Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service

🎉✨Happy New Year! ✨🎉 As we wave goodbye to 2024, we look forward to the exciting new opportunities that 2025 will bring! To all of our frontline workers who continue helping our community across this holiday season - thank you for your compassion and commitment. ❤️ We wish everyone a happy and safe 2025! 🎉 #AlwaysCare #HappyNewYear #HelloNewYear #NewOpportunities

The countdown to the new year is on! 🥳🕛 How are you planning to celebrate? Watching the fireworks? 🎆 Taking over the dancefloor? 💃 Or maybe a quiet dinner at home with loved ones? 👪 However you're choosing to celebrate, be mindful of your choices to ensure a happy and healthy start to 2025! Remember, in an emergency always call Triple Zero (000). 🚑 Our dedicated staff are here to help around the clock! #AlwaysCare #NewYearsEve #Countdown #HappyandHealthyHolidays

After undergoing refurbishment, Palm Beach Community Centre opened again this July to service our consumers in the southern Gold Coast. 🙌 The Child Health team are happily welcoming again all parents and carers, their babies and children (0-6yrs) at the Palm Beach centre. 👋 Executive Director Health Hazel Brittain said the team are delighted to be back in their “home location” at Palm Beach. “We were delighted to reopen our doors and continue our mission of providing essential support to parents/carers and families to the southern Gold Coast community,” she said. Our dedicated child and family health nurses offer guidance and support on all aspects of children’s growth and development from birth to 6yrs and provide a listening ear to all parents and carers who visit the clinic. We encourage all families in the southern Gold Coast community to visit our newly refurbished Centre. Our team offers guidance and support on all aspects of children’s growth and development from birth to 6yrs, including breast feeding support. For more information on the Child Health services, drop-in clinics and how to access them, please visit https://bit.ly/3VJ7oSr #AlwaysCare #ChildHealthServices #PalmBeach #CommunityCare #Refurbishment

The Australian's 2025 Research Magazine has recognized Professor Fabricio da Silva Costa as Australia's leading researcher in obstetrics and gynaecology. Serving as a Specialist Consultant in Maternal Fetal Medicine at Gold Coast Health and as a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Griffith University, Prof da Silva Costa exemplifies the integration of advanced research with dedicated patient care. His work focuses on personalizing perinatal care by applying the latest evidence and technology to assess and manage risks such as pre-eclampsia. Despite his extensive research contributions, Prof. da Silva Costa dedicates the majority of his time to clinical practice, underscoring his commitment to patient care. Beyond his clinical and research achievements, Prof. da Silva Costa has significantly influenced international health policy in perinatal care. As Vice Chair of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ISUOG) Scientific Committee and a former Board of Trustees member, he continues to shape the future of maternal-fetal medicine. He is set to rejoin the ISUOG Board of Trustees in September 2025. Congratulations, Prof. da Silva Costa, on this well-deserved recognition and for your unwavering commitment to advancing care for mothers and babies! #Research #Obstetrics #Gynaecology #MaternalFetalMedicine #HealthcareLeadership

Knock knock! ✊ Who's there? Ho Ho. Ho Ho who? 🤔 Your Santa impression needs a little work. 🎅 Only a knock-knock joke could introduce these Christmas doors - beautifully decorated by our Palliative Care team members. 🎄 The annual tradition brings out the team's creative and competitive side! Staff members dress up the office doors in their festive best to bring some joy to the hospital ✨ Which wallpaper wonderland catches your eye? 👀 #AlwaysCare #ChristmasDoors #Decorations #ChristmasSpirit #PalliativeCare

It's Boxing Day! 📦 Did you or your child receive some cool electronics for Christmas? 📲 Maybe you were extra nice this year, and Santa delivered a new car! 🚗 Whatever your gifts may be, it's important to keep an eye out for button batteries! They can be found lurking in some toys, car keys, watches and more. They pose a serious choking hazard because of their size, which makes them easy for children to put in their mouths and accidentally swallow, or to push them into their ears or nose. 😥 If you think your child might have swallowed or inserted a button battery, contact the Poisons Information Centre immediately on 📱 13 11 26 for fast expert advice, 24/7. https://lnkd.in/gG87P5sZ #AlwaysCare #ButtonBatteryAwareness #ButtonBatteries #StaySafe

