News
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
04 October 2022
Against a backdrop of major construction and record investment, our staff showed they are West Moreton Health’s greatest asset in 2021–2022. The ...
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 ...
19 September 2022
Patients at the Ipswich Hospital are enjoying better rehabilitation outcomes thanks to the support of the Australian Industry Trade College Ipswich ...
12 September 2022
Sitting next to her baby Malakai in Children’s Sunshine Ward, mum Akea Blucher-Jones plays with his fingers and toes, careful to avoid the intravenous ...
07 September 2022
West Moreton Health staff have been recognised at their annual Caring Better Together Awards, the highlight of the first Caring Better Together Week ...
11 August 2022
West Moreton Health was honoured to partner with Ambulance Wish Queensland , a charity program of Palliative Care Queensland, to make Diane’s Wish ...
09 August 2022
A round-the-clock service at Ipswich Hospital is helping West Moreton stroke patients receive treatment fast. Stroke Clinical Nurse Consultant Linda ...
28 July 2022
West Moreton Health’s Chief Medical Officer has issued a warning on vaping, saying it is not a safer alternative to smoking cigarettes. Associate ...
03 July 2022
The 2022 Car, Ute and Bike Show is back, and Gatton Hospital Auxiliary are hoping for a bigger than ever turn-out this year. Gatton Hospital Auxiliary ...
01 July 2022
Kevin Kaminski has had a second chance at life, and he is making the most of it. After an angiogram in March, Mr Kaminski underwent emergency surgery ...
23 June 2022
Having been a frequent visitor to the Laidley Hospital growing up, Maintenance Officer Josh Kilpatrick knows exactly how patients feel when they come ...
08 June 2022
West Moreton Health and Ipswich cafes have brewed a plan to raise awareness of regular bowel screening by sharing a cup of coffee. This June, as part ...
02 June 2022
West Moreton Health will farewell its Chief Executive Dr Kerrie Freeman next month when she leaves to take the helm of the Southern Adelaide Local ...
23 May 2022
Flu season has arrived, and it has come with a vengeance as Ipswich Hospital’s paediatric emergency department staff work hard to keep up with the ...
11 May 2022
Donning her handmade cardboard nurse’s hat and costume when she was seven, Shannon Shipley knew nursing was the career for her. Now, Shannon wears ...
09 May 2022
Community members are taking a seat at the decision-making table at West Moreton Health to make sure services directly respond to the health ...
04 May 2022
Women giving birth at Ipswich Hospital now have the option of a water birth, in situations where it is safe for both mother and child. The new service ...
01 April 2022
West Moreton Health’s Deputy Board Chair has retired after seven years’ service while four sitting members have been reappointed.
18 March 2022
If it is important to you, make it known. That is the advice from West Moreton Health Advance Care Planning Clinical Nurse Ros Holloway. “Dying is ...