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Baby Avah welcomed into the world in time for Mother’s Day
Third time’s the charm for mum Jessica Bauer who has returned home to introduce baby Avah to her big sisters in time for Mother’s Day on Sunday. Ms Bauer gave birth to Avah via caesarean at Ipswich Hospital on May 5 at 10.22pm. Avah was born at 38 weeks, a healthy 6 pound 7 ounces (2.92 kilograms)...
National Blood Donor Weeks salutes region's lifesavers
West Moreton Health is home to hundreds of certified lifesavers – and Rhys Owens is one of them. The 30-year-old normally supports patient care in his role as Hotel Services Supervisor, but every two weeks he makes an appointment to change someone’s life. Mr Owens is among the volunteer blood donors...
Clinicians treat donors' blood like liquid gold
When it comes to blood: Every Drop is Precious . It is the mantra that West Moreton Health clinicians have embedded into their everyday work - from surgical theatres to maternity units and the medical wards - to make sure no blood donation is ever wasted. Despite the region’s growing population and...
Gatton Hospital urging families to discuss end-of-life plans
Lockyer Valley widow Tina Bawden is thankful for the support her husband Victor received from Gatton Hospital staff in his final days. Mr and Mrs Bawden were married for 58 years and raised two children together. He was 81 when he passed away, supported by the Gatton Hospital palliative care team...
What it's like to have pre-eclampsia - Emily shares her story
At 37 weeks pregnant, Queensland woman Emily and her GP agreed she’d had a textbook pregnancy. Nearly ready to give birth, having had a healthy, happy pregnancy, Emily was excited to meet her first baby. But at her 38-week appointment, things took an unexpected turn. “She was taking my blood...
Hospital and newspaper go a long way back
Just as Ipswich Hospital stopped using paper and went digital last year, The Queensland Times has stopped printing its newspaper to become a solely digital source of news. It’s a reminder that histories of Ipswich Hospital and The Queensland Times are deeply intertwined – with both institutions...
Project manager and architect appointed for new Acute Mental Health Unit
West Moreton Health has appointed project managers Aurecon and architects Hassell to deliver a new Acute Mental Health Unit (AMHU) to be built at Ipswich Hospital. Member for Ipswich Jennifer Howard said $92.4 million in funding for the new Acute Mental Health Unit was part of the Palaszczuk...
Home exercises
Welcome to the Chronic Conditions Service online exercise program. These exercises are intended for patients who have been referred (and accepted) into the Lung Health, Heart Failure, Cardiac Rehabilitation or Deadly Steps together programs and who have already had their pre-exercise assessment by...
‘They saved my leg’: Man’s fight against flesh-eating bug
A trip to the tropics landed an Ipswich man in hospital for three months, fighting a dangerous flesh eating bug that nearly cost him his leg and his life. Michael Winton and his wife had set sail on a cruise to Papua New Guinea in February this year, before the outbreak of coronavirus would put the...