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Metro North Health Chief Executive announces retirement
Today, Metro North Health Chief Executive Adjunct Professor Jackie Hanson announced her retirement after 47 years in the public health sector. Metro North Health Board Chair Bernard Curran expressed his gratitude to Jackie for her service to health.
Choose the healthcare option that’s right for you
In addition to hospital emergency departments, you can access healthcare advice and treatment close to home, or even without leaving the house!
More than 1,000 new car parking spaces added to Herston Health Precinct
A new multi-storey car park has opened at the Herston Health Precinct providing 1165 additional car parking spaces for patients, visitors and health workers.
New role brings extra comfort to sick kids
Sick children will extra support and comfort during their visit to Caboolture Hospital thanks to the appointment of a new child life therapist.
RBWH groundbreaking prostate cancer clinical trial
An Australia-first Phase-2 clinical trial of a new prostate cancer treatment, Actinium-225 PSMA, is underway at RBWH, offering new hope to end-stage metastatic prostate cancer patients.
RBWH becomes first public facility in Australia to offer NanoKnife treatment for prostate cancer
RBWH has recently become Australia’s first and only publicly funded facility to offer a program for the NanoKnife procedure for prostate cancer.
Caboolture Hospital Unveils Torres Strait Islander Dhoeri Headdress
Caboolture Hospital has unveiled a traditional Torres Strait Islander Dhoeri Headdress, marking its ongoing commitment to cultural safety and respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Caboolture Hospital midwife gives birth on home turf
Caboolture Hospital midwife gives birth at Caboolture Hospital
Meet Eileen Moore: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurse Navigator at Caboolture Satellite Health Centre
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurse Navigator, Eileen Moore, provides cultural advocacy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients in Caboolture.
New role brings change for First Nations women, children and families
Metro North Health has made history by establishing the first-ever Nursing and Midwifery Director, First Nations Women, Children, and Families (Identified) role in Queensland.
2025 CKW Research Symposium
Date: Wednesday 3 September 2025
Time: 9:00am 1:00pm
Venue: Caboolture Hospital Education Centre & Online
Adult Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ECMO Course 2025
Date: 4-7 November 2025
Time: TBC
Venue: The Prince Charles Hospital, Education Centre
This 4-day course will enable multidisciplinary teams with little ECMO experience to provide ECMO for patients with severe cardiac and respiratory failure.
Prepare to Care: 2025 Metro North Nursing and Midwifery Showcase
Date: 7 November 2025
Venue: Education Centre, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
The Showcase will highlight advancements in research, education, and quality improvement.
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With the generous skills of our friends at Pine Rivers Men's Shed, Caboolture Hospital's youngest patients now have a fun way to take part in their hearing tests.
The Men’s Shed team handcrafted three marble race games that help children aged three to seven years show when they’ve heard a sound during testing. Instead of pressing a button, little ones drop a marble into the toy – turning a hearing test into a fun game.
These games are especially important for children at risk of hearing loss, like three-year-old Frances, who is having her hearing monitored as part of Queensland’s Healthy Hearing Program.
With a family history of hearing loss, regular checks mean any concerns can be picked up early to support speech and language development. 💙 Thank you Pine Rivers Men's Shed!
Beautiful!!!
My daughter got to use this at her hearing test and she had so much fun she keeps asking to go pack and play again. It made something medical super fun. Thankyou
Thankyou for the mention and appreciation. I will take the credit for making these which I did and it was a pleasure to make them. Contact us if you need more of these made. Murray Bean, c/o Pine Rivers Men's Shed.
Narelle Nicholls