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16 April 2025
Hervey Bay Hospital crane named in honour of beloved late colleague
In a touching tribute to a beloved colleague who recently passed away, the crane that is helping to expand Hervey Bay Hospital has been lovingly named 'Wayne the Crane' in his honour.
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09 April 2025
Behind the build with Catherine Martin
Meet Catherine Martin, Director of Pharmacy, Fraser Coast, who has been working closely with the design team and providing valuable feedback on the layout of the medication rooms in Hervey Bay Hospital's new medical spaces.
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19 December 2024
CATSINaM National Conference: A Transformative Experience for Wide Bay Nurses
WBHHS have celebrated a significant milestone in fostering cultural safety when two of our nurses, Melanie Pope and Angie Randall, attended the prestigious CATSINaM National Conference in Fremantle, WA.
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30 October 2024
Little teddies with a big message
Some truly unique and one-of-a-kind teddies have been donated to the hospital by a local teenager.
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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.
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01 August 2024
WBHHS Health Hero - Ardi Muckan
Working together without ill judgements and preconceived notions will eventually lead to a cooperatively positive outcome.
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01 August 2024
Stevan Ober's Healthcare Journey
Surrounded by family members working in health at the age of 16 Stevan Ober followed suit with his first job in an Aboriginal nursing home as an AIN.