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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Ipswich double organ transplant recipient Alise Minogue is making the most of life and very grateful for her “second chance”, thanks to organ donation. Despite missing years of schooling, the now 27-year-old university student and recent TAFE graduate has made the most of study and opportunities. “I...
A new website to connect people to end-of-life care services and support has launched in West Moreton. The West Moreton Care Connect website provides a complete directory of local services, support networks and organisations that can assist people with a life-limiting illness, as well as their...
A new BreastScreen van for West Moreton is bringing welcome relief to women from Gatton in the west to Springfield in the east. The ‘Wattle’ van was launched by the Assistant Minister for Health and Member for Pine Rivers, Nikki Boyd, at Plainland today. “I am so pleased that women in rural and...