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We strive to create the best health outcomes in Australia. It is increasingly a place people are choosing to call home.

Gold Coast Health provides care in hospital and community settings across the expansive Gold Coast region. Located in the lower south-east corner of the state of Queensland, the Gold Coast has traditionally been one of Australia's leading leisure destinations. OUR VISION
The Service will, through innovation and patient-centred care, become a world-class provider of public healthcare services. OUR PURPOSE
To provide safe, sustainable, efficient, quality and responsive health services for the Gold Coast regional community.

14/12/2025

Breast screening is recommended every two years and is most effective for women aged 50 to 74.

Having a regular breast screen can help save your life by finding small changes in your breasts that can’t be seen or felt.

We also provide free screening for women in their 40s and those aged 75 and older.

Eligible women can book an appointment now to attend BreastScreen Queensland Gold Coast clinics in early 2026, when screening re-commences from 5 January

To make an appointment visit breastscreen.qld.gov.au or call 13 20 50. You don’t need a doctor’s referral.

14/12/2025

Imagine if GPs on the Gold Coast could access developmental, learning, and behavioural expert advice from specialist paediatricians with 24 to 48 hours?

No referral required!

We are proud to announce that the GCPHN, in partnership with Gold Coast Health, has launched DevPaed Connect — a new GP to specialist developmental paediatric support service designed to help children get the care they need, faster.
Together, we can make a real difference for children and families across the Gold Coast.

DevPaed Connect is here to support families and GPs.

GPs visit https://bit.ly/4iNnqpi to sign up.

Families and careers please speak with your GP.

13/12/2025

Registered Nurses Janine and Sue started at Gold Coast Health together on the 21st of January 1980 – and they’re still friends to this day! 📅👯

This week they celebrated 45 years with Gold Coast Health at a length of service ceremony and reflected fondly upon their time working here.

Starting their training at the old Gold Coast Hospital, they remembered the starched uniforms and the hats that formed part of the uniform at the time. 👩‍⚕️🎓

“We could tell you some stories,” Sue joked.

Congratulations Janine and Sue on reaching this milestone together, and to all our Gold Coast Health staff celebrating a length of service milestone this week. 👏

12/12/2025

Our trauma team recently headed to Wellington for the annual Australian and New Zealand Trauma Society Conference.

And something extraordinary happened. We took home four out of the five national awards, plus one of the three major prizes! ✨

These awards represent the highest recognition in trauma care across Australian and New Zealand.

Clinical Director of Orthopaedics and Trauma Martin Wullschleger was in attendance and was filled with pride.

“It was an absolute pleasure to celebrate these wins with our team. All these amazing individuals shape the service that makes a profound impact on our patients and their families,” he said.

“We’re like a big trauma family, and together they bring their experience, expertise, resilience and passion from every angle of trauma care to the table.”

Let’s hear it for our winners!

⭐ Liz Wake, Trauma Research Coordinator – Emerging Leader award
⭐ Abbie McPaul, Trauma Care Manager – Best Poster presentation prize
⭐ Dave Bell, Volunteer and Trauma Survivor Network Coordinator – Community award
⭐ Mathew Scott, Trauma Nurse Navigator – Clinical Excellence award
⭐ Ben Gardiner, Assistant Director of Nursing Queensland Trauma Data Collection – ANZTS Service award

11/12/2025

✅That's a wrap on the biggest and most successful Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) Annual Scientific Meeting (ACEM ASM) in its history!

The five-day event featured more than 1,100 delegates from 29 countries, 170+ presentations and 172 hours of content.

Gold Coast Health contributed with 19 speakers and 10 chairpersons for the main program, as well as 20 faculty members delivering an engaging and high-quality educational pre-and-post-conference workshops.

A massive congratulations to everyone involved, and a special shoutout to Dr Nemat Alsaba - this year's convener. 👏

10/12/2025

Our Emergency Department (ED) team give back in and outside of work. ✨

Executive Director Nick, Nurse Unit Manager Toni, and Dr Shahina had a great morning at the Gold Coast Jingsi Hall for the Tzu Chi Foundation Gold Coast 黃金海岸慈濟 annual Christmas Appreciation Gathering and Year-End Food Distribution.

