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In 1986, a group of like-minded community members came together to form a group to support The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH).
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Events
Allied Health Research Symposium
Date: 17 February 2026
Time: 8:00am-4:00pm
Venue: Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Education Centre, Herston, Queensland, 4029
Metro North Health and Metro South Health are pleased to invite you to its second Allied Health Research Symposium.
Advanced Life Support - Level 2
Date: 19 – 20 February 2026
Time: TBC
Venue: The Prince Charles Hospital
2-day course focusing on developing advanced skills in managing the deteriorating patient and cardiac arrest
Advanced Life Support - Level 1 Course
Date: 11 March 2026
Time: TBC
Venue: The Prince Charles Hospital
Level 1 courses are for those clinicians who want general competence in airway management and basic life support for a deteriorating patient and cardiac arrest. Suitable if you normally are part of team rather than the lead.
Masks are an important defence against respiratory illness and protection from dust and other airborne hazards.Kallangur Satellite Hospital
9 Stoker Way
KALLANGUR QLD 4503
Phone: (07) 3285 0000
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If you're being admitted to TPCH, one of the first friendly faces you're likely to meet is Michelle! 🎉😍
Michelle has supported patients at the Prince Charles Hospital for 40 years, joining the team fresh out of high school.
She spent time in a number of Units including X-ray, the Ellen Barron Centre, Admissions, and the ED, and has spent the last 25 years in Pre-Admissions, where patients come in for Orthopaedic, General Surgery or Cardiology procedures.
"I have had a lot of “thank you, great work”, “love your smile” and "God Bless you” in my time, and the occasional knitted teddy bear or tea towels," she said, reflecting on her experiences with patients.
"Prince Charles holds a special place in my heart because it was here that I met my late husband, and now years later, our son works here too.
"One day I will retire and relax, babysit, throw in a couple of cruises and look back on my time at Prince Charles with fond memories, life-long friends and a lot of tea towels!"
👏 Shoutout Saturday to one of our long-serving friendly faces, Michelle. 🚢💐
What an honour and a pleasure it is working with Michelle. A credit to her profession, and a wonderful, lovely person to work alongside. As a nurse, I’d be lost without your guidance and support. Thank you for the last 40 years Michelle x
Michelle your smile lights up a room. It’s been a pleasure to work along side you all these years.
Yay Michelle! 40 years! You’re a super star ⭐️ Congratulations!
Yes Michelle is amazing. I’m very proud to call her my colleague.
Your smile is wonderful and you are so helpful .Thank you for your long service at TPCH
I had the pleasure of meeting this wonderful lady on my very 1st day working @ TPCH, with that same gorgeous smile. She is an amazing person with a beautiful soul. TPCH is lucky to have her as part as their team.
Beautiful woman inside and out! A wealth of knowledge and the face of EPAC! Acknowledgment very much deserved! Xxx
A beautiful lady inside and out. TPCH is so lucky to have had you for all of this time ❤️
Well done Michelle! We know how wonderful you are ❤️
Michelle is wonderful!
Michellleeeeee😍😍 taught me everything I know! Bless you lovely lady xx
Love your work Michelle ❤️
Always love our chats Michelle.
Good on you Michelle, great to see you get recognition for being such a positive person for all those years. Pleasure to have worked with you..
Congratulations Michelle, so lovely to see you. I remember when I first started at TPCH, you were so beautiful to me. Xx
Congratulations Michelle. Always with a smile. Loved the time working with you over the years.
Lovely to see you being recognised for your 40 years of service. Fantastic work. Beautiful photo.
Michelle you’re a Star 🤩
One of the good ones!! Love Michelle!
The kindest person and so amazing in everything she does!!! 😍❤️😍
Love seeing your smiling face at work!
Michelle it’s an absolute pleasure working with you! I can’t thank you enough for the great work you do in PREAC! 💐
So lovely to work beside you Michelle! What an achievement of 40 years! 🌻
You are an amazing ambassador for TPCH I remember my time at Charlie’s 😊
Looks like Kathy bates:))
The team at TPCH are getting to the root of dental health problems for our eligible patients! 🦷
A new TPCH Dental Clinic is now open for current inpatients who may have an urgent dental need that are impacting on their medical treatment whilst at TPCH.
One of our main cohorts are cardiac patients who may require sudden heart valve surgery and must be deemed 'dentally fit' before their treatment.
Dr Arnella and Dental Assistant Yuki share why it is important for our cardiac patients to be seen on site before surgery.
“We want to ensure there’s no active infection in the mouth that can go into the bloodstream and affect the new heart valves,” Dr Arnella said.
“Getting patients off campus for treatment is a complicated process, logistically it’s a lot safer to stay on site.”
Brilliant 👏🏻 👏🏻
The dream 🦷 team 💕
Fantastic initiative 🩷
Such a great team! Well Done Ladies!🦷🪥
I see a familiar face , good work and good hands. Making a difference.
Great work
Great job all! A great service & a great team! 🦷
Well done team!!!
Great team! Great facilities I heard as well. Lucky patients for having such good care in situ! Well done team!
Wow, what a great team.
That’s a great idea!
What a great service for those patients.
I so miss Metro North.
👏
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🦷🦷🦷👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Amazing!!
The year was 1985 - the TV series 'Neighbours' had just launched, Simple Minds' 'Don't You Forget About Me' was sweeping the charts, and nurse Lorraine had just moved into the nursing quarters at RBWH to start her career.
