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27 June 2024
Spreading Smiles: How Chris Vines Turns Dialysis into a Canvas
Chris Vines has been fighting cancer since 1995, is legally blind, in kidney failure, and probably the most positive person you will ever meet.
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27 June 2024
WBHHS Health Hero - Sharon Carlin
"I work within a team to support patients to achieve activation on the Kidney Transplant list whilst also assisting them with their dialysis treatments."
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24 April 2024
Easter Raffle Boosts Support for Hervey Bay Hospital
It was smiles all around this week as Grow Early Education Hervey Bay donated the proceeds from their Easter Raffle to the Hervey Bay Paediatrics Unit.
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08 February 2024
Fraser Coast Mental Health Inpatient Unit Smoking Ceremony
Staff and community members, alongside Butchulla Elders, gathered on Butchulla Country to partake in a poignant Smoking Ceremony, symbolising the cultural inauguration of the new Fraser Coast Mental Health Inpatient Unit (FCMHU) at Hervey Bay
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08 February 2024
Nurse Celebrates 25 Years in Mental Health with Inaugural Shift at Hervey Bay's $40M Facility
In January 1999, Paulene Christie was a 24 year old newly graduated nurse starting her career at the new Maryborough Mental Health Inpatient Unit, now exactly 25 years later she has worked the first shift at the new $40 million facility in Hervey Bay
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21 December 2023
Staff Embrace New Mental Health Unit in Fraser Coast
Over 200 staff members recently toured the upcoming mental health unit, signaling a significant step in improving mental healthcare services in the Fraser Coast area. The new 22-bed facility, the first phase of a $40 million project, promises to
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26 October 2023
Mental Health Week Exhibition
During October we observed Mental Health Week. A key theme was highlighted - prioritising mental wellbeing is not just a personal journey; it's a collective effort. Everyone has a role in shattering the stigma surrounding mental health and making
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25 October 2023
Unleashing the power of movement to benefit mental health
Jason Simpson, our dynamic Director of Physiotherapy at Bundaberg Hospital, spills the beans on how exercise isn't just about reps and sets, but a mental health game-changer too!
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28 September 2023
Barnyard bliss: Old Macdonald’s Travelling Farm visits Maryborough Hospital
In September, Maryborough Hospital had the pleasure of hosting Old Macdonald’s Travelling Farm. This special event, generously sponsored by the Maryborough Hospital Auxiliary, was a remarkable initiative aimed at creating positive and memorable
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19 June 2023
Art partnership brings warmth and purpose to mental health spaces
Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service (WBHHS) has partnered with a local artist on a series of mental health projects, to create more welcoming and therapeutic spaces for its consumers and incorporate the voice of lived experience in facility design.
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06 June 2023
Mental health sites share LGBTIQ+ inclusivity with Welcome Here campaign
As Pride Month kicks off, Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service (WBHHS) is displaying its commitment to LGBTIQ+ inclusivity through its support for the Welcome Here Project.