They helped deliver food packages, Christmas gifts, and shopping vouchers to 113 families in need.

This time of year can be especially challenging for a number of people, and we are here to care and support in any way we can. 🥰

09/12/2025

This week we are celebrating 25 amazing years of Nurse Practitioner (NP) care right here on the Gold Coast! ⭐

Nurse Practitioner Week is a special time to say thank you to all our dedicated NPs - for their expertise, leadership, and compassion that make such a positive difference every day.

From the pioneers who started with us in 2001 to the more than 70 incredible NPs making an impact across so many areas - emergency care, mental health, aged care, women’s health, chronic disease, and beyond - we appreciate everything they do for our community.

As we mark this 25th anniversary milestone, let’s give a huge shoutout to every NP for their hard work and continue cheering them on as they shape the future of healthcare! 👏

09/12/2025

A massive congratulations to the 2025 Gold Coast Hospital Foundation scholarship grants winners who were awarded at yesterday’s inaugural nursing and midwifery Oration event.

With over 120 in attendance, nurses and midwives came from all over Gold Coast Health to witness the announcement and were not disappointed when 13 successful scholarship grants were presented by the Foundation Chief Executive, Russell Ousley.

Megan Janse Van Rensburg from the Radiology unit at Gold Coast University Hospital was one of the lucky scholarship winners.

“I felt elated when they called my name out, like all my hard work has been rewarded with this scholarship and will ease the financial burden that comes with completing a post graduate certificate,” Megan said.

“This scholarship will help me by supporting my learning to provide better patient care."

Congratulations to Megan and all of the 2025 scholarship awards recipients.

07/12/2025

Each year, we hold Thank You Week celebrations as a way to recognise the great work our people do for their community and each other.

The truth is Gold Coast Health staff do extraordinary things each and every day of the year. ✨

We’d like to take a moment to stop and say thank you.

Thank you to everyone for helping us have another great year at Gold Coast Health.

Thank you for the work you do every day.

Thank you. ❤️‍🩹

07/12/2025

Gold Coast Health is making sure children get the best start in life, with a new program supporting the health, development and social wellbeing of families with new babies.

The Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-visiting Program (MECSH) draws together the best available evidence on the importance of the early years, children’s health and development, the types of support parents need, parent-infant interaction and how to support families overall.

“This program is all about setting families and children up for success," Assistant Director of Nursing, Rebecca Shaw, said.

“So far, the results have been promising, parents and carers are reporting feeling more confident parenting by having the additional in-home support.

"The access to key age developmental assessments and to anticipatory guidance relating to the child’s developmental age, is highly valued.”

To learn more about the program, visit https://bit.ly/4oSkf1T

06/12/2025

🎨 CALL FOR ARTISTS!

Our Creative Health Hub is inviting local artists and collectives to exhibit as part of our 2026 Visual Arts Program.

We’re looking for artists who explore the connections between art, health, and wellbeing - from mental health and emotional resilience to Pride, empowerment, First Nations storytelling, dementia, and autism awareness.

If your work celebrates creativity, connection, and compassion, we’d love to hear from you.

🗓️ EOI closes 10 December 2025
📩GCH.CreativeHealth@health.qld.gov.au

06/12/2025

🌎🧵From sewing for Princess Diana to discovering her Aboriginal heritage later in life, Di Scott’s journey has been nothing short of extraordinary.

Born in Maryborough, the now 80-year-old is passionate about travel and has visited countless countries with friends and family.

But life threw Di a different kind of challenge when a fall brought her to Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH).

“I don’t give in to sickness, that’s just the way we were brought up, but my health did start playing up,” Di said.

Despite her strong spirit, it became clear she would not be able to return to her home.

Once she was on the mend from her hospital stay, Di spent a couple of months in Gold Coast Health’s interim low-acuity accommodation, awaiting a permanent placement.

We’re pleased to say Di has since moved into an aged care facility where she has access to full-time care and is settling into her new home well. 🏡

After sitting down with Di, we have no doubt she’s already made new friends galore!

“I just love people, and I love to hear everyone’s life story,” she said.

Thank you for sharing yours with us, Di. 🌸

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