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Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (HHS) is located in south east Queensland and extends through the coastal and hinterland areas from Caloundra in the south to Gympie in the north. The HHS serves a population of around 390,000 people which is forecast to increase to around 480,000 by 2021 (an increase of 23%). This level of population growth is reflected in
current demand for services.

* Around one sixth of the population within the HHS area (17.2%) were born overseas
* 3.3% of the HHS population speak a language other than English at home
* Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders make up 1.5% of the HHS's population - which is 3.5% of Queensland's total Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. The Local Government Areas within the HHS area are the Sunshine Coast Regional Council and Gympie Regional Council. The Sunshine Coast HHS provides services through:

* Sunshine Coast University Hospital
* Nambour General Hospital
* Caloundra Health Service
* Gympie Hospital
* Maleny Soldiers Memorial Hospital

and a comprehensive range of sub-acute, ambulatory and extended care, community health, mental health and oral health services, and aged care services at the Glenbrook Residential Aged Care Facility. Over the next 10 years, the Sunshine Coast HHS will experience significant growth in both service range and capacity including the construction and commissioning of the new tertiary Sunshine Coast Public University Hospital (SCPUH) at Kawana, which will open with 450 beds in 2016 and expand to a 738 bed facility by 2021. SCUH will offer a range of new and expanded services for the Sunshine Coast, including a Skills, Academic and Research Centre on site.

21/10/2025

Q: What's our pharmacies' secret weapon in keeping everything running smoothly?

A: Our amazing Clinical Assistants 🙌

Behind the scenes at our pharmacy departments, you'll find a busy team of Clinical Assistants supporting pharmacists, dispensing medications, managing medication stocks throughout the hospital and keeping everything running like clockwork.

It's World Pharmacy Technician Day (in our health service they're known as Clinical Assistants) and we're saying a huge thank you to our teams 👏

17/10/2025

🌟 Say hello to this week’s human of health – Gabriela! 💖

Gaby is a Senior Advisor in Workplace Rehabilitation within our Safety & Wellbeing team. She leads a passionate team of professionals who are known for their empathy, expertise, and unwavering support for staff navigating workplace injuries and recovery.

Gaby also works closely with employees facing complex health challenges and provides expert guidance to leaders across our organisation on best-practice injury management. She’s a trusted voice, a compassionate listener, and a fierce advocate for wellbeing at work.

“I am most proud of the positive relationships I have developed with many members of our organisation. I feel privileged to work alongside incredibly intelligent and passionate colleagues and to contribute to a workplace where people feel supported and valued,” Gaby shared.

“I aim to bring the best possible positive attitude to the workplace and contribute to an environment people look forward to coming into.”

That positivity has also gained her the unofficial title of ‘office Adele’ thanks to her love of singing (she guarantees to provide enthusiastic vocals that may not always be in tune). 🎤🎵

And with just 9 Fridays until Christmas, Gaby is already cooking up her legendary elf antics! Known across Nambour Hospital for spreading festive cheer, she may or may not have a very special birthday on December 25… 🎄

We can’t wait to see what holiday magic you bring this year, Gaby!

16/10/2025

🩺 What’s an anaesthetist? (Say it with us: an-ees-the-tist)

They’re the calm legends behind the scenes who make sure you’re comfy, safe, and pain-free during procedures, from quick fixes to major surgeries. These highly trained medical professionals tailor every anaesthetic to suit each patient, because no two bodies (or procedures) are the same!

There are three main types of anaesthesia:
1️⃣Sedation - You’re relaxed, sleepy, and might not remember a thing.
2️⃣Regional - Just the area being treated is numbed.
3️⃣General - You’re fully unconscious and totally unaware.

🎉 Today is National Anaesthesia Day, celebrating the incredible work of anaesthetists and marking the first public use of ether anaesthesia way back in 1846. That’s nearly 180 years of keeping us pain-free!

So, here’s to the quiet heroes who help us snooze through surgery and wake up feeling better. 💙

15/10/2025

Sunshine Coast Health’s Public Health Unit is currently managing two cases of measles.

The two adults travelled here from Western Australia and attended a religious festival while unknowingly infectious with measles in Caloundra from October 9-13.

Contact tracing is currently underway, with multiple public exposure sites identified in Caloundra and Golden Beach.

