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Time to yarn about First Nations maternity and infant 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 ...
Advance Care Planning Week
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 ...
Regina Doig pictured in centre
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 ...
Midwife Krisy Podolak and her three children.
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 ...
Kevin Plummer
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 ...
Munarra and Mulana Walker
31 January 2023
Five Bundamba State Secondary College classmates are currently completing a Certificate III in Health through a school-based traineeship, which ...
Interns 2023
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 ...
Simulation training to improve rapid care for stroke patients
20 December 2022
West Moreton Health has collaborated with key health partners to improve rapid care for stroke patients. Working with consumer representatives ...
Janita Dutt
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 ...
Ipswich Hospital pedestrian bridge lift
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 ...
Chelmsford Avenue partial closure
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 ...
West Moreton Health appoints Chief Executive
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 ...
Cath Stanbrook donating blood
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 ...
Doctor and nurse at Ipswich Hospital's Special Care Nursery.
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 ...
Special Care Nursery Acting NUM Sari Kocsardi
15 November 2022
Ipswich Hospital is shining a light on the impacts of preterm birth for World Prematurity Day. The hospital’s exterior will turn purple on Thursday ...
Hannah Bloch
03 November 2022
West Moreton Health has released the summary of a key report and a planning strategy that will guide the delivery of health services in the region ...
Zonia
28 October 2022
Eligible patients no longer need to spend time and money travelling to Ipswich Hospital to speak with a clinician. Telehealth services are ...
Cardiac Catheter Lab
27 October 2022
West Moreton Health has welcomed its first patients to its new Cardiac Catheter Laboratory at Ipswich Hospital. The cath lab, equipped with state-of ...
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21 October 2022
Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN and West Moreton Health have launched ‘Feel Well Live Well’ — a joint health strategy to support older people to ...
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20 October 2022
COVID-19 restrictions remain in place at West Moreton Health to protect the community’s most vulnerable.
Green champion Dr Rajesh Pachchigar
17 October 2022
The operation was a success! The Ipswich Hospital anaesthesia team is making environmental sustainability a by-product of their life-enhancing work ...
Prof Jeff Dunn
13 October 2022
A West Moreton Health Board member who is driving improvements in cancer control and survivorship has been recognised at the international level for ...
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12 October 2022
Putting a treadmill under your desk may not be the best way to incorporate exercise into your work day. However, you can burn a few calories by ...
Belinda Barrie and John Michael
12 October 2022
Belinda Barrie was thrust into her role as a full-time primary caregiver when her late husband, John-Michael, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma ...
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09 October 2022
West Moreton Health’s Public Health Unit is reminding residents not to touch or pick up bats and flying foxes, even if they appear sick or injured ...
Jaghu maternity program
07 October 2022
Cindy Tyson is passionate about pregnancy and post-natal health services for Indigenous women, knowing that the support she provides creates lifelong ...
Dr Kassam Mahomed
05 October 2022
A leading West Moreton Health obstetrics specialist is pursuing better outcomes for pregnant women and their babies and lowering the risk of ...
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04 October 2022
Against a backdrop of COVID-19 waves, major construction and record investment, our staff showed they are West Moreton Health’s greatest asset in 2021 ...
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27 September 2022
Counting her lucky stars that she is still here to celebrate her daughter’s wedding this month, Monica Vella shares why every woman should not play ...
Australian Industry Trade College Ipswich (AITCI) and Ipswich Hospital Foundation (IHF)
19 September 2022
Patients at the Ipswich Hospital are enjoying better rehabilitation outcomes thanks to the support of the Australian Industry Trade College Ipswich ...