That was 40 years ago now, having shaped many positive changes in that time including in clinical roles and safety and quality.
Lorraine spent 36 of those 40 years at TPCH, largely focussed on patient improvements.
"Having a ‘bird’s-eye view’ of patient care across the organisation allows us to transform information into meaningful action, ensuring lessons are learned and improvements are made to support safer care for every patient," Lorraine said.
"Reflecting on the past 40 years, I feel incredibly privileged to have been part of so many patients’ journeys and to have worked alongside such dedicated healthcare professionals."
👏 💐 Thank you for your 40 years of service Lorraine!
You’re amazing Lorraine!
Brilliant you girlfriend. So proud I could work with you xx
Congratulations!
Lorraine is the absolute GOAT, congratulations on 40 years! ❤️
Congratulations Lorraine, thank you for being my role model, my first NUM and showing me how things should be done. It’s been a pleasure! 👏🏼🥂
So proud of you Mum!
Love this Lorraine…congratulations! 😘
Incredible 40 years of service! It has been an honour to have worked with you. Congratulations on this milestone x
Wowzers!!! Congratulations Lorraine Adams. Always cool, calm and (mostly) collected!! 😉😂 Thanks for being a great mentor and lots of fun xx
Congratulations Lorraine! Loved you from our very first shift! Such a brilliant clinician, and a wonderful teacher. Think of the many thousands of people over 40 years that have suffered less, felt heard and supported, and laughed more often all because of you. What an extraordinary legacy.
Legend
Congratulations! An incredible milestone. 🎉❤️
Congratulations Lorraine, well done!!!
well done sis, very proud of you!
So good Lorraine! You are a big inspiration to me!
Congratulations . I see from above comments all the respect and high esteem your fellow staff held you in. Well done.
Well done Lorraine 😊
Congratulations Lorraine Adams - wow 40 years gone in the blink of an eye too I bet! Well done 👏🏻🩷
Congratulations Lorraine! Such a pleasure working with your in the early 2000’s on Ward 1D!
Incredible! Congratulations Lorraine 🩷
Congratulations Lorraine!!!! Huge achievement!!!
Thank you Lorraine! ❤️I can’t believe no one’s mentioned your singing!! You can’t leave just yet!
Congratulations Lorraine! TPCH is very lucky to have you. Thank you for all your knowledge and support 💐🤗
Congratulations Lorraine on 40 years- so lovely to see so many people celebrating you 💕
You are a super hero all the best
"I used to love reading a good murder mystery and sewing my own clothes. We didn't have kids of our own, but I made all the clothes for myself and our three great-nieces. These days it's puzzles and code crackers that keep my brain going; it's good because you can pick them up and put them back down. I was a telephonist with Telstra from 1966 until the 90's and used to socialise often. I still enjoy visiting friends with my husband; it's important to mix around with others and find a day each week to get out and be social."
💭 Monday Mantra, Coral, 79, Ward 1C Patient at TPCH 🧩🧵🔍🦋.
thats a great ward Coral, get well
I love code crackers! A good brain stretch.
Yay! Aunty coral
Her face looks familiar and we did work with a Coral. Could be her as she’s got older
I love a good puzzle book to relax, glad to see others enjoying the pastime 😁
Audio books are the go Coral, get some headphones and listen away
I dont be long to this group but when I saw this photo I had to do a double take ,she looks exactly like my mum down to every detail (our souls have carbin copies of us in different countries) my mum passed in 2019 and was wired up like this ,my late mother also was a reader and did sadoko .
Patients with a range of serious health conditions are now much closer to innovative therapies and medical devices, thanks to a new Clinical Trials Centre at The Prince Charles Hospital. 🔬📝
It’s the first time in Queensland and only the second time in Australia that a centre of this kind has been built within a hospital, rather than as a standalone facility.
Assistant Nursing Director Jenny is excited about the life-changing opportunities the new centre can offer, not only for our patients who want to take part in trials, but also in freeing up hospital capacity to treat acutely unwell people. ✅🙌
“The new centre can offer investigator‑initiated and industry‑sponsored drug and device trials, observational studies and registries,” Jenny said.
“Evidence-based studies give patients access to new opportunities that will improve the health outcomes for patients at TPCH, Metro North Health and across Queensland.”
Huge advancements like this are what give patients and families hope for better health outcomes and treatment options
Great work Jenny and team!
Brilliant work Jenny!
Great leadership by Jenny to lead this centre
Great work Jenny!❤️
It’s an amazing hospital as is St Vincent’s Northside which is right next door .
This sounds brilliant. Well done TPCH. Always looking after your patients' needs.
Yes Jenny! So good-the service is so lucky to have you!
Incredible work Jenny 🙌
Jenny, this is brilliant!! Love this for TPCH and for you!
So proud of you Jenny! Well done
Fantastic work Jenny !!!!
Amazing work ❤️
Well done Jenny and team
Congratulations Jenny 😘🐞😂
So proud of you and the team, Jenny!
Amazing work team!
Miss u😘😘😘
U look too beautiful and sweet
How about putting the same effort into improving mental health services which are almost non existent?
Rhys was in his early twenties when his touch football game turned into a life-altering emergency. ⚕️⚡
Rhys had a cardiac arrest on the field and only then discovered he had a condition that would eventually require a heart transplant, with his operation making him the 500th recipient at TPCH.
