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ÐÇ¿ÕÌåÓý is renowned for the diversity of its workforce and Seniors Week 2016 (13-21 August) presented the perfect opportunity to celebrate our most senior staff member.

Gold Coast residents are being urged to take health precautions in response to planned burns in the affected areas

The planned burns are part of City of Gold Coast’s hazard reduction in preparation for the bushfire season (September - December).

Residents living in regions affected by the hazard reduction program are advise to take the following precautions during planned burns:

Gold Coast University Hospital has successfully rolled out a digital trial to make life easier for parents by enabling automatic enrolment of their newborn into Medicare, the Medicare Safety Net and the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register.

Acclaimed Australian actor Hugo Weaving joined Health Minister Cameron Dick and ÐÇ¿ÕÌåÓý Board Chair Ian Langdon at Gold Coast University Hospital on 19 August to launch a short animated film designed to raise awareness of the issues faced by people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Highly respected Neuroradiologist Dr Sandeep Bhuta will fly the ÐÇ¿ÕÌåÓý flag when he attends the world’s largest medical meeting in an official capacity in later this year.

ÐÇ¿ÕÌåÓý refutes allegations made in Gold Coast Bulletin of 12 August.  Newspaper claims that a bag of unidentified substance was ‘kept quiet’ by Queensland Health are in direct contrast to the facts which were that the hospital provided the bag to police.  The online photo depicted a large quantity of ICE that bore no resemblance to the substance handed to police which equated to about 0.2 gram. All CCTV cameras were confirmed as operating to the newspaper the day before the article was printed.

Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH) has reinforced its credentials as a leading teaching facility, with more than 30 international surgeons travelling across the globe for a two-day training course.

ÐÇ¿ÕÌåÓý Multiple Sclerosis client Jo Smith is finding new strength in an innovative program which takes her out of the clinical setting and into the community.

“The teenagers I treat and their families are so amazing; they have so many internal resources. They’re motivation, compassion and commitment to be well and to be rid of this torturous illness keeps me passionate about my research.”

old Coast University Hospital (GCUH) is on track to welcome more than 5000 babies in a year for the first time.

2527 babies were born at the hospital during the first half of 2016, compared to 2338 births in the first six months of the previous year.

This included a monster May when 469 babies entered the world at GCUH – an average of almost 15 births per day and a record for the health service.