31 March 2023

New name and logo brings bright future for Foundation

The team at Bundaberg Health Services Foundation is looking forward to a bright future with a new name: Partners in Care Together.

31 March 2023

New unit provides more care closer to home at Maryborough Hospital

A new seven-bed Short Stay Unit at Maryborough Hospital has opened this week providing additional support to patients closer to their homes.

21 March 2023

Sisters urge people to make their wishes clear with an Advance Care Plan

For sisters Gayle Dilger and Kathy Tobin, the final steps of their uncle’s life highlighted the importance of families knowing the wishes of their loved ones and having clear directions set out by an Advance Care Plan.

15 March 2023

Biggenden MPHS joins community to put together time capsule

A quiet conversation between Biggenden Multipurpose Health Service (MPHS) resident Kevin Hargans and Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service (WBHHS) recreation officer Michelle Kinbacher kickstarted an activity that will endure for years to come.