He is now a Community Ambassador for the Prince Charles Hospital Foundation The Common Good Au and was onsite as they celebrated their 40th anniversary this week. 🎉🙌
"There were so many times when research saved my life," Rhys shares.
"It gets better over time, it'll go on to save even more - the impact research will have in the future is enormous."
Wow. Well done to Rhys and all who were behind the scenes doing everything to make this all possible. I am almost 65 and was born with a CHD. I was a world first to survive the operation at age 11 after 2 other surgeries to keep me going till then. They didn't do heart transplants when I was a kid, because they didn't have the know how. You have an amazing life ahead no doubt. Well done :3
We are so proud that Rhys is one of our inaugural Community Ambassadors and look forward to sharing more of his story very soon.
Amazing story, beautiful family. 😊
Great choice for an Ambassador! Sounds like an interesting and difficult journey you’ve had at such a young age mate. All the best 👍
Yeah! Go mate!
Amazing
Great work Rhys!! Spreading the word for research and the great work done by the transplant service at TPCH! 🙌🏼👏🏼
With 18 years of experience under his belt, you can only begin to imagine the number of lives TPCH Patient Service Officer Matt has touched in that time.
Matt is placed in the Cardiac Investigations Unit, where he enjoys building rapport with regular patients who come in for treatment.
"Some of the more memorable patients love to banter with me during State of Origin, and it’s especially fun when they barrack for New South Wales!" he said.
“I enjoy working in a great team, both in patient services and in the CIU, and know it’s important to do my work well so clinical staff can focus on direct patient care."
A vacancy in Patient Support Services is available now, so check out the link in the comments below to join this wonderful team. 👇
Those interested in finding out more about the vacancy, click on the link via smart jobs - smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobtools/jncustomsearch.viewFullSingle?in_organid=14904&in_jnCounter=2230432...
The Best Matt..,😊
Nice work Matt!
Kind hearted Carrying always lovely to be around love you Matt
Go matty
Aww Matt , Go Broncs
Top bloke! On ya Matt 😁
Cardiac care is good. You actually get to know your doctors and other staff.
All Mats are legends. Mine has been at TPCH for 35 years in the middle of May.
Great work buddy 👌
Matt! Awesome. How you doing pushing the Ford wheelchairs? 😂😂😂 hugs always.
Wonderful team member to have on shift
Matt’s the Man!
Keep up the incredible work Matt 👏👏
Luv u matty❤😘
Keep up the good work Matt
Well done Matt!
Ashlie Whiting .
Always makes my day better love ya Matty ❤️ thanks for being such a legend in TPCH Cardiology
Go Matt! 💪 👏 What a star 🌟
Makes our lives so much easier! Always
We appreciate your hard work Matt and your legendary Dad jokes to keep us all smiling 😊
Best of the best right there 🙌🏼💯
Go Matt!
We love Matt!
40 is a magic number at TPCH this week and is especially important to patient Vicky and her partner Tony, as she's hoping to walk back down the aisle for their 40th wedding anniversary soon! 🥰💑
Vicky suffered a stroke while undergoing open heart surgery last year, and has spent 100 days in hospital, with three of those weeks being in the ICU. During her recovery, she has had to relearn how to eat, walk, talk and use her left hand.
Vicky has worked closely with her wonderful TPCH team of physios, speech therapists, OT's and nurses, and has used the upgraded installations in the mobility garden, with funds donated as part of the “Rehab Path to Recovery” Project from The Common Good Au
Her husband Tony and sons have been with her every step of the way, with extra physio lessons on weekends and visits with the grandkids in the new area featuring wheelchair friendly updates and installations that mimic everyday challenges faced by recovering patients at home. 🌿👩🦽➡️👣
"We make sure to get out and about every day, with the best part of my recovery enjoying this peaceful space outside of the usual hospital environment," Vicky said.
GREAT news stay strong looking forward to the 40th wedding anniversary pictures 😘
Sending love to you and your fam Rhys. The road to recovery can be a tough one to navigate ❤️🩹 I hope your Mum is able to get back to baseline. I know she had the most amazing team around her!!
Keep improving Vick we are all wishing you much love 🥰
We love ya Vic… strong woman you are … love ya big time 😍
Lots of love to you Vick! So proud of you and your strength is inspirational ❤️ And Tones, what an absolutely loyal legend. Love ya x
Just love ya girlfriend, I miss ya laughing and the face you pull while doing it. But I know you are going to recover cos you’re a bloody legend. Love ya sunflower
Some of the gardens there are very beautiful ! ‘keep on going outside and gardening I believe its a blessing 🪷Well done on your achievements together great efforts 😊
Awwww Vicky we are so proud of you.💙 All the hard work you’ve been doing in Rehab. You’re just amazing & we love you so much we are all so blessed to have you with us Vic. Love you Sis 💙 Thank you to all the Wonderful Staff at PC Hospital that’s helped my Sister on her journey. You are all amazing & caring people.🙏
Well done Vicky Starkie we are so proud of you xx
Sharon Howe ❤️
I wish I could turn back the clock and be working in the RBH again. Such great times.
Wishing you all the very best Vicky and family Enjoy your 40th anniversary 🥰
Latest news
Innovative aged care partnership unlocks hospital beds
An innovative public-private partnership is helping aged care patients get out of hospital sooner and freeing up much-needed beds faster.
Celebrating 40 years of helping people live healthier for longer
In 1986, a group of like-minded community members came together to form a group to support The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH).
