News

30 August 2024

Hospital in the Home for Jim

‘Hospital in the Home’ provides hospital equivalent care in a person’s home. After 14 weeks in Cairns Hospital 88-year-old Jim Copp was relieved to be able to finish his hospital care at home.

29 August 2024

Small-town hospitals implement life-saving stroke approach

Mission Beach resident Brone Reed is alive and recovering quickly thanks to a new approach where clot-dissolving medicine can be administered at smaller regional hospitals.

15 August 2024

Meningococcal outbreak in Yarrabah

Health officials are urging people to be on the lookout for signs of meningococcal disease, following an outbreak of the dangerous disease in Yarrabah.

18 July 2024

Multi-million-dollar funding boost for far northern mental health services

Mental health support for Far North Queensland residents is expanding.

27 June 2024

Diseases and broken bones

Evie, aged 9, won an Eisteddfod Prize for report on her Cairns Hospital stay when she was seriously ill with diabetes.

27 June 2024

Holistic care for mental health clients

Meet the team that is turning people’s lives around with their holistic approach to mental and physical wellbeing.

27 June 2024

Patient privacy stepped up at new rehabilitation space

Older patients at Mareeba Hospital are now benefitting from rehabilitation treatments in a dedicated space, resulting in more effective care.

17 June 2024

Crash survivor involved in life-saving medical research

A Far North Queensland man who was severely injured in a four-wheel drive crash, has been involved in life-saving medical research at Cairns Hospital.

10 June 2024

More peaceful space for palliative care patients

A larger, more peaceful space for palliative care patients and their loved ones is now available at Mareeba Hospital.