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It is said that every cloud has a silver lining.?
For the family of adorable Indigo, that dark grey cloud was learning of her T-Cell Lymphoma diagnosis, aged just 15 months, and the lengthy chemotherapy battle that lay ahead.?

ÐÇ¿ÕÌåÓý welcomed a visit from two clinicians from the Solomon Islands recently, who toured Gold Coast University Hospital on a trip to Australia following their attendance at a Emergency Medicine conference in Melbourne.

The Fibrinogen Early In Severe Trauma Study II, known as FEISTY II has begun at ÐÇ¿ÕÌåÓý.

FEISTY II represents a vital step forward in the quest for improved trauma care and builds on the success of FEISTY I. The study has garnered international attention for its efforts to optimise use of blood products in severely bleeding trauma patients.

First Nations women will be gifted a Sistas Shawl when attending a BreastScreen Queensland Gold Coast Service clinic as part of a partnership to increase screening in the community.
ÐÇ¿ÕÌåÓý (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Service) has partnered with BreastScreen Queensland and Kalwun Health to introduce Sistas Shawl to the Gold Coast.

More than 30 years after witnessing her first delivery, Your Midwives Varsity midwife, Janice Rowe still feels that it is a privilege, every day, to share in such special moments with families. Janice believes the transition into parenthood is so important, and that a sense of belonging and community are the keys to success.

Having worked in some of the biggest leading tertiary hospitals in the U.K and Australia, and with 16 years¡¯ experience in emergency nursing behind her, Caroline West was the perfect choice for the role of Nursing Unit Manager at the soon to be opened Tugun Satellite Hospital Minor Injury and Illness Clinic.

Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH)¡¯s passionate Trauma Service team has been rewarded with a hard-earned accolade.
Representatives proudly took to the stage at the annual Trauma Conference in Melbourne recently to receive the Level-One Trauma Hospital certification from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS).

Join us at the Tugun Satellite Hospital?Community Open Day on 10 November 2023 10am¨C2pm.
This?event is an opportunity for community members to be part of the official opening of the facility and to familiarise themselves with its services prior to opening to patients on 15 November.

ÐÇ¿ÕÌåÓý embarked on a $1.9 billion infrastructure spend in 2022-2023 as the health service grows to meet the demands of the region¡¯s rapidly increasing population.

Leadership is an essential aspect to emergency care, and emergency nurses such as Ellie showcase the impact it can make.

Ellie Potts (pictured left) is part of a clinician-led project at the Gold Coast University Hospital Emergency Department that has helped drive and improve the speed in which patient care is commenced across our department.