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The latest news at Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service.
New PET scanner improves patient diagnosis capabilities
Gold Coast patients will get earlier cancer diagnoses and more efficient treatment with the installation of a new cutting-edge digital PET scanner at the Gold Coast University Hospital.
Recognising and supporting trauma survivors
The goal of the Trauma Survivors Network (TSN) is to help survivors and their families connect with others and rebuild their lives.
Childhood Immunisation safeguards against disease
Gold Coast parents are being urged to vaccinate their children against diseases like measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria and meningococcal.?
Volunteers are the backbone to Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ
Many people who come through the doors of the Gold Coast¡¯s public hospitals are familiar with the smiley faces and bright blue shirts of the volunteers who help direct people around the hospital and support patients on the wards and at clinical appointments.
Medication-related harm intervention wins $1.5 million funding
A Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ team will implement a novel intervention to reduce medication-related harm after securing almost $1.5 million from the Medical Research Future Fund to investigate how to decrease medication-related harm following discharge from hospital.
Dialysis care on wheels to hit the Gold Coast
Gold Coasters with chronic kidney disease will soon have access to dialysis treatment closer to home thanks to $1.6 million in Palaszczuk Government funding.
The Big Red Kidney Bus will be equipped with three haemodialysis spaces and start travelling throughout the Gold Coast in mid-2023.
'I found purpose in my life after stroke': A young stroke survivor's journey
Letisha is a young stroke survivor, recovery coach, podcast host, and author. She is a mother to four boys, one who was born after her stroke. She still faces many post-stroke challenges. This is her remarkable story.
Gift of compassion benefiting families in emergency
Robina Hospital's Emergency Department is providing families with the gift of compassion as they care for loved ones experiencing end-of-life events.
Q&A with a Child and Family Health Nurse
Ida is a Child and Family Health Nurse, who has worked in Community Child Health Services for eight years. She first developed a passion for Child Health after attending a local clinic two decades ago. Ida shares what her typical day is like.