News
09 March 2022
Receding floodwaters and pooling water from rainfall can provide perfect conditions for mosquitoes to breed. Dr Penny Hutchinson, from the West ...
08 March 2022
West Moreton Health is looking for community members to join a new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Council. Community members from ...
07 March 2022
A West Moreton Health Clinical Nurse has performed the ultimate about turn – rebounding from a shock cancer diagnosis to educate and raise awareness ...
04 March 2022
Floodwaters may have passed but the danger is not over. Dangers can be found during clean up and recovery, so it is important to stay safe and follow ...
30 January 2022
Two First Nations women are among 87 nursing and midwifery graduates beginning their placements at West Moreton Health hospitals this month, thanks to ...
01 January 2022
It may be a long road to recovery for Ipswich Hospital Oncology Da y Unit patient Wendy Piasecki. But she is thankful for one shortcut. Mrs Piasecki ...
14 December 2021
The Brisbane Broncos paid a visit to West Moreton Health on Monday morning, bringing good cheer to those who need it most. National Rugby League Woman ...
26 November 2021
A student from Mutdapilly State School has won the Name the Crane competition for the $92.4 million Ipswich Hospital - Acute Mental Health Unit (AMHU) ...
26 November 2021
So much has changed since Judy Litfin started work as a nurse at Ipswich Hospital 45 years ago. But one of the best changes was getting rid of the ...
05 November 2021
The West Moreton Health Board Clinical Safety and Quality Committee provides the Board with advice and recommendations on matters relating to quality ...
29 October 2021
West Moreton Health (WMH) is establishing a Consumer and Community Advisory Council (CCAC) to provide strategic advice to WMH’s Board, executive and ...
28 October 2021
A good bra is not the only support a woman might need for their breastscreen appointment. Staff at BreastScreen Ipswich encourage women to make group ...
26 October 2021
West Moreton Health’s newest mobile dental clinic is crying out for attention. The mobile clinic is called Coo-ee after the distinctive Australian cry ...
19 October 2021
The West Moreton Health (WMH) Master Plan - Acute Mental Health Unit Committee is seeking to recruit up to six (6) consumer representatives to join ...
11 October 2021
Ipswich men with prostate cancer and their families will now have access to more specialised support, thanks to funding from the Prostate Cancer ...
29 September 2021
The Ipswich healthcare facility at Barrams Road, Ripley, will provide outpatient services closer to home for residents of surrounding suburbs. The ...
01 September 2021
West Moreton Health has recognised staff who go above and beyond to deliver quality care to our community at this year’s Caring Better Together Awards ...
23 August 2021
An 80m high crane is now gracing the Ipswich skyline and local primary school students are invited to name it and win. The tower crane and 55m luffing ...
18 August 2021
Voluntary position – Male lay member About the Human Research Ethics Committee: The West Moreton Health (WMH) Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) ...
11 August 2021
We are in the process of developing our Maternity Services Plan. This plan will help inform maternity care for expecting parents and will provide a ...
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 ...
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.
09 June 2021
A new photo exhibition at Ipswich Hospital provides an up-close look at the rehabilitation journey for people following a significant health event.
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 ...
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 ...