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On this page<\/h4><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Caring together for 30 years<\/h2><\/div>Caboolture Hospital – 30th Birthday wrap-up<\/a><\/h4> 1 November 2023<\/span>Wow, what a month October was for Caboolture Hospital! We certainly turned 30 in style. Thank you to everyone who shared your stories as part of our \u201830 Stories for ...<\/div><\/li>Norm Stevens, Patient Support Officer<\/a><\/h4> 30 October 2023<\/span>![\"Norm](\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\")
<\/a><\/div>I was born in Atherton Tablelands and we moved around because my dad was a cane cutter. We spent a lot of time in Mossman as my mum is a ...<\/div><\/li>Kathie Powter, Clinical Nurse Consultant for Heart Failure Service<\/a><\/h4> 29 October 2023<\/span><\/a><\/div>My nursing career started in 1979 at Parkes District Hospital in NSW. My hometown is famous for the movie \u2018The Dish\u2019 and the annual Elvis Presley birthday celebrations. \n<\/div><\/li>Robyn Alexander and Emma Cooper<\/a><\/h4> 28 October 2023<\/span><\/a><\/div>Before starting at Caboolture Hospital, I worked in Private Practice Law as an Executive Assistant\/Legal Secretary. When I commenced with Caboolture in 2020, I started as an Administration Officer in ...<\/div><\/li>Robyn Alexander and Emma Cooper<\/a><\/h4> 27 October 2023<\/span><\/a><\/div>After leaving school, I did my nursing training at the Royal Brisbane Hospital from 1978 to 1981. Then I did my midwifery training at Royal Women\u2019s Hospital in 1983-84. I ...<\/div><\/li>Caboolture Hospital Chapel<\/a><\/h4> 26 October 2023<\/span><\/a><\/div>The Caboolture Hospital Chapel started from a project led by Mr Martin Jonkers, a Caboolture man and member of the local Rotary Club. Mr Jonkers\u2019 aim was that the Chapel ...<\/div><\/li>Paul Bryden, Consumer Representative<\/a><\/h4> 25 October 2023<\/span><\/a><\/div>My wife Christine and I lived and worked in Canberra for many years. Christine was diagnosed with early onset dementia at 46 years old and over the years became a ...<\/div><\/li>Marilyn Umney, Clinical Nurse Consultant (Gastroenterology)<\/a><\/h4> 24 October 2023<\/span><\/a><\/div>I have been nurturing a dream to become a nurse since I was seven. This journey kicked off when my mum took me to our local hospital and I, a ...<\/div><\/li>Connie Gray, Assistant Nursing Director Ambulatory Care and Education<\/a><\/h4> 23 October 2023<\/span><\/a><\/div>I trained in-hospital at Ipswich Hospital in 1987, straight out of school. When I got my registration, I moved to Redcliffe and worked in the Paediatric Unit. Wanting to I ...<\/div><\/li>Helen Edwards, Clinical Lead Gynaecology Physiotherapy Screening Clinic + Physiotherapy Pelvic Health Service<\/a><\/h4> 22 October 2023<\/span><\/a><\/div>I did my physiotherapy training in the UK and for the first few years I loved working in the respiratory area. However, after moving to Australia and returning to work ...<\/div><\/li>Michelle Kilah, Clinical Nurse Paediatric Outpatients<\/a><\/h4> 21 October 2023<\/span><\/a><\/div>I completed my training at St Andrews Private Hospital in Brisbane in 1986. We were the final group of hospital-based trainees and the only hospital to still wear the good ...<\/div><\/li>Desr\u00e9 Arnold, Advance Care Planning Facilitator<\/a><\/h4> 20 October 2023<\/span><\/a><\/div>I started in 3A when the hospital opened in 1993. There was a small estate starting to be built in what is now Central Lakes but the area between the ...<\/div><\/li>Kay Bridges, Administration Officer Outpatient Services<\/a><\/h4> 19 October 2023<\/span><\/a><\/div>I started at Caboolture Hospital in 1994, about seven months after it opened. I was employed as the HBCIS Trainer which quickly evolved into becoming the HBCIS and software helpdesk ...<\/div><\/li>Helen Corrie \u2013 Enrolled Nurse, Theatre<\/a><\/h4> 18 October 2023<\/span><\/a><\/div>My mother was a nurse and my sister became a midwife, so it was no surprise when I started working as an Assistant-in-Nursing at Selangor Private Hospital in Nambour in ...<\/div><\/li>Ann Whalley \u2013 Coordinator, Learning and Development<\/a><\/h4> 17 October 2023<\/span><\/a><\/div>I started at Caboolture Hospital in January 2005 as a permanent AO2 admin reliever. I got put in everywhere and anywhere I was needed. It was crazy but a great ...<\/div><\/li>Dr Thuy Frakking \u2013 A\/Research Director Research Development Unit<\/a><\/h4> 16 October 2023<\/span><\/a><\/div>When you think of smaller hospitals like ours, research may not be the first thing that comes to mind. Within the CKW Research Development Unit (RDU), we aim to change ...