News

16 March 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 March 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 February 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 February 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 February 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 February 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

08 February 2023

Gympie Hospital patients give healthcare top marks

Patient Reported Experience Measures (PREMs) is a state wide program of patient experience surveys. It enables a patient to provide feedback about their health care visit and their views about their hospital experience, as well as their satisfaction

03 February 2023

Gympie cancer patients benefitting from face-to-face pharmacy support

A Gympie Hospital pharmacy initiative is allowing cancer patients access to a specialised oncology pharmacist to provide timely medication advice face-to-face.

31 January 2023

Free workshops for parents perplexed with their child’s toilet difficulties

Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) is holding free, 3-hour workshops for parents and carers of children (aged two years and over) who are experiencing difficulties with their bowel, including chronic constipation, withholding/refusal,