News

30 August 2024

New Behaviour Response Teams to Support Vulnerable Patients

New funding will provide more support for some of our most vulnerable patients with the introduction of Behaviour Response Teams in Hervey Bay and Bundaberg.

30 August 2024

Wide Bay Doctors Lead the Way in Statewide Medical Advocacy

The Wide Bay region is making significant strides in medical advocacy, with three of its doctors taking on key leadership roles within the Australian Medical Association Queensland's (AMAQ) Committee of Doctors in Training (CDIT).

13 August 2024

New Bundaberg Hospital project team to host pop-up information booths

Locals are encouraged to visit a pop-up information booth to talk directly to new Bundaberg Hospital project representatives about their new hospital.

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.