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01 August 2021
Queensland Health is increasing its testing capacity to help manage the surge in demand caused by the latest COVID-19 cluster. Chief Health Officer Dr ...
31 July 2021
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced that South-East Queensland will enter a three-day lockdown from 4pm, Saturday 31 July.
30 July 2021
Almost 50 per cent of West Moreton’s population, enough people to fill the Ipswich Civic Centre seven times over, has been tested and quarantined ...
23 July 2021
Diagnosed with kidney disease at age 12, Bec Vallee always knew she wanted to be a nurse to one day help others. Now she is prepared to sacrifice ...
20 July 2021
Managing Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes can present mental challenges as well as physical ones. It is with this in mind that West Moreton Health’s ...
16 July 2021
Ipswich and Gold Coast residents will have greater access to the COVID-19 vaccine from next week with the opening of two new community-based ...
14 July 2021
The Ipswich Hospital Fever Clinic is moving to a permanent home on Saturday 17 July. West Moreton Health's new, purpose-built fever clinic is located ...
05 July 2021
An innovative alliance with key health sector partners has been established in West Moreton to address the growing prevalence of diabetes in the ...
17 June 2021
Crown land on Bribie Island and a 2.7-hectare block in outer Ipswich have been identified as the preferred sites of two of Queensland’s seven new ...
14 June 2021
A new member has been appointed to the West Moreton Health Board while four strong advocates of the health service were re-appointed for another term.
04 June 2021
The Gatton Hospital Emergency Department has officially reopened after a $1.2 million redesign to provide improved services to the Lockyer Valley ...
31 May 2021
Another key project in West Moreton Health’s Master Plan is well under way at Ipswich Hospital with the opening of new state-of-the-art treatment ...
28 May 2021
UPDATE: As of Tuesday 20 July, Cribb House will be closed to the public and all COVID-19 vaccinations will take place at the new Ipswich CBD ...
13 May 2021
Nurses and midwives have been applauded for their significant contribution to the care of the community during celebrations to mark International ...
13 May 2021
A labour of love celebrating the arrival of 1978 precious babies born at the turn of this century is turning heads and rousing fond memories at ...
20 April 2021
Andrew and Kirsten Beer might just be taking their ‘til death do us part’ vows a little too seriously. They started the same degree at the same time ...
16 April 2021
Construction will begin next week on the new $92.4 million Acute Mental Health Unit at the heart of West Moreton Health’s current expansion.
16 April 2021
Helping new parents build a support network is the goal of a free parenting group operated by the region’s public hospital and health service, West ...
09 April 2021
In an emergency, the medical staff at Gatton Hospital are the ones to have at your side. The hospital has won recognition from Pathology Queensland ...
24 March 2021
A simple but effective three-step program has been introduced at West Moreton Health to help prevent delirium and improve recovery outcomes for ...
11 March 2021
The first person to be vaccinated for COVID-19 at Ipswich Hospital today was Infection Prevention Clinical Nurse Consultant Monica Prior. Ms Prior ...
10 March 2021
Young people aged 15 to 25 years participated in a strategic planning workshop on 27 February 2021. This workshop engaging youth in the region was the ...
04 March 2021
A new plan to help prostate cancer survivors cope with often devastating side-effects is being piloted thanks to a research partnership between the ...
04 March 2021
A trailblazer among surgeons at Ipswich Hospital is working to give rising female doctors and medical hopefuls greater visibility of female mentors in ...
22 February 2021
Trusted. Skilled. Compassionate. These are the characteristics typical of nurses and midwives that 50 new graduates aspire to match after securing ...
12 February 2021
Locals will soon benefit from the new $25 million project which will create 26 additional beds at Ipswich Hospital.
11 February 2021
ONE of West Moreton Health’s top nurses will retire this week after five decades in nursing.
10 February 2021
Pioneering Ipswich paediatrician Dr Bog McGregor retires.
05 February 2021
Four Ipswich City Council buildings and other land have been purchased by West Moreton Health in an important milestone as the Ipswich Health Precinct ...
02 February 2021
West Moreton Health (WMH) is committed to partnering with the community to improve the services we provide. The WMH Strategic Plan is a four-year ...