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10 March 2025
Reminder to never touch bats
Extreme weather can disrupt bats' habitats, and Metro South Health’s Public Health Unit is reminding residents not to touch or pick them up, even if they appear sick or injured.
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07 March 2025
Tropical Cyclone Alfred: Evacuation centre and shelter information
Metro South Health provides critical healthcare for patients in emergencies. We encourage people who do not need emergency hospital care to seek shelter at a local Refuge Shelter.
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25 October 2024
Livering her best life after almost 50 years of nursing in Liver Transplant
Clinical Nurse and Liver Transplant Recipient Coordinator, Sue Rixon found her career home in the Renal and Liver Transplant Unit in 1987.
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25 October 2024
Research at the heart of evidence-based and compassionate mental health care
Some of the top mental health researchers across Metro South gathered to discuss the latest findings and how this innovation can continue to improve patient care.
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18 October 2024
Celebrating 20 years of the Deafness and Mental Health Service
The Deafness and Mental Health Statewide Consultation and Liaison Service began in 2004, and Metro South’s A/Prof Frances Dark has been there since day one.
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18 October 2024
A legacy of dedication: Sharon Smerdon retires after more than 40 years at PA Hospital
Assistant Director of Nursing in the Division of Surgery at PA Hospital, Sharon Smerdon has retired after more than 40 years of extraordinary service.
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10 October 2024
Living nurse life as a champion of change
For Angela Waters, her 30 years in nursing has been all about educating and training nurses and moving with the fast pace of change in healthcare.
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04 October 2024
Culture foundation of the pyramid in PA Hospital Nutrition and Dietetics
PA Hospital dietitian, Soraya Cunningham is committed to building the workplace culture that first drew her to be part of the team.
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30 September 2024
Additional dialysis beds open at PA Hospital
An expanded dialysis treatment space is now open on level 2 of the ARTS Building for Kidney and Transplant Services at PA Hospital.
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27 September 2024
QSCIS launches a compassion revolution
There’s a compassion revolution happening in Queensland Spinal Cord Injuries Service (QSCIS) driven by staff, consumers and stakeholders.
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25 September 2024
Farewell to a legend of nursing leadership
To know Veronica Casey is to revere her leadership, compassion, and her absolute devotion to the nursing profession.