News

11 May 2023

Celebrating Gympie Nurse Sharon Shelford on International Nurses Day

This International Nurses Day we are shining the spotlight on Clinical Nurse Consultant McGrath Breast Care Nurse Sharon Shelford.

11 May 2023

First patient who entered Acute Leukaemia Service at Sunshine Coast Health successfully completes his treatment

A Gympie man who was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukaemia in September last year and was the first to undergo care at Sunshine Coast Health, is now also the first to successfully complete his treatment within the service.

14 April 2023

Public Health Alert - Measles

Service Public Health Unit (SCPHU) is managing a case of measles in a person residing at Mt Coolum and working at Noosaville.

04 April 2023

Going for gold with the gift of life at the 2023 World Transplant Games

Four excited but nervous Sunshine Coast locals are preparing to fly west to the 2023 World Transplant Games in Perth this week to help raise awareness around the importance and benefits of organ donation.

03 April 2023

Share memories, not germs, these Easter school holidays

Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) Public Health Physicians are urging locals to share memories, not germs with loved ones these Easter holidays.

29 March 2023

Public Health Alert - Measles - Venue of concern

SCPHU is managing two cases of measles in a family who recently returned from overseas on 13 March 2023. Coles Nambour has been identified as a venue of concern, with the family visiting in the afternoon on Monday 27 March.

28 March 2023

Public Health Alert - Measles

Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service Public Health Unit (SCPHU) is responding to two notifications of measles in a family who returned from overseas on 13 March 2023.

27 March 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 March 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.