Events
Allied Health Research Symposium
Date: 17 February 2026
Time: 8:00am-4:00pm
Venue: Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Education Centre, Herston, Queensland, 4029
Metro North Health and Metro South Health are pleased to invite you to its second Allied Health Research Symposium.
Masks are an important defence against respiratory illness and protection from dust and other airborne hazards.
/ MetroNorthHHS
If you're being admitted to TPCH, one of the first friendly faces you're likely to meet is Michelle! 🎉😍
Michelle has supported patients at the Prince Charles Hospital for 40 years, joining the team fresh out of high school.
She spent time in a number of Units including X-ray, the Ellen Barron Centre, Admissions, and the ED, and has spent the last 25 years in Pre-Admissions, where patients come in for Orthopaedic, General Surgery or Cardiology procedures.
"I have had a lot of “thank you, great work”, “love your smile” and "God Bless you” in my time, and the occasional knitted teddy bear or tea towels," she said, reflecting on her experiences with patients.
"Prince Charles holds a special place in my heart because it was here that I met my late husband, and now years later, our son works here too.
"One day I will retire and relax, babysit, throw in a couple of cruises and look back on my time at Prince Charles with fond memories, life-long friends and a lot of tea towels!"
👏 Shoutout Saturday to one of our long-serving friendly faces, Michelle. 🚢💐
What an honour and a pleasure it is working with Michelle. A credit to her profession, and a wonderful, lovely person to work alongside. As a nurse, I’d be lost without your guidance and support. Thank you for the last 40 years Michelle x
Michelle your smile lights up a room. It’s been a pleasure to work along side you all these years.
Yay Michelle! 40 years! You’re a super star ⭐️ Congratulations!
Yes Michelle is amazing. I’m very proud to call her my colleague.
Your smile is wonderful and you are so helpful .Thank you for your long service at TPCH
I had the pleasure of meeting this wonderful lady on my very 1st day working @ TPCH, with that same gorgeous smile. She is an amazing person with a beautiful soul. TPCH is lucky to have her as part as their team.
Beautiful woman inside and out! A wealth of knowledge and the face of EPAC! Acknowledgment very much deserved! Xxx
A beautiful lady inside and out. TPCH is so lucky to have had you for all of this time ❤️
Well done Michelle! We know how wonderful you are ❤️
Michelle is wonderful!
Michellleeeeee😍😍 taught me everything I know! Bless you lovely lady xx
Love your work Michelle ❤️
Always love our chats Michelle.
Good on you Michelle, great to see you get recognition for being such a positive person for all those years. Pleasure to have worked with you..
Congratulations Michelle, so lovely to see you. I remember when I first started at TPCH, you were so beautiful to me. Xx
Congratulations Michelle. Always with a smile. Loved the time working with you over the years.
Lovely to see you being recognised for your 40 years of service. Fantastic work. Beautiful photo.
Michelle you’re a Star 🤩
One of the good ones!! Love Michelle!
The kindest person and so amazing in everything she does!!! 😍❤️😍
Love seeing your smiling face at work!
Michelle it’s an absolute pleasure working with you! I can’t thank you enough for the great work you do in PREAC! 💐
So lovely to work beside you Michelle! What an achievement of 40 years! 🌻
You are an amazing ambassador for TPCH I remember my time at Charlie’s 😊
Looks like Kathy bates:))
The team at TPCH are getting to the root of dental health problems for our eligible patients! 🦷
A new TPCH Dental Clinic is now open for current inpatients who may have an urgent dental need that are impacting on their medical treatment whilst at TPCH.
One of our main cohorts are cardiac patients who may require sudden heart valve surgery and must be deemed 'dentally fit' before their treatment.
Dr Arnella and Dental Assistant Yuki share why it is important for our cardiac patients to be seen on site before surgery.
“We want to ensure there’s no active infection in the mouth that can go into the bloodstream and affect the new heart valves,” Dr Arnella said.
“Getting patients off campus for treatment is a complicated process, logistically it’s a lot safer to stay on site.”
Brilliant 👏🏻 👏🏻
The dream 🦷 team 💕
Fantastic initiative 🩷
Such a great team! Well Done Ladies!🦷🪥
I see a familiar face , good work and good hands. Making a difference.
Great work
Great job all! A great service & a great team! 🦷
Well done team!!!
Great team! Great facilities I heard as well. Lucky patients for having such good care in situ! Well done team!
Wow, what a great team.
That’s a great idea!
What a great service for those patients.
I so miss Metro North.
👏
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🦷🦷🦷👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Amazing!!
The year was 1985 - the TV series 'Neighbours' had just launched, Simple Minds' 'Don't You Forget About Me' was sweeping the charts, and nurse Lorraine had just moved into the nursing quarters at RBWH to start her career.
That was 40 years ago now, having shaped many positive changes in that time including in clinical roles and safety and quality.
Lorraine spent 36 of those 40 years at TPCH, largely focussed on patient improvements.
"Having a ‘bird’s-eye view’ of patient care across the organisation allows us to transform information into meaningful action, ensuring lessons are learned and improvements are made to support safer care for every patient," Lorraine said.
"Reflecting on the past 40 years, I feel incredibly privileged to have been part of so many patients’ journeys and to have worked alongside such dedicated healthcare professionals."
👏 💐 Thank you for your 40 years of service Lorraine!
