27.03.2023

Gympie Hospital’s Director of Nursing wins top award for disaster management during devastating floods

Gympie Hospital’s Director of Nursing/Facility Manager has been recognised for her exceptional leadership and innovation during the recent Gympie floods at the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) 2023 Excellence Awards.

21.03.2023

Public Health Alert - Hepatitis A, Gympie

Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service Public Health Unit is managing multiple cases of positive Hepatitis A in a family cluster in Gympie.

16.03.2023

From steel caps and serving our country…to scrubs!

Darren Hayes and Charlie Martin are two Sunshine Coast men who decided to follow their dream later in life, and finally pursue careers in healthcare.

09.03.2023

This World Kidney Day, start a conversation about advanced care planning

This World Kidney Day (March 9) Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) medical professionals are urging locals and their loved ones to understand the causes and symptoms that suggest kidney disease and seek medical assistance.

09.03.2023

This World Kidney Day, start a conversation about advanced care planning

This World Kidney Day (March 9) Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) medical professionals are urging locals and their loved ones to understand the causes and symptoms that suggest kidney disease and seek medical assistance.

27.02.2023

‘Game-changing’ unit opens at SCUH, means pharmaceutical formulations can now be produced on site

The Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) Pharmacy team has opened a compounding unit at Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH), meaning staff now have the capability to produce pharmaceutical formulations on site.

17.02.2023

Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service welcomes more than 140 graduate nurses and midwives

More than 140 graduate nurses and midwives are ready to translate the skills they’ve learnt at university into excellent care for local patients, as part of the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) 2023 graduate program.

13.02.2023

Sunshine Coast and Gympie residents encouraged to ‘love their liver’ this Valentine’s Day

While Valentine’s Day is typically all about the heart, Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) Director of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Professor James O’Beirne is asking people to also love their liver this February 14.

09.02.2023

New era for melanoma detection

SCHHS has joined the $10 million Australian Cancer Research Foundation funded Australian Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging and Diagnosis (ACEMID) research project, installing a 3D total body skin imaging system (VECTRA) at Sunshine Coast