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20 November 2024
Pawsitive news for Logan Hospital
A 'pawsome' act of generosity has brought monthly visits from Empower Assistance Dogs to Logan Hospital.
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20 November 2024
PANDA Unit sets Christmas toy drive challenge
Logan's Child Protection Unit has launched its annual Christmas toy drive, challenging hospital staff to surpass last year's impressive donations.
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02 February 2024
PAH Prison Telehealth Project makes a compelling case
PA Hospital’s Orthopaedic Outpatient Unit (OOU) and Security Unit (SECU) are celebrating after a 12-month pilot of the Prison Telehealth Project (PTP) substantially improved orthopaedic appointment attendance rates and clinical efficiency.
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24 January 2024
PAH welcomes 89 new medical interns to its 2024 cohort
Princess Alexandra Hospital welcomed 89 fresh-faced medical interns this month. After a week-long orientation program, the interns are eager to get a taste for various specialties across the hospital including mental health, emergency, general
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24 January 2024
Brain scanning helmet could allow paramedics to diagnose strokes within the critical golden hour
A world-first brain scanner trialled at Princess Alexandra Hospital since 2019 which allows clinicians to perform a brain scan at the patient bedside in under 30 seconds is now revolutionising stroke diagnoses within the golden hour.
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22 January 2024
Palliative Care Specialist inspires excellence at PAH
At the helm of Princess Alexandra Hospital’s Palliative Care team for six years and counting, Senior Palliative Medicine Specialist Dr Ben Gunawan is leading the next generation of specialists and raising the standard of end-of-life care.
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19 January 2024
Fresh fruit delivery brings smiles to DOCS outpatients
Outpatients at Princess Alexandra Hospital’s (PAH) Division of Cancer Services (DOCS) are enjoying fresh fruit and snacks in the waiting room, thanks to a thoughtful initiative led by DOCS Divisional Nurse Manager, Sue Schoonbeek.
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17 January 2024
PAH Nurse puts the heart in Heart Recovery Service
Spreading her infectious positivity and a passion for patient education everywhere she goes, A/Associate CNC at PA Hospital, Bella Cole is putting the heart in the Heart Recovery Service (HRS).
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17 January 2024
Breast cancer nurse a leader in patient-centred care model
Spreading her infectious positivity and a passion for patient education everywhere she goes, A/Associate CNC at PA Hospital, Bella Cole is putting the heart in the Heart Recovery Service (HRS).
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12 January 2024
CAREPACT celebrates a decade of achievement
Emergency Departments (EDs) across Metro South are celebrating a milestone ten years of person-centred emergency geriatric care, thanks to the CAREPACT (Comprehensive Aged Residents Emergency Partners in Assessment Care and Treatment) program.
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08 January 2024
PAH team secures cancer research grant for breakthrough study
The PA Hospital and University of Queensland Frailty Network are coming up strong after securing two years of binary funding to support an in-depth study on the impact of frailty in older people undergoing cancer treatment at PAH.