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News
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18 July 2024
Multi-million-dollar funding boost for far northern mental health services
Mental health support for Far North Queensland residents is expanding.
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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.
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18 July 2024
Multi-million-dollar funding boost for far northern mental health services
Mental health support for Far North Queensland residents is expanding.
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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.
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10 May 2024
Patient subsidised travel between Douglas Shire and Cairns
Patients’ access to their specialist appointments will not be impacted by the closure of a private bus company that provided patient travel from the Douglas Shire to Cairns.
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12 March 2024
‘Like an extended family’: Staff celebrate special patient bond
For 25 years, Elsie Savo has come into the Cairns Hospital three times a week, settled into an armchair, while a machine has done the vital work of her kidneys.
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12 January 2024
Rural hospital focus for new FNQ junior doctors
Rural patients will benefit from dozens of junior doctors starting their careers in Far Northern hospitals.
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14 December 2023
Health services unaffected by Cyclone Jasper, but health hazards still present
With Tropical Cyclone Jasper weakening, all Cairns and Hinterland health facilities are back to full service with the resumption of outpatient appointments and elective surgery.
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13 December 2023
Tropical-Cyclone Jasper: Cairns Hospital open to all critical services and emergency care
Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service (HHS) is providing essential medical care throughout the impact of Tropical Cyclone Jasper.
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17 November 2023
Cairns Hospital Maternity Assessment Unit Opens
Cairns Hospital’s purpose-built maternity assessment centre is now open with six new assessment and treatment beds in the women’s health unit.
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29 September 2023
New, expanded services to meet record patient demand
New and expanded services to meet record patient demand have been highlighted in the latest annual report for the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service.