Metro North news
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Australia’s first female triple transplant patient celebrates 20 years since lifesaving surgery
Twenty years ago Lucinda Simpson became the first Australian woman to have a lifesaving triple organ transplant, and a living heart donor.
Preventing falls this festive season
Prevent slips, trips and falls this festive season with the RBWH Trauma Service.
Don’t let the ham get you this Christmas!
Each year over the festive season, the Metro North Health Public Health Unit sees an uptick in notifications of gastro bugs like Salmonella and Campylobacter.
RBWH Food Service brings festive favourites to patients this Christmas
The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital food services team have given their menu a yuletide makeover for those spending this Christmas in hospital.
Metro North staff excellence shines bright at annual awards
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and a cardiology outreach program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were among the winners at the 2025 Metro North Health Staff Excellence Awards.
‘It just makes SENSe’: Therapy for people with sensory impairment after a stoke.
Occupational Therapy Director at Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS), Tamsin Mahoney, is excited that a new therapy for sensory impairment will soon be available for Metro North patients.
RBWH strengthens its commitment to patients with cognitive impairment
After a decade of success with the Eat Walk Engage program, RBWH is working to further enhance the care provided to patients with cognitive impairment.
RBWH leading emergency department sepsis research
The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) will soon become Australia’s foremost centre for emergency department sepsis research.
Taking care of yourself in severe weather conditions
Severe storms and heatwave conditions are continuing to affect the Metro North area.