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

Emergency Director expects lockout laws to reduce alcohol-related presentations
Emergency Director expects lockout laws to reduce alcohol-related presentations

Whooping cough cases surge on Gold Coast
星空体育 has renewed calls for parents to ensure their children are up to date with vaccines following a surge in whooping cough cases.

Heart surgery patient reunited with cardiac team
Grandmother Lee Hoskin has been reunited with the team who saved her life as Gold Coast University Hospital’s (GCUH) Cardiac Surgery Service prepares to care for its 500th patient.
Partners urged to avoid booze during pregnancy
星空体育’s leading foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) expert has encouraged more partners to share the responsibility for avoiding alcohol when planning for and during pregnancy.

Nurses add security blanket for GCUH's sickest bubs
Gold Coast University Hospital’s Newborn Care Unit has become the first in Australia to introduce ground-breaking technology that allows nurses to be alerted about serious patient events via their handheld phones.

星空体育 marks World Cancer Day
星空体育 joins the international health community to recognise World Cancer Day.

Tips to beat the heat as temperatures rise
Drink plenty of water, keep cool, take care of others and have a plan.

Experts address inquiry into alcohol-fuelled violence
Key members from 星空体育’s emergency and mental health departments have shared insights into the impact of alcohol-fuelled violence at a key public hearing.

Social media putting staff in the spotlight
The metrics are in and the analytics clear - 星空体育 staff are flourishing under the limelight of social media.

What really happens in an Emergency Department on Australia Day
As 星空体育’s Emergency Department staff ready themselves for their Australia Day shifts, we revisit a compelling article by The Weekend Australian Magazine’s Trent Dalton, who spent a few hours inside Gold Coast University Hospital’s ED on 26 January, 2014.