<\/div><\/li>Dr Tim McErlane, Intern<\/a><\/h4> 15 October 2023<\/span><\/a><\/div>I think everyone in my immediate family has worked or had some involvement with Caboolture Hospital. I was born at Caboolture Hospital in 1997. Mum worked here in CSSD and ...<\/div><\/li>Caboolture Families: Kim, Gail and Sean Thomson<\/a><\/h4> 14 October 2023<\/span><\/a><\/div>Kim, Gail and Sean Thomson, another Caboolture Family, all work at Caboolture Hospital in different roles.\n<\/div><\/li>Caboolture families: Kirsch and Kersha Jacobs<\/a><\/h4> 13 October 2023<\/span><\/a><\/div>We\u2019re Kirsch and Kersha Jacobs. Yes! We have basically the same name – it\u2019s the reason we met. We had a mutual friend who mentioned that she knew someone with ...<\/div><\/li>Stella Bamaga, Indigenous Hospital Liaison Officer<\/a><\/h4> 12 October 2023<\/span><\/a><\/div>I am a proud Torres Strait Islander woman descendant from Saibai Island in the Torres Strait. I came from a little community known as BAMAGA in the Northern Peninsula Area ...<\/div><\/li>Pat Andre – Intensive Care Unit<\/a><\/h4> 11 October 2023<\/span><\/a><\/div>I began my nursing career many moons ago at the Royal Brisbane Hospital. I left to have my family and then returned to complete my nursing degree. \n<\/div><\/li>Rhemy Hinckesman Service Line Support Officer<\/a><\/h4> 10 October 2023<\/span><\/a><\/div>I started working at Caboolture Hospital in 2019 when I 16 years old as part of the school-based trainee program. Alongside my dream of making it into the National Rugby ...<\/div><\/li>Graham Winbank – NUM Day Procedure Unit<\/a><\/h4> 9 October 2023<\/span><\/a><\/div>Eleven months of the year, you might know me as the NUM of the Day Procedure Unit at Caboolture Hospital. In October, you may recognise me as the six-foot bearded ...<\/div><\/li>Janine O\u2019Keefe, Nurse Manager \u2013 CHRP Emergency Department<\/a><\/h4> 8 October 2023<\/span><\/a><\/div>I interviewed in late 1993 and commenced employment in the Children\u2019s Ward in 1994. I worked there for two years, then moved to the original Emergency Department with only 13 ...<\/div><\/li>Dr Lindsay Cochrane \u2013 O&G Director<\/a><\/h4> 7 October 2023<\/span>
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Caboolture Hospital – 30th Birthday wrap-up<\/a><\/h4> 1 November 2023<\/span>
Wow, what a month October was for Caboolture Hospital! We certainly turned 30 in style. Thank you to everyone who shared your stories as part of our \u201830 Stories for ...<\/div><\/li>Norm Stevens, Patient Support Officer<\/a><\/h4> 30 October 2023<\/span>
<\/a><\/div>I was born in Atherton Tablelands and we moved around because my dad was a cane cutter. We spent a lot of time in Mossman as my mum is a ...<\/div><\/li>Kathie Powter, Clinical Nurse Consultant for Heart Failure Service<\/a><\/h4> 29 October 2023<\/span>
<\/a><\/div>My nursing career started in 1979 at Parkes District Hospital in NSW. My hometown is famous for the movie \u2018The Dish\u2019 and the annual Elvis Presley birthday celebrations. \n<\/div><\/li>Robyn Alexander and Emma Cooper<\/a><\/h4> 28 October 2023<\/span>
<\/a><\/div>Before starting at Caboolture Hospital, I worked in Private Practice Law as an Executive Assistant\/Legal Secretary. When I commenced with Caboolture in 2020, I started as an Administration Officer in ...<\/div><\/li>Robyn Alexander and Emma Cooper<\/a><\/h4> 27 October 2023<\/span>
<\/a><\/div>After leaving school, I did my nursing training at the Royal Brisbane Hospital from 1978 to 1981. Then I did my midwifery training at Royal Women\u2019s Hospital in 1983-84. I ...<\/div><\/li>Caboolture Hospital Chapel<\/a><\/h4> 26 October 2023<\/span>
<\/a><\/div>The Caboolture Hospital Chapel started from a project led by Mr Martin Jonkers, a Caboolture man and member of the local Rotary Club. Mr Jonkers\u2019 aim was that the Chapel ...<\/div><\/li>Paul Bryden, Consumer Representative<\/a><\/h4> 25 October 2023<\/span>
<\/a><\/div>My wife Christine and I lived and worked in Canberra for many years. Christine was diagnosed with early onset dementia at 46 years old and over the years became a ...<\/div><\/li>Marilyn Umney, Clinical Nurse Consultant (Gastroenterology)<\/a><\/h4> 24 October 2023<\/span>
<\/a><\/div>I have been nurturing a dream to become a nurse since I was seven. This journey kicked off when my mum took me to our local hospital and I, a ...<\/div><\/li>Connie Gray, Assistant Nursing Director Ambulatory Care and Education<\/a><\/h4> 23 October 2023<\/span>
