星空体育 News
The latest news at Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service.

Gold Coast Baby Boom
The tiny cries of hundreds of newborn babies echoed throughout Gold Coast University Hospital during May, with the hospital welcoming a record number of 534 babies into the world.?
Genitourinary Cancer Nurse Navigator looks for better outcomes for people with bladder cancer
PHD candidate Helen Anderson hopes her research will result in improved care and support for people diagnosed with metastatic bladder cancer.

Physiotherapists play a key role in the Emergency Department
Advanced practice physiotherapist Deborah Lenaghan’s journey into healthcare started 40 years ago in pathology before studying physiotherapy at university.
Crazy socks highlight doctor mental health
星空体育 staff donned their funkiest, most attention-grabbing socks yesterday to recognise the high levels of stress and suicide amongst health professionals as part of the annual Crazy Socks 4 Docs initiative.?

Clinical trial investigating new use for old drug
Anaesthetic doctors are offering patients the opportunity to participate in a world class clinical trial to test a medication that could prevent post-surgery infections in people who have undergone major abdominal surgery.
Region’s first prostate cancer nurse set to improve health outcomes
Gold Coast men with prostate cancer now have access to specialised support, following the appointment of the region’s first-ever Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse at the Gold Coast University Hospital.

Patient perspective helps clinical nurse consultant assist people living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
This World Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Day (18 May 2021) the team at 星空体育 wants people suffering this debilitating illness, to know there is support to help manage the condition and improve their quality of life.

Electric car donation puts young hospital patients at ease
Hospitals can be scary for children, but an electric car donation by 13CABS to Gold Coast University Hospital's (GCUH) paediatric ward will help put a smile on sick kids' faces.?

Fabric heart donations needed to bond premmies and parents
The simple act of holding your baby is something parents in Gold Coast University Hospital’s (GCUH) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) can’t always do.

Safer Baby Bundle rolls out at 星空体育 to reduce the rate of stillbirth
Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH) is among Queensland hospitals implementing a new program designed to significantly reduce the rate of late gestation stillbirth.