News

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.

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

02 August 2024

Making a big difference for rural communities

Hailing from Brisbane, Robert's journey into medicine began with an unexpected twist.

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.

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.

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.

01 August 2024

WBHHS Health Hero - Ardi Muckan

Working together without ill judgements and preconceived notions will eventually lead to a cooperatively positive outcome.

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.

01 August 2024

Celebrating NAIDOC Week with special native ingredients on patient menus

Flavours of the bush have been served up across the region’s hospitals in celebration of 2024 NAIDOC Week.