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20 March 2025
Streamlining emergency care at the new Bundaberg Hospital
A standout feature of the new Bundaberg Hospital's emergency department (ED) design is the inclusion of a dedicated medical imaging suite.
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27 February 2025
New Committee of Doctors in Training Chair
We are proud to celebrate AMA Queensland's Committee of Doctors in Training selecting Medical Education and Wellbeing Registrar Dr Emma Hodge as the 2025 Chair.
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26 September 2024
WBHHS Health Hero - Danika Stevenson
Environmental health covers so many topics so no two days are the same.
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26 September 2024
Local heroes honoured at awards night
An awards night aimed at celebrating local heroes has recognised two of our own for their commitment to the serving Bundaberg residents.
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30 August 2024
WBHHS Health Hero - Michael Kash
I won a bronze medal in the Australian amateur brewing competition with a ghost chilli IPA.
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30 August 2024
Remembering Two Extraordinary Volunteers
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of two beloved members of our hospital community, Sylvia Dean and Rose Houghton.
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02 August 2024
Embracing culture in cancer care
During NAIDOC Week, the Cancer Care Hervey Bay team created a bright display in their reception area to celebrate Indigenous culture and the NAIDOC theme 'Keep the fire burning! Blak, loud and proud'. Team members also wore shirts with Indigenous art
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02 August 2024
Making a big difference for rural communities
Hailing from Brisbane, Robert's journey into medicine began with an unexpected twist.
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02 August 2024
Ben’s journey from health worker to registered nurse
Traveling hundreds of kilometres a week across the North Burnett as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health worker, Ben Blucher mostly passes the time in the car listening to music to get him pumped up for the day.
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02 August 2024
A Mission to Enhance Indigenous Engagement in Palliative Care
Grace Harris has been straight to work as WBHHS’s first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health worker in palliative care.
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02 August 2024
Uncovering disparities in health outcomes among the Indigenous population
After years working as a Registered Nurse in Bundaberg’s busy Emergency Department, Mahkaylia Walsh has shifted focus from bedside care and has spent the last year auditing charts and digging through data.