You’re amazing Lorraine!
Brilliant you girlfriend. So proud I could work with you xx
Congratulations!
Lorraine is the absolute GOAT, congratulations on 40 years! ❤️
Congratulations Lorraine, thank you for being my role model, my first NUM and showing me how things should be done. It’s been a pleasure! 👏🏼🥂
So proud of you Mum!
Love this Lorraine…congratulations! 😘
Incredible 40 years of service! It has been an honour to have worked with you. Congratulations on this milestone x
Wowzers!!! Congratulations Lorraine Adams. Always cool, calm and (mostly) collected!! 😉😂 Thanks for being a great mentor and lots of fun xx
Congratulations Lorraine! Loved you from our very first shift! Such a brilliant clinician, and a wonderful teacher. Think of the many thousands of people over 40 years that have suffered less, felt heard and supported, and laughed more often all because of you. What an extraordinary legacy.
Legend
Congratulations! An incredible milestone. 🎉❤️
Congratulations Lorraine, well done!!!
well done sis, very proud of you!
So good Lorraine! You are a big inspiration to me!
Congratulations . I see from above comments all the respect and high esteem your fellow staff held you in. Well done.
Well done Lorraine 😊
Congratulations Lorraine Adams - wow 40 years gone in the blink of an eye too I bet! Well done 👏🏻🩷
Congratulations Lorraine! Such a pleasure working with your in the early 2000’s on Ward 1D!
Incredible! Congratulations Lorraine 🩷
Congratulations Lorraine!!!! Huge achievement!!!
Thank you Lorraine! ❤️I can’t believe no one’s mentioned your singing!! You can’t leave just yet!
Congratulations Lorraine! TPCH is very lucky to have you. Thank you for all your knowledge and support 💐🤗
Congratulations Lorraine on 40 years- so lovely to see so many people celebrating you 💕
You are a super hero all the best
"I used to love reading a good murder mystery and sewing my own clothes. We didn't have kids of our own, but I made all the clothes for myself and our three great-nieces. These days it's puzzles and code crackers that keep my brain going; it's good because you can pick them up and put them back down. I was a telephonist with Telstra from 1966 until the 90's and used to socialise often. I still enjoy visiting friends with my husband; it's important to mix around with others and find a day each week to get out and be social."
💭 Monday Mantra, Coral, 79, Ward 1C Patient at TPCH 🧩🧵🔍🦋.
thats a great ward Coral, get well
I love code crackers! A good brain stretch.
Yay! Aunty coral
Her face looks familiar and we did work with a Coral. Could be her as she’s got older
I love a good puzzle book to relax, glad to see others enjoying the pastime 😁
Audio books are the go Coral, get some headphones and listen away
I dont be long to this group but when I saw this photo I had to do a double take ,she looks exactly like my mum down to every detail (our souls have carbin copies of us in different countries) my mum passed in 2019 and was wired up like this ,my late mother also was a reader and did sadoko .
Patients with a range of serious health conditions are now much closer to innovative therapies and medical devices, thanks to a new Clinical Trials Centre at The Prince Charles Hospital. 🔬📝
It’s the first time in Queensland and only the second time in Australia that a centre of this kind has been built within a hospital, rather than as a standalone facility.
Assistant Nursing Director Jenny is excited about the life-changing opportunities the new centre can offer, not only for our patients who want to take part in trials, but also in freeing up hospital capacity to treat acutely unwell people. ✅🙌
“The new centre can offer investigator‑initiated and industry‑sponsored drug and device trials, observational studies and registries,” Jenny said.
“Evidence-based studies give patients access to new opportunities that will improve the health outcomes for patients at TPCH, Metro North Health and across Queensland.”
Huge advancements like this are what give patients and families hope for better health outcomes and treatment options
Great work Jenny and team!
Brilliant work Jenny!
Great leadership by Jenny to lead this centre
Great work Jenny!❤️
It’s an amazing hospital as is St Vincent’s Northside which is right next door .
This sounds brilliant. Well done TPCH. Always looking after your patients' needs.
Yes Jenny! So good-the service is so lucky to have you!
Incredible work Jenny 🙌
Jenny, this is brilliant!! Love this for TPCH and for you!
So proud of you Jenny! Well done
Fantastic work Jenny !!!!
Amazing work ❤️
Well done Jenny and team
Congratulations Jenny 😘🐞😂
So proud of you and the team, Jenny!
Amazing work team!
Miss u😘😘😘
U look too beautiful and sweet
How about putting the same effort into improving mental health services which are almost non existent?
Rhys was in his early twenties when his touch football game turned into a life-altering emergency. ⚕️⚡
Rhys had a cardiac arrest on the field and only then discovered he had a condition that would eventually require a heart transplant, with his operation making him the 500th recipient at TPCH.
He is now a Community Ambassador for the Prince Charles Hospital Foundation The Common Good Au and was onsite as they celebrated their 40th anniversary this week. 🎉🙌
"There were so many times when research saved my life," Rhys shares.
"It gets better over time, it'll go on to save even more - the impact research will have in the future is enormous."
Wow. Well done to Rhys and all who were behind the scenes doing everything to make this all possible. I am almost 65 and was born with a CHD. I was a world first to survive the operation at age 11 after 2 other surgeries to keep me going till then. They didn't do heart transplants when I was a kid, because they didn't have the know how. You have an amazing life ahead no doubt. Well done :3
We are so proud that Rhys is one of our inaugural Community Ambassadors and look forward to sharing more of his story very soon.
