Cherbourg Welcomes Hospital Renovation
A $150,000 renovation at Cherbourg Hospital should prove priceless for families going through the saddest times of their lives.
A $150,000 renovation at Cherbourg Hospital should prove priceless for families going through the saddest times of their lives.
South Burnett CTC – one of the region’s largest employers – held its annual CTC Day at Wooroolin recently to celebrate another 12 months of achievements, and consider some of the likely changes that lie ahead.
People in regional Australia are more likely to have witnessed bullying or harassment on social media than their metropolitan counterparts and are more than twice as likely to have been bullied themselves, according to a new report.
Kingaroy Health Service staff put their best foot forward for a good cause earlier this month to mark “Socks4Docs” Day.
Local health authorities are urging Murgon and Cherbourg residents to be extra vigilant with hand washing after an outbreak of dysentery in both towns.
Construction has started on a $110,000 project to repair the roadway entrance into Murgon Hospital.
Some preliminary earthworks for Kingaroy’s new $62 million general hospital could begin as soon as this financial year, Darling Downs Hospital and Health Board chairman Mike Horan said on Monday.
Nearly $215,000 worth of upgrades have just been completed at Murgon Hospital, including a new ambulance ramp and a refurbished emergency department.
A new Director of Nursing has started work in the South Burnett.
Kingaroy Hospital doctors will have access to a new laryngoscope, thanks to hospital’s Auxiliary
After years of lobbying by residents, local councillors and State and Federal politicians, Kingaroy has finally been promised a new hospital.
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington says the State Government has slashed funding to the Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme.
Member for Maranoa David Littleproud has urged South Burnett organisations to become involved in the Local Drug Action Team (LDAT) program being set up around Australia by the Alcohol and Drug Foundation.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members are being encouraged to “tackle the flu” this season by visiting a mobile vaccination clinic at Kingaroy Hospital on June 13.
Immunisation rates of children have risen slightly over the past three years but there are still 51 five-year-olds in the Burnett region who have no protection.
Queensland Health will implement all recommendations from an Ombudsman’s report designed to improve the administration of the Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme.
Toowoomba Regional Council is offering Toowoomba region residents – including Yarraman and Cooyar – the opportunity to take part in an online “mindfulness” course,
Do you remember when portable heart defibrillators were so rare they made front page news when they saved a life?
Julia Byrne says the secret to notching up almost four decades in the challenging health industry is a sense of humour.
Kingaroy cyclist Josie Potter is heading off to Brisbane again in just over two weeks for her annual effort for MS Queensland.