• Powerboat Club, 2 Lamerough Parade Caloundra, Wednesday 8 October 10:00am – 12:30pm

• Woolworths Caloundra, 2 Bowman Road Caloundra, Wednesday 8 October 1:00pm – 3:00pm

• Pelican Waters Bowls Club, 49 Nelson Street Golden Beach, Wednesday 8 October 4:00pm – 5:30pm

• The Pocket Espresso Bar, 6 Seaview Terrace Moffat Beach, Thursday 9 October 7:30am – 9:00am

• The Powerboat Club, 2 Lamerough Parade Caloundra, Thursday 9 October 9:00am – 1:00pm and 7:00pm – 8:30pm

• McDonalds Caloundra, 77 Bowman Road Caloundra, Thursday 9 October 8:30pm – 11:00pm

• Aldi Caloundra, 2 Baldwin Street Caloundra, Friday 10 October 1:00pm – 3:00pm

• Woolworths Caloundra, 24 Baldwin Street Caloundra, Friday 10 October 1:00pm – 3:00pm

• Sisily Café, 40 Landsborough Parade Golden Beach, Saturday 11 October 10:00am – 11:00am

• The Powerboat Club, 2 Lamerough Parade Caloundra, Saturday 11 October 1:30pm – 5:00pm

• The Powerboat Club, 2 Lamerough Parade Caloundra, Sunday 12 October 9:30am – 12:30pm

• Three Restaurant, 115 Bulcock Street Caloundra, Sunday 12 October 6:00pm – 10:00pm

• Coffee Club, 30 Esplanade Bulcock Beach, Monday 13 October 7:30am – 9:00am

• Minor Illness and Injury Clinic (MIIC), Caloundra Health Service, 2a West Tce, Caloundra 4551, Monday October 13, 9:50am – 11:00am and 3:00pm – 3:35pm

Anyone who was at the exposure sites should monitor for symptoms for 18 days. Early symptoms include fever, tiredness, runny nose, a moist cough, and red, sore eyes. A few days later, a blotchy red rash develops, starting on the face and spreading across the body.

If you or a family member feels unwell, call your General Practitioner (GP), visit your nearest Emergency Department, or phone 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84). Do not go directly there, please phone ahead first and let them know you have been exposed to measles so staff can take precautions to protect others. You should ask for a urine or nose/throat swab PCR test.

14/10/2025

✨Happy Allied Health Professions Day! ✨

We are so grateful for all our incredible allied health staff members who work across Sunshine Coast Health. They’re the experts helping people recover from injury, manage chronic conditions, improve mobility, communicate better, eat well, and live fuller, healthier lives.

Whether they’re in hospitals or out in the community, our allied health teams work closely with others to bring compassion, expertise, and teamwork to every step of a patient’s journey.

This year the theme is ‘stronger together’, which highlights the benefits of multidisciplinary team-based care.

A huge shout-out to our allied health teams, we are so lucky to have you! 🥰

10/10/2025

It’s Mental Health Week, so it’s only fitting we shine our Human of Health spotlight on one of our incredible mental health team members: meet Peer Worker Lisa. 💙

Lisa works in the Crisis Support Space at SCUH, a dedicated area for people presenting to the Emergency Department during a mental health crisis. It allows people to receive care away from the hustle and bustle of the ED, in a calm and therapeutic environment.

Her role is all about supporting people to find hope, voice and connection when they need it most.

“I support individuals to make their own choices, find safety, connect with their strengths, and explore what recovery and wellbeing mean to them. Collaboration with clinicians and community organisations is also an important part of ensuring people are supported holistically.”

Lisa focuses on being present, compassionate and real, offering hope through shared humanity.

“I love seeing moments of empowerment – when someone realises their story matters and that recovery is possible. It’s incredibly rewarding to be part of a team and service that values lived experience as essential to healing and change.”

Lisa’s passion for her work comes from a deeply personal place.

“My own journey through mental health challenges showed me the power of empathy, understanding and genuine human connection. Becoming a peer worker felt like a way to transform those experiences into purpose – to give back and help create spaces of safety and acceptance for others.”

In the spirit of this year’s Mental Health Week theme of connection, Lisa recharges by spending time with loved ones and being by the ocean 🌊

10/10/2025

Let's 'chalk' about your mental health 🫶

This Mental Health Day, we’re encouraging everyone to find simple, regular ways to connect - with yourself, with others, with your community and with nature.

Our consumers, visitors and staff shared their words of hope and affirmations, as powerful reminders of how small steps can strengthen mental health and wellbeing.

How will you connect this weekend?

07/10/2025

🌴 Build Your Nursing Career on the Sunshine Coast 🌊
Ready to take your nursing career somewhere you’ll love living as much as working?

We’re inviting dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses and Assistants in Nursing to join the Sunshine Coast Health Talent Pool.

By joining the talent pool, you’ll be considered for a range of upcoming and ongoing opportunities across our health service.

Live and work in one of Queensland’s most sought-after regions , where world-class healthcare meets a relaxed coastal lifestyle. From the buzz of Sunshine Coast University Hospital to the community spirit of Nambour and Gympie, you’ll find opportunities that match your skills, passion and pace.