Amazing story, beautiful family. 😊
Great choice for an Ambassador! Sounds like an interesting and difficult journey you’ve had at such a young age mate. All the best 👍
Yeah! Go mate!
Amazing
Great work Rhys!! Spreading the word for research and the great work done by the transplant service at TPCH! 🙌🏼👏🏼
With 18 years of experience under his belt, you can only begin to imagine the number of lives TPCH Patient Service Officer Matt has touched in that time.
Matt is placed in the Cardiac Investigations Unit, where he enjoys building rapport with regular patients who come in for treatment.
"Some of the more memorable patients love to banter with me during State of Origin, and it’s especially fun when they barrack for New South Wales!" he said.
“I enjoy working in a great team, both in patient services and in the CIU, and know it’s important to do my work well so clinical staff can focus on direct patient care."
A vacancy in Patient Support Services is available now, so check out the link in the comments below to join this wonderful team. 👇
Those interested in finding out more about the vacancy, click on the link via smart jobs - smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobtools/jncustomsearch.viewFullSingle?in_organid=14904&in_jnCounter=2230432...
The Best Matt..,😊
Nice work Matt!
Kind hearted Carrying always lovely to be around love you Matt
Go matty
Aww Matt , Go Broncs
Top bloke! On ya Matt 😁
Cardiac care is good. You actually get to know your doctors and other staff.
All Mats are legends. Mine has been at TPCH for 35 years in the middle of May.
Great work buddy 👌
Matt! Awesome. How you doing pushing the Ford wheelchairs? 😂😂😂 hugs always.
Wonderful team member to have on shift
Matt’s the Man!
Keep up the incredible work Matt 👏👏
Luv u matty❤😘
Keep up the good work Matt
Well done Matt!
Ashlie Whiting .
Always makes my day better love ya Matty ❤️ thanks for being such a legend in TPCH Cardiology
Go Matt! 💪 👏 What a star 🌟
Makes our lives so much easier! Always
We appreciate your hard work Matt and your legendary Dad jokes to keep us all smiling 😊
Best of the best right there 🙌🏼💯
Go Matt!
We love Matt!
40 is a magic number at TPCH this week and is especially important to patient Vicky and her partner Tony, as she's hoping to walk back down the aisle for their 40th wedding anniversary soon! 🥰💑
Vicky suffered a stroke while undergoing open heart surgery last year, and has spent 100 days in hospital, with three of those weeks being in the ICU. During her recovery, she has had to relearn how to eat, walk, talk and use her left hand.
Vicky has worked closely with her wonderful TPCH team of physios, speech therapists, OT's and nurses, and has used the upgraded installations in the mobility garden, with funds donated as part of the “Rehab Path to Recovery” Project from The Common Good Au
Her husband Tony and sons have been with her every step of the way, with extra physio lessons on weekends and visits with the grandkids in the new area featuring wheelchair friendly updates and installations that mimic everyday challenges faced by recovering patients at home. 🌿👩🦽➡️👣
"We make sure to get out and about every day, with the best part of my recovery enjoying this peaceful space outside of the usual hospital environment," Vicky said.
GREAT news stay strong looking forward to the 40th wedding anniversary pictures 😘
Sending love to you and your fam Rhys. The road to recovery can be a tough one to navigate ❤️🩹 I hope your Mum is able to get back to baseline. I know she had the most amazing team around her!!
Keep improving Vick we are all wishing you much love 🥰
We love ya Vic… strong woman you are … love ya big time 😍
Lots of love to you Vick! So proud of you and your strength is inspirational ❤️ And Tones, what an absolutely loyal legend. Love ya x
Just love ya girlfriend, I miss ya laughing and the face you pull while doing it. But I know you are going to recover cos you’re a bloody legend. Love ya sunflower
Some of the gardens there are very beautiful ! ‘keep on going outside and gardening I believe its a blessing 🪷Well done on your achievements together great efforts 😊
Awwww Vicky we are so proud of you.💙 All the hard work you’ve been doing in Rehab. You’re just amazing & we love you so much we are all so blessed to have you with us Vic. Love you Sis 💙 Thank you to all the Wonderful Staff at PC Hospital that’s helped my Sister on her journey. You are all amazing & caring people.🙏
Well done Vicky Starkie we are so proud of you xx
Sharon Howe ❤️
I wish I could turn back the clock and be working in the RBH again. Such great times.
Wishing you all the very best Vicky and family Enjoy your 40th anniversary 🥰
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If you're being admitted to TPCH, one of the first friendly faces you're likely to meet is Michelle! 🎉😍
Michelle has supported patients at the Prince Charles Hospital for 40 years, joining the team fresh out of high school.
She spent time in a number of Units including X-ray, the Ellen Barron Centre, Admissions, and the ED, and has spent the last 25 years in Pre-Admissions, where patients come in for Orthopaedic, General Surgery or Cardiology procedures.
"I have had a lot of “thank you, great work”, “love your smile” and "God Bless you” in my time, and the occasional knitted teddy bear or tea towels," she said, reflecting on her experiences with patients.
"Prince Charles holds a special place in my heart because it was here that I met my late husband, and now years later, our son works here too.
"One day I will retire and relax, babysit, throw in a couple of cruises and look back on my time at Prince Charles with fond memories, life-long friends and a lot of tea towels!"