🎄⭐ Merry Christmas! ⭐🎄 Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy Christmas! To our dedicated frontline workers who are caring for our community today - thank you. 💛 We are so lucky to have you providing compassionate care throughout the year. P.s. how cool are our staff getting into the spirit with their holiday scrubs! 🎄 How are you planning to spend Christmas day? #AlwaysCare #MerryChristmas #ChristmasDay #WellWishes #HappyHolidays

Coomera Hospital design nears completion and lift cores rise! 🏥👷 📋 The design phase for the new Coomera Hospital is nearly finalised, with the final round of Project User Group (PUG) meetings happening now and scheduled to wrap up before Christmas. 👀 Construction is well underway and two of the concrete stair and lift cores are already visible from the M1, offering a sneak peek of what’s to come. 🏗️ Each core is made up of 38 individual cubes, each weighing more than 24 tonnes. 🛠️ With seven more cores still to be built, the main hospital will feature nine in total. 🚑 Preparations are also starting for the ground slab, which will form the base of the main hospital pad. The final Project User Group (PUG) consultations are making sure all feedback from schematic design sessions, detailed design, workshops and health service reviews has been included. Acting Senior Director Infrastructure Planning, Delivery and Commissioning Chris Moores said insights from the Project User Groups had been instrumental. “Shaping a new hospital that truly meets the needs of our community and health care professionals is very important,” Chris said. 🩺 “Thanks to the contributions and dedication of the Project User Group (PUG) members, this project is coming to life, progressing toward the delivery of a world-class facility for the Gold Coast community.” 🌟 Keen to learn more about the new Coomera Hospital? Subscribe to our Coomera e-newsletter - https://bit.ly/3zRNUUa and visit our webpage - https://bit.ly/4dfxwwf #AlwaysCare #CoomeraHospital #ProjectUserGroup

What the Elf? 🎄🤭 A Christmas craze has swept through our Palliative Care ward! 🎁✨ Dressed in reds and greens, with pointed ears and shoes - it can only mean one thing. ❤️💚 Elf It Up Day is back! Each year, the Palliative Care don their best elf-tire to bring some holiday joy to the hospital. 🎄 The team even participated in a dance routine to get their bodies moving for the day! Thank you to this incredibly dedicated team for providing compassionate care through the year to our Gold Coast families. ❤️ #AlwaysCare #ElfItUpDay #PalliativeCareWard #ThankYou

❤️️🖤💛 Let’s yarn health equity forum 2024 ❤️️🖤💛 ️ 🌟Celebrating achievements & shaping the future 🌟 On 22 November 2024, Gold Coast Health's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Service proudly hosted the Let’s yarn health equity forum. This milestone event marked a significant step forward in our shared journey toward achieving life expectancy parity by 2031. The forum brought together over 80 Elders, community members, and partners across health, education, justice, and community-controlled organisations. Together, we shared diverse perspectives, lived experiences, and invaluable insights to shape a better future. 🎤 Event Highlights: ✅ Amplifying community voices – Discussions focused on shaping care that reflects the aspirations, priorities, and needs of First Nations peoples. 🎨 Live graphic recordings – Rachel Apelt from Artbalm beautifully captured conversations through dynamic visuals that brought attendees' voices to life. The insights from this forum will shape the 2025–2028 First Nations Health Equity Strategy, ensuring it remains grounded in community priorities and lived experiences. ❤️️🖤💛 Together, we celebrate achievements and look forward to a healthier, more equitable future for First Nations peoples❤️️🖤💛 📧 For more information, contact gchfirstnationshealthequity@health.qld.gov.au or visit https://bit.ly/4iGjvdu #GoldCoastHealth #AlwaysCare #HealthEquity #FirstNations #CommunityCollaboration #IndigenousHealth #EquityInAction #HealthReform #SEQHealth #PartnershipsInHealth #YourVoice #BetterHealthOutcomes #StrongerTogether #CulturalConnection #FirstNationsVoices #PartnershipsMatter #ShapingTheFuture