News
04 September 2023
Ripley Satellite Hospital opened its doors this morning to patients with minor injuries and illnesses, saving them a trip to the busy Ipswich Hospital ...
31 August 2023
Spring is in the air with sunflowers ready to bloom across Ipswich Hospital. From Friday, 1 September, Ipswich Hospital will trial the Sunflower ...
24 August 2023
West Moreton Health staff and teams have been recognised for their dedication to providing care for the community at yesterday’s Caring Better ...
15 August 2023
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Health Minister Shannon Fentiman have joined local MPs to welcome West Moreton locals to the Ripley Satellite ...
10 August 2023
Patients with kidney disease now have greater access to inpatient dialysis with the opening of a dedicated unit within Ipswich Hospital. The new Acute ...
09 August 2023
West Moreton Health will celebrate the official opening of the Ripley Satellite Hospital with a Community Open Day on Sunday, 13 August. The open day ...
17 July 2023
An expansion to services offered by West Moreton Health’s Jaghu Maternal and Infant Program will provide care for not only mother and baby, but the ...
10 July 2023
Seven school students have joined West Moreton Health this month, taking their first steps towards a career in health. Six of the trainees have joined ...
04 July 2023
That scratchy sound your fingers make when they comb through your hair is something many of us take for granted, but not 12-year-old Daneka MacDonald ...
26 June 2023
Thanks to the generous support of the community, Ipswich Hospital Foundation (IHF), a record of over $485,000 has funded equipment and healthcare ...
21 June 2023
Helping consumers feel safe, connected to country and not alone is the aim of artwork planned for the link bridge to West Moreton Health’s new Mental ...
07 June 2023
BreastScreen Queensland and West Moreton Health have officially opened a new screening service at Yamanto Central shopping centre, offering eligible ...
05 June 2023
Visitors to the Ipswich Hospital Museum can view instruments from 19th century operating theatres and the memorabilia of a student nurse in the late ...
22 May 2023
West Moreton Health staff are shaping the future of cancer care in the region through Ipswich Hospital Foundation’s (IHF) Regina and Vicki Doig ...
21 April 2023
With the fourth highest rate of cardiac-related hospitalisations in Australia, West Moreton is blessed to now have the gold standard of cardiac care ...
21 March 2023
First Nations women will soon have a safe space to yarn about all things maternity and child health when West Moreton Health’s Jaghu Maternal and ...
20 March 2023
Knowing their mum would be cared for the way she wanted was why siblings Valentine and Trish Brown started a conversation about Advance Care Planning ...
27 February 2023
Cancer survivors and their supporters will join together at a sold-out morning tea next month dedicated to shaping the direction of cancer care and ...
14 February 2023
Connect. respect. excel. West Moreton Health’s values and what graduate nurses and midwives will be injecting into the health service when they ...
02 February 2023
Throat cancer denied Kevin Plummer the ability to talk in 2020 but the Riverview man has found his voice again after successful surgery at Ipswich ...
31 January 2023
Five Bundamba State Secondary College classmates are currently completing a Certificate III in Health through a school-based traineeship, which ...
17 January 2023
The newest intake of medical recruits has joined the ranks at West Moreton Health. Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Nilesh Parmar congratulated the 35 ...
20 December 2022
West Moreton Health has collaborated with key health partners to improve rapid care for stroke patients. Working with consumer representatives ...
09 December 2022
Working a 9-5 job in finance did not add up for Janita Dutt, who took a calculated risk to follow her mum and sister into a nursing career. Janita, 25 ...
02 December 2022
West Moreton Health marked a significant milestone in its plans for the future of Ipswich Hospital when a bridge linking the old to the new was craned ...
23 November 2022
Chelmsford Avenue will be partially closed from 6.30pm tomorrow (24/11/22) to allow the bridge linking the new Acute Mental Health Unit and Ipswich ...
22 November 2022
West Moreton Health has appointed its new Chief Executive to lead the health service through its health prevention, capital works, research and ...
21 November 2022
Story supplied by Lifeblood This week, Ipswich resident Cath Stanbrook reached a milestone of 100 blood donations - having helped save the lives of up ...
18 November 2022
Ipswich Hospital Foundation (IHF) has launched a Children’s Christmas Appeal to raise funds for purchasing much-needed equipment for the resuscitation ...