👏 Shoutout Saturday to one of our long-serving friendly faces, Michelle. 🚢💐
What an honour and a pleasure it is working with Michelle. A credit to her profession, and a wonderful, lovely person to work alongside. As a nurse, I’d be lost without your guidance and support. Thank you for the last 40 years Michelle x
Michelle your smile lights up a room. It’s been a pleasure to work along side you all these years.
Yay Michelle! 40 years! You’re a super star ⭐️ Congratulations!
Yes Michelle is amazing. I’m very proud to call her my colleague.
Your smile is wonderful and you are so helpful .Thank you for your long service at TPCH
I had the pleasure of meeting this wonderful lady on my very 1st day working @ TPCH, with that same gorgeous smile. She is an amazing person with a beautiful soul. TPCH is lucky to have her as part as their team.
Beautiful woman inside and out! A wealth of knowledge and the face of EPAC! Acknowledgment very much deserved! Xxx
A beautiful lady inside and out. TPCH is so lucky to have had you for all of this time ❤️
Well done Michelle! We know how wonderful you are ❤️
Michelle is wonderful!
Michellleeeeee😍😍 taught me everything I know! Bless you lovely lady xx
Love your work Michelle ❤️
Always love our chats Michelle.
Good on you Michelle, great to see you get recognition for being such a positive person for all those years. Pleasure to have worked with you..
Congratulations Michelle, so lovely to see you. I remember when I first started at TPCH, you were so beautiful to me. Xx
Congratulations Michelle. Always with a smile. Loved the time working with you over the years.
Lovely to see you being recognised for your 40 years of service. Fantastic work. Beautiful photo.
Michelle you’re a Star 🤩
One of the good ones!! Love Michelle!
The kindest person and so amazing in everything she does!!! 😍❤️😍
Love seeing your smiling face at work!
Michelle it’s an absolute pleasure working with you! I can’t thank you enough for the great work you do in PREAC! 💐
So lovely to work beside you Michelle! What an achievement of 40 years! 🌻
You are an amazing ambassador for TPCH I remember my time at Charlie’s 😊
Looks like Kathy bates:))
The team at TPCH are getting to the root of dental health problems for our eligible patients! 🦷
A new TPCH Dental Clinic is now open for current inpatients who may have an urgent dental need that are impacting on their medical treatment whilst at TPCH.
One of our main cohorts are cardiac patients who may require sudden heart valve surgery and must be deemed 'dentally fit' before their treatment.
Dr Arnella and Dental Assistant Yuki share why it is important for our cardiac patients to be seen on site before surgery.
“We want to ensure there’s no active infection in the mouth that can go into the bloodstream and affect the new heart valves,” Dr Arnella said.
“Getting patients off campus for treatment is a complicated process, logistically it’s a lot safer to stay on site.”
Brilliant 👏🏻 👏🏻
The dream 🦷 team 💕
Fantastic initiative 🩷
Such a great team! Well Done Ladies!🦷🪥
I see a familiar face , good work and good hands. Making a difference.
Great work
Great job all! A great service & a great team! 🦷
Well done team!!!
Great team! Great facilities I heard as well. Lucky patients for having such good care in situ! Well done team!
Wow, what a great team.
That’s a great idea!
What a great service for those patients.
I so miss Metro North.
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👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🦷🦷🦷👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Amazing!!
The year was 1985 - the TV series 'Neighbours' had just launched, Simple Minds' 'Don't You Forget About Me' was sweeping the charts, and nurse Lorraine had just moved into the nursing quarters at RBWH to start her career.
That was 40 years ago now, having shaped many positive changes in that time including in clinical roles and safety and quality.
Lorraine spent 36 of those 40 years at TPCH, largely focussed on patient improvements.
"Having a ‘bird’s-eye view’ of patient care across the organisation allows us to transform information into meaningful action, ensuring lessons are learned and improvements are made to support safer care for every patient," Lorraine said.
"Reflecting on the past 40 years, I feel incredibly privileged to have been part of so many patients’ journeys and to have worked alongside such dedicated healthcare professionals."
👏 💐 Thank you for your 40 years of service Lorraine!
You’re amazing Lorraine!
Brilliant you girlfriend. So proud I could work with you xx
Congratulations!
Lorraine is the absolute GOAT, congratulations on 40 years! ❤️
Congratulations Lorraine, thank you for being my role model, my first NUM and showing me how things should be done. It’s been a pleasure! 👏🏼🥂
So proud of you Mum!
Love this Lorraine…congratulations! 😘
Incredible 40 years of service! It has been an honour to have worked with you. Congratulations on this milestone x
Wowzers!!! Congratulations Lorraine Adams. Always cool, calm and (mostly) collected!! 😉😂 Thanks for being a great mentor and lots of fun xx
Congratulations Lorraine! Loved you from our very first shift! Such a brilliant clinician, and a wonderful teacher. Think of the many thousands of people over 40 years that have suffered less, felt heard and supported, and laughed more often all because of you. What an extraordinary legacy.
Legend
Congratulations! An incredible milestone. 🎉❤️
Congratulations Lorraine, well done!!!
well done sis, very proud of you!
So good Lorraine! You are a big inspiration to me!
Congratulations . I see from above comments all the respect and high esteem your fellow staff held you in. Well done.