💙 Permanent, temporary and casual roles available
💙 Supportive and innovative teams
💙 Opportunities for growth, flexibility and professional development
💙 Breathe in the fresh sea air between shifts and enjoy the lifestyle the Coast is famous for

If you’re ready to make a difference while enjoying the best of coastal living, we’d love you to be part of our team.
🕓 Applications close 19 October 2025.
📍 Apply now via Smart Jobs and Careers or the Sunshine Coast Health website.

AIN: https://smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-SC661858
EN: https://smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-SC653857
RN: https://smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-SC661859

04/10/2025

🎉 Big congratulations to our AMS–Infectious Diseases Pharmacist team – winners of the Hospital Team Innovation Award (Queensland Branch) from Advanced Pharmacy Australia! 👏

From driving antimicrobial stewardship to rolling out therapeutic drug monitoring, running outpatient clinics, and delivering specialist inpatient care, this team is transforming how we care for patients with complex infectious diseases. 💙

03/10/2025

🚨 Making EDs safer for kids 🚨

Congratulations to Paediatric Emergency Physician Dr Scott Schofield, whose ChildSAFE project has received an Emergency Medicine Foundation grant, with support from Clinical Excellence Queensland’s Healthcare Improvement Unit. 👏

ChildSAFE is working to co-design a digital child safety screening tool for Australian Emergency Departments, helping teams spot, document, and manage child safety concerns earlier, more effectively, and in ways that are culturally safe and clinically relevant.

“Managing child safety concerns in busy EDs can be challenging,” Dr Schofield says.

“With the right digital tools, we can better support clinicians – and protect children.”

The first phase is all about listening: gathering perspectives from clinicians, families, and diverse communities, including Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and culturally and linguistically diverse groups. Because early detection can change lives.

✨ This project has been years in the making, and with EMF + HIU support, it’s set to make every ED visit a safer one for children.

29/09/2025

This is a reminder of the importance of vaccination following notification of a confirmed case of measles in Brisbane.

The case recently returned from Bali where it is believed they contracted the infection.

The case was unknowingly infectious while visiting the following locations in Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast:

Mooloolaba
• Outside Mooloolaba Fish Market on Sunday 21 September between 5:30pm and 6:45 pm.
• Outside Artigiano Gelato (Mooloolaba Esplanade) on Sunday 21 September between 4:45pm and 5:45 pm.
• Surf Dive and Ski (Mooloolaba Esplanade) on Sunday 21 September between 4:15pm and 5:00pm.
• La Casa Restaurant (Mooloolaba Esplanade) on Sunday 21 September between 1:30pm and 2:30pm.

Brisbane
• Woolworths West Village on Saturday 20 September between 1:00pm and 2:00pm.
• Harris Farm Markets West End on Saturday 20 September between 12:30pm and 1:45pm.
• Yiayia’s Pantry Toowong on Saturday 20 September between 11:30am and 12:45pm.
• Woolworths Skygate (Brisbane Airport) on Friday 19 September between 9:30pm and 10:30pm.
• Brisbane Domestic Airport (arrivals area) on Friday 19 September between 9:00pm and 9:45pm.
• Miss Sophia’s Gelateria (Stafford Road) on Friday 19 September between 8:15pm and 9:00pm.
• Uroko Sushi (Everton Park Plaza) on Friday 19 September between 7:15pm and 8:45pm.

Queensland Health recommends vaccination as the best way to prevent measles, and two vaccine doses provides the best protection.

The measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine is safe, effective and free for children at 12 and 18 months of age, or earlier if they are travelling overseas.

It is also free in QLD for anyone born during or since 1966 who hasn't already had two doses.

People who are unsure of whether they have had two doses should get a vaccine, as additional doses are safe.

The MMR vaccine is freely available at General Practices and some pharmacies; however, some practices may charge a consultation fee.

For more information about measles please visit: https://www.qld.gov.au/health/condition/infections-and-parasites/viral-infections/measles

28/09/2025

🚨If you have a life-threatening injury or illness, call Triple Zero (000) or go to an emergency department.

BUT if you’re unwell and just aren’t sure what to do, there are other health care options available:

📌Your GP or a community pharmacy
📌 The Minor Injury and Illness Clinic in Caloundra (you don't need to make an appointment!)
📌Our nurse-led walk-in clinic in Gympie

If you’re unsure whether or not you should visit an ED, you can call 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84) 24/7 and speak with a registered nurse, or jump online and use the healthdirect online symptoms checker.

Address

6 Doherty Street
Sunshine Coast, QLD
4575

Telephone

+61752020000

Website

http://www.sunshinecoast.health.qld.gov.au/

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