<\/a><\/div>I trained in-hospital at Ipswich Hospital in 1987, straight out of school. When I got my registration, I moved to Redcliffe and worked in the Paediatric Unit. Wanting to I ...<\/div><\/li>Helen Edwards, Clinical Lead Gynaecology Physiotherapy Screening Clinic + Physiotherapy Pelvic Health Service<\/a><\/h4> 22 October 2023<\/span>
<\/a><\/div>I did my physiotherapy training in the UK and for the first few years I loved working in the respiratory area. However, after moving to Australia and returning to work ...<\/div><\/li>Michelle Kilah, Clinical Nurse Paediatric Outpatients<\/a><\/h4> 21 October 2023<\/span>
<\/a><\/div>I completed my training at St Andrews Private Hospital in Brisbane in 1986. We were the final group of hospital-based trainees and the only hospital to still wear the good ...<\/div><\/li>Desr\u00e9 Arnold, Advance Care Planning Facilitator<\/a><\/h4> 20 October 2023<\/span>
<\/a><\/div>I started in 3A when the hospital opened in 1993. There was a small estate starting to be built in what is now Central Lakes but the area between the ...<\/div><\/li>Kay Bridges, Administration Officer Outpatient Services<\/a><\/h4> 19 October 2023<\/span>
<\/a><\/div>I started at Caboolture Hospital in 1994, about seven months after it opened. I was employed as the HBCIS Trainer which quickly evolved into becoming the HBCIS and software helpdesk ...<\/div><\/li>Helen Corrie \u2013 Enrolled Nurse, Theatre<\/a><\/h4> 18 October 2023<\/span>
<\/a><\/div>My mother was a nurse and my sister became a midwife, so it was no surprise when I started working as an Assistant-in-Nursing at Selangor Private Hospital in Nambour in ...<\/div><\/li>Ann Whalley \u2013 Coordinator, Learning and Development<\/a><\/h4> 17 October 2023<\/span>
<\/a><\/div>I started at Caboolture Hospital in January 2005 as a permanent AO2 admin reliever. I got put in everywhere and anywhere I was needed. It was crazy but a great ...<\/div><\/li>Dr Thuy Frakking \u2013 A\/Research Director Research Development Unit<\/a><\/h4> 16 October 2023<\/span>
<\/a><\/div>When you think of smaller hospitals like ours, research may not be the first thing that comes to mind. Within the CKW Research Development Unit (RDU), we aim to change ...<\/div><\/li>Dr Tim McErlane, Intern<\/a><\/h4> 15 October 2023<\/span>
<\/a><\/div>I think everyone in my immediate family has worked or had some involvement with Caboolture Hospital. I was born at Caboolture Hospital in 1997. Mum worked here in CSSD and ...<\/div><\/li>Caboolture Families: Kim, Gail and Sean Thomson<\/a><\/h4> 14 October 2023<\/span>
<\/a><\/div>Kim, Gail and Sean Thomson, another Caboolture Family, all work at Caboolture Hospital in different roles.\n<\/div><\/li>Caboolture families: Kirsch and Kersha Jacobs<\/a><\/h4> 13 October 2023<\/span>
<\/a><\/div>We\u2019re Kirsch and Kersha Jacobs. Yes! We have basically the same name – it\u2019s the reason we met. We had a mutual friend who mentioned that she knew someone with ...<\/div><\/li>Stella Bamaga, Indigenous Hospital Liaison Officer<\/a><\/h4> 12 October 2023<\/span>
<\/a><\/div>I am a proud Torres Strait Islander woman descendant from Saibai Island in the Torres Strait. I came from a little community known as BAMAGA in the Northern Peninsula Area ...<\/div><\/li>Pat Andre – Intensive Care Unit<\/a><\/h4> 11 October 2023<\/span>
<\/a><\/div>I began my nursing career many moons ago at the Royal Brisbane Hospital. I left to have my family and then returned to complete my nursing degree. \n<\/div><\/li>Rhemy Hinckesman Service Line Support Officer<\/a><\/h4> 10 October 2023<\/span>
<\/a><\/div>I started working at Caboolture Hospital in 2019 when I 16 years old as part of the school-based trainee program. Alongside my dream of making it into the National Rugby ...<\/div><\/li>Graham Winbank – NUM Day Procedure Unit<\/a><\/h4> 9 October 2023<\/span>
<\/a><\/div>Eleven months of the year, you might know me as the NUM of the Day Procedure Unit at Caboolture Hospital. In October, you may recognise me as the six-foot bearded ...<\/div><\/li>Janine O\u2019Keefe, Nurse Manager \u2013 CHRP Emergency Department<\/a><\/h4> 8 October 2023<\/span>
<\/a><\/div>I interviewed in late 1993 and commenced employment in the Children\u2019s Ward in 1994. I worked there for two years, then moved to the original Emergency Department with only 13 ...<\/div><\/li>Dr Lindsay Cochrane \u2013 O&G Director<\/a><\/h4> 7 October 2023<\/span>
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