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3 March 2025 — Watching energetic five-year-old Nya run, jump and dance along with her friends, you would never have known she was born with a condition that affected her mob...

30 August 2024 — ‘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 ...

10 May 2024 — Some of your costs for medically necessary care in Australia may be covered if your country has an agreement with Australia.

15 August 2024 — Health officials are urging people to be on the lookout for signs of meningococcal disease, following an outbreak of the dangerous disease in Yarrabah.

11 July 2024 — Our clinical services plan underpins our strategic plan. It sets the direction for clinical services over the next 5 to 10 years.

26 March 2025 — Bullrider Tristan is used to a rough ride. But when he was bitten by a venomous snake on an outback property, he admits it was a scary experience.

11 July 2024 — Ensuring that our healthcare system is delivering culturally responsive, adaptive, equitable and appropriate care.

4 February 2025 — Our Chief Executive and Executive Leadership Team look after the strategic direction and management of Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service.

31 October 2024 — A chance meeting with a Cairns Hospital doctor at a GP clinic has allowed a Yorkeys Knob retiree to recover from a serious leg injury in the comfort of his own...

29 January 2024 — Health officials are advising residents to be cautious when coming into contact with soil and muddy water, following a spike in cases of a dangerous disease in...

26 September 2024 — A morning TV segment on men’s health may have saved Tony Milne’s life.

4 October 2024 — Partygoers are being urged by public health officials to ‘play safe’ during the upcoming Cairns Pride Festival, amid confirmed cases of mpox in Queensland.

24 October 2023 — Infection dangers arising from snakebites, and an initiative to help older patients avoid visiting the Emergency Department are among several studies being pre...

19 June 2024 — Our region and services 261,500. population. 141,000km2area covered. COW BAY. TULLY. CAIRNS. 8%total area. 12 12%population identify as. First Peoples 2.5X high...

10 May 2024 — Medicare helps with the costs of seeing a doctor, getting medicines and accessing mental health care.