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Metro North Hospital and Health Service is the biggest and most diverse public health service in Australia, delivering the best care by the brightest health care professionals. Two of our five hospitals—Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) and The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH)—are tertiary/quaternary referral hospitals, providing state-wide super specialty services, such as heart and lung transplantation and world leading burns treatment. Redcliffe and Caboolture are major secondary hospitals, and Kilcoy is a regional community hospital. Our Community, Indigenous and Subacute Service cares for patients in the community with more than a dozen diverse health facilities stretching from central Brisbane to Kilcoy. Metro North Health does not condone and will remove comments and/or members of the community who engage in hate speech, bullying, harassment, spam or other inappropriate conduct.

13/04/2026

"I was born in South Sudan, into the Collo tribe. We got married in 1986 and had 6 children. I was a teacher in Arabic in primary and was promoted to secondary. We moved to Australia in 2003 where I am now a leader of the Sudanese Community Church. We always go on holiday everywhere together, never separate, we go back to Africa every few years. When we met, we always wanted to match to be one spirit."

💭 Monday Mantra, Pasquale, rehab patient at STARS with wife Jiben who are always in matching outfits.

12/04/2026

Caboolture Hospital is pumping out new research and sophisticated heart imaging techniques to better identify heart failure and pulmonary hypertension. 🫀🩺

Clinical Cardiologist and Echocardiologist Dr Pyi provides both inpatient and outpatient care and his work aims to better predict patient outcomes and improve the clarity and usefulness of cardiac imaging reports so that clinicians and patients can better understand findings.

“I was inspired by how often conditions such as heart failure and pulmonary hypertension are diagnosed late, when symptoms have already progressed,” Dr Pyi said.

“High-quality imaging allows us to identify problems earlier, when treatment is most effective.

“Clearer reporting also strengthens communication, helping patients feel more informed and supported throughout their care.”

11/04/2026

Sterilisation is an essential part of keeping our hospitals moving, with our busy teams in the Sterile Processing Centre working hard behind the scenes to ensure equipment is safe for patients. 🧼🪛

Clinical Nurse Kellie works at RBWH, ensuring operations run smoothly and educating staff across the hospital on equipment best practices.

"We have a high standard that we need to achieve, every reusable device should be able to be tracked back to that patient, so we know where all of our equipment is and where it has been," she said.

"I love educating, I'm currently doing a Graduate Certificate in Education, explaining how the instruments are used on patients, I get lots of questions every day.

"The team here are awesome, it's a big place in here and we operate 24 hours a day. Not many people know about sterilising and it's often underappreciated, the hospital will stop if we stop."

A big to the Sterile Processing Centre teams at our hospitals for all their hard work. 👏🫧

09/04/2026

Redcliffe Hospital is making it easier for patients to see a pelvic health physio with a new clinic on offer. ❤️‍🩹🩺

The Pelvic Health Physiotherapy Screening Clinic (PHPSC) was established to relieve pressure from specialist waitlists and Advanced Physiotherapist Katie, who works in the clinic, is seeing the everyday difference for urology and gynaecology patients.

“There's a growing awareness of the benefits of physiotherapy in pelvic health, as opposed to other interventions, and an understanding that surgeries aren’t always first-line care anymore,” Katie said.

“Now, with our gynaecology and urology screening clinics, these patients see a physiotherapist first, while they are on the waiting list for a specialist.

“For patients in our Physiotherapy Gynaecology Screening Clinic, around 50% improve so much they don't end up needing their appointment with the gynaecologist. For our urology patients, the success rate is even higher - closer to 60%.” 👊⭐

08/04/2026

With over 20 years of experience under her belt, Nurse Educator Jem helps to lead, teach and inspire the next generation of nurses at TPCH. 👩‍⚕️🩺

An average day may consist of leading nursing orientations, running courses and catching up with new graduate nurses on the wards to answer questions and provide feedback and guidance.

"I started at the RBWH in the late 90's, I wanted to do something different, so I went and did a Bachelor of Education whilst working full time as a nurse as well as my Master of Nursing," she said.

"The best days are when I'm interacting with the patients and our staff, both new graduate nurses but also existing staff that have complex situations that they have questions about, or if they are looking for career advice on how to move forward in their role."

Jem and the team are on the hunt for another Nurse Educator to join them. Click the link in the comments to apply!

06/04/2026

"I’ve been in Brisbane for 46 years, moved here from Bunbury WA. My mother was here having an operation and asked me to come and visit. I wasn’t going to stay, but I made friends and ended up not wanting to leave. Bunbury is a beautiful regional town; I miss the scenery, but not the flies. I’ve been on dialysis here at RBWH for 2 years. Dialysis takes time to adjust to, but I’m used to it now; it’s all part of getting older. Outside of this, I’m grateful for my good health. For Easter, I used to go away a lot. I enjoyed going to Noosa for the long weekend. Sometimes I’d go camping, too. I’ve been overseas 3 times. The first was to the UK in 1978. I stayed with a friend on Portobello Road. A very famous road in London, famous for antiques. I’ve also been to Italy, my favourite place to visit was Pompeii. I haven’t been to Portofino, but it’s somewhere I’d love to go."

💭 Monday Mantra, Steven, Dialysis patient at RBWH.

04/04/2026

Whilst many associate Easter with family meals and favourite traditions, the STARS Food Services team is working hard to recreate that same sense of comfort and celebration for our patients. 🍫🍳

Food Service Officers Steph and Claudette are part of the team that will be cooking up and delivering Easter meals to all of our STARS inpatients this weekend.

"Over the easter period we are doing fish and chips, hot cross buns, easter eggs, all of the favourites you’d expect to see at Easter," said Steph.

"I’m happy to be working over the holiday to provide super quality food to our patients.

"We always strive to deliver exceptional food with even better service; we work hard and we are proud of what we do."

to Steph, Claudette and the rest of the STARS Food Services team. ⭐👏

03/04/2026

A very special Easter delivery has arrived at Caboolture Hospital💛

Baby Kyinzi was born on 24 March, weighing 3920g and measuring 58cm — and already skipping straight into size 000!

For parents Deki and Sonam, welcoming their daughter marks the end of a long-awaited and joyful journey. The couple, originally from Bhutan, chose her names that are rich in meaning and tradition, usually after a monk.

“Her first name means ‘god of compassion’ and her middle name means ‘moon goddess’,” Sonam said.

With hopes of heading home soon, the new family is looking forward to a special first celebration together.

“We don’t have big plans yet, but we’re just so excited to take her home and spend our first Easter as a family,” Deki said.

Welcome to the world, Kyinzi. 💕

01/04/2026

This Easter weekend, the Geriatric Evaluation and Management Service (GEMS) at Caboolture will be filled with more than just chocolate eggs, with the ward also brimming with expert care and heartfelt gestures. 🐰💚

Clinical Nurse Rosaline describes how special it is to work in such a compassionate team with the shared goal of helping patients regain independence and support goals of returning home or transitioning into ongoing care.

"It’s a privilege to walk alongside patients and families during vulnerable moments, offering kindness, dignity, and connection while being part of a supportive and empathetic team," she said.

"Celebrations can be emotionally difficult for patients who are away from home, so we try to bring a sense of warmth, normalcy, and connection into the ward.

"We’ll be sharing Easter eggs and little chocolates, organising family lunches in our courtyard, and wearing fun Easter‑themed scrubs. These small gestures often create big moments of comfort, especially for patients who may feel a little lonely during the holiday period."

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Brisbane, QLD
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