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28 January 2025
PA Hospital receives world-class honour for excellence in nursing
Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) has become the first hospital outside of America to achieve a fifth Magnet® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Centre (ANCC).
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24 January 2025
QEII Pharmacists write the script on vaping cessation
The QEII Pharmacy team is flipping the script on smoking and vaping cessation for countless patients preparing for surgery.
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02 November 2023
Radiation Therapy leader retires after 45 years
One of Metro South Health’s longest serving and most beloved contemporaries, Simon McQuitty's career can be traced all the way back to 1978, where he realised his calling in Radiation Therapy after his first interview at the formerly named
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01 November 2023
Immersive Virtual Reality to enhance rehabilitation
In a patient-centred approach, Dr. Clare Burns (MNH) and Dr. Elise Gane (MSH) with an allied health team are exploring the use of immersive virtual reality (I-VR) environments to support patients undergoing rehabilitation.
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26 October 2023
PAH Neuropsychologist wins Roger Dooley Award for Excellence
Eighteen years dedicated to supervising the next generation of specialists has earned PA Hospital’s Clinical Neuropsychologist Helen Tinson the University of Queensland (UQ) Roger Dooley Award for Excellence in Supervision.
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26 October 2023
PAH favourite celebrates four decades of friendship
Known as one of PAH’s most vibrant and reputable faces, Director of Business Delivery at Digital Health and Informatics (DHI) and beloved PAH careerist, Melanie Tucker is celebrating a milestone 40 years at the hospital this month.
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18 October 2023
PA Hospital Endocrinologist Prof David McIntyre reflects on a lifetime of achievement
PAH’s pre-eminent Staff Specialist Endocrinologist, Professor David McIntyre’s dedication to advancing the field of Diabetes and Endocrinology has earned him a 2023 Australian Diabetes Society (ADS) Lifetime Achievement Award.
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12 October 2023
Heather brings international perspectives on amputee rehabilitation to PA Hospital
Heather Batten has brought her learnings from rehabilitation units across eight countries in Europe and England back to PAH to improve the lives of Queenslanders with an amputation.
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11 October 2023
AMHS patients make gains with new exercise equipment
Inpatients at Princess Alexandra Hospital’s Addiction and Mental Health Services (AMHS) unit are getting their heart rates and reps up with new exercise equipment installed at the unit’s East and West Wing courtyards in early September.
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09 October 2023
PAH Social Worker crowned Queen of complex case management
Raised in the Metro South region, social worker Hannah Fowler’s first big career goal was realised when she joined the General Medicine team at Princess Alexandra Hospital in 2020.
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05 October 2023
New Mammography Technology with Sensory Suite at PA Hospital Puts Patient Experience First
New state-of-the-art mammography technology with sensory suite at Princess Alexandra Hospital promises to transform mammograms for patients, as well as the radiography staff who perform over 2000 mammograms every year.