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26 March 2025
Students connect on Letter to An Elder Day
Students from St Mary's Catholic Primary School connected with the community recently by writing letters and creating artwork for elderly patients at the Bundaberg Hospital. The school's student leaders delivered around 300 letters and cards.
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26 March 2025
Meet Health Hero Frank Ray
Our Health Hero for March is Maryborough Hospital electrician Frank Ray. Frank is a team player who finds his job rewarding knowing his work directly impacts patient care and safety.
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29 May 2024
Serving breakfast with a side of love
When they Fay and Chris signed up to spend their golden years giving back to the community, they could never have imagined how much they would personally gain.
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29 May 2024
Making Hospital Visits Warmer with Compassion and Essentials
A change of clothes, clean undies, or a comb might not seem like much, but it can make all the difference to someone experiencing an unexpected hospital stay.
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29 May 2024
Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service Seeks New Volunteers
Volunteer Services coordinator Kim Hanns says she has the best job! A typical day for the volunteer coordinator involves engaging with the community, coordinating donations, training new volunteers, and working closely with hospital wards to
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29 May 2024
Finding Purpose after loss: Neville's story of healing through service
Neville manages the library cart at Hervey Bay Hospital, weaving through the busy halls with a warmth that belies his own struggles.
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29 May 2024
A World of Volunteering Opportunities
Sally Chandler thinks everyone is a winner when it comes to volunteering. She works as a supportive therapy volunteer handing out drinks and snacks or pulling up a chair for a chat while patients are receiving infusions at Maryborough Hospital.
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28 May 2024
WBHHS Health Hero - Brad Shultz
I visit all possible patients with ongoing heart conditions, ranging from heart attack, stroke, bypass surgery (from pre-op to post-op), as I myself had a STEMI heart attack followed by bypass surgery at the age of 53.
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28 May 2024
Sandra Nagel’s journey into chaplaincy
Sandra Nagel’s journey into chaplaincy began in the early 2000s when she volunteered at the Fraser Coast Palliative Care Service (FCPCS).
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24 April 2024
WBHHS Health Hero - Indiana Jacob Ridgely
I love all things old and began to restore engines and tractors when I was about 10 years old.
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28 March 2024
WBHHS Health Hero - Janine Bignell
My job is to encourage patients to eat, walk, and engage while on the Med 3 ward. The program aims to help prevent delirium and functional decline by providing meaningful engagement and by educating patients about everyday practices like sitting out