Well done Lorraine 😊
Congratulations Lorraine Adams - wow 40 years gone in the blink of an eye too I bet! Well done 👏🏻🩷
Congratulations Lorraine! Such a pleasure working with your in the early 2000’s on Ward 1D!
Incredible! Congratulations Lorraine 🩷
Congratulations Lorraine!!!! Huge achievement!!!
Thank you Lorraine! ❤️I can’t believe no one’s mentioned your singing!! You can’t leave just yet!
Congratulations Lorraine! TPCH is very lucky to have you. Thank you for all your knowledge and support 💐🤗
Congratulations Lorraine on 40 years- so lovely to see so many people celebrating you 💕
You are a super hero all the best
"I used to love reading a good murder mystery and sewing my own clothes. We didn't have kids of our own, but I made all the clothes for myself and our three great-nieces. These days it's puzzles and code crackers that keep my brain going; it's good because you can pick them up and put them back down. I was a telephonist with Telstra from 1966 until the 90's and used to socialise often. I still enjoy visiting friends with my husband; it's important to mix around with others and find a day each week to get out and be social."
💭 Monday Mantra, Coral, 79, Ward 1C Patient at TPCH 🧩🧵🔍🦋.
thats a great ward Coral, get well
I love code crackers! A good brain stretch.
Yay! Aunty coral
Her face looks familiar and we did work with a Coral. Could be her as she’s got older
I love a good puzzle book to relax, glad to see others enjoying the pastime 😁
Audio books are the go Coral, get some headphones and listen away
I dont be long to this group but when I saw this photo I had to do a double take ,she looks exactly like my mum down to every detail (our souls have carbin copies of us in different countries) my mum passed in 2019 and was wired up like this ,my late mother also was a reader and did sadoko .
Patients with a range of serious health conditions are now much closer to innovative therapies and medical devices, thanks to a new Clinical Trials Centre at The Prince Charles Hospital. 🔬📝
It’s the first time in Queensland and only the second time in Australia that a centre of this kind has been built within a hospital, rather than as a standalone facility.
Assistant Nursing Director Jenny is excited about the life-changing opportunities the new centre can offer, not only for our patients who want to take part in trials, but also in freeing up hospital capacity to treat acutely unwell people. ✅🙌
“The new centre can offer investigator‑initiated and industry‑sponsored drug and device trials, observational studies and registries,” Jenny said.
“Evidence-based studies give patients access to new opportunities that will improve the health outcomes for patients at TPCH, Metro North Health and across Queensland.”
Huge advancements like this are what give patients and families hope for better health outcomes and treatment options
Great work Jenny and team!
Brilliant work Jenny!
Great leadership by Jenny to lead this centre
Great work Jenny!❤️
It’s an amazing hospital as is St Vincent’s Northside which is right next door .
This sounds brilliant. Well done TPCH. Always looking after your patients' needs.
Yes Jenny! So good-the service is so lucky to have you!
Incredible work Jenny 🙌
Jenny, this is brilliant!! Love this for TPCH and for you!
So proud of you Jenny! Well done
Fantastic work Jenny !!!!
Amazing work ❤️
Well done Jenny and team
Congratulations Jenny 😘🐞😂
So proud of you and the team, Jenny!
Amazing work team!
Miss u😘😘😘
U look too beautiful and sweet
How about putting the same effort into improving mental health services which are almost non existent?
Rhys was in his early twenties when his touch football game turned into a life-altering emergency. ⚕️⚡
Rhys had a cardiac arrest on the field and only then discovered he had a condition that would eventually require a heart transplant, with his operation making him the 500th recipient at TPCH.
He is now a Community Ambassador for the Prince Charles Hospital Foundation The Common Good Au and was onsite as they celebrated their 40th anniversary this week. 🎉🙌
"There were so many times when research saved my life," Rhys shares.
"It gets better over time, it'll go on to save even more - the impact research will have in the future is enormous."
Wow. Well done to Rhys and all who were behind the scenes doing everything to make this all possible. I am almost 65 and was born with a CHD. I was a world first to survive the operation at age 11 after 2 other surgeries to keep me going till then. They didn't do heart transplants when I was a kid, because they didn't have the know how. You have an amazing life ahead no doubt. Well done :3
We are so proud that Rhys is one of our inaugural Community Ambassadors and look forward to sharing more of his story very soon.
Amazing story, beautiful family. 😊
Great choice for an Ambassador! Sounds like an interesting and difficult journey you’ve had at such a young age mate. All the best 👍
Yeah! Go mate!
Amazing
Great work Rhys!! Spreading the word for research and the great work done by the transplant service at TPCH! 🙌🏼👏🏼
With 18 years of experience under his belt, you can only begin to imagine the number of lives TPCH Patient Service Officer Matt has touched in that time.
Matt is placed in the Cardiac Investigations Unit, where he enjoys building rapport with regular patients who come in for treatment.
"Some of the more memorable patients love to banter with me during State of Origin, and it’s especially fun when they barrack for New South Wales!" he said.
“I enjoy working in a great team, both in patient services and in the CIU, and know it’s important to do my work well so clinical staff can focus on direct patient care."
A vacancy in Patient Support Services is available now, so check out the link in the comments below to join this wonderful team. 👇
Those interested in finding out more about the vacancy, click on the link via smart jobs - smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobtools/jncustomsearch.viewFullSingle?in_organid=14904&in_jnCounter=2230432...
The Best Matt..,😊
Nice work Matt!
Kind hearted Carrying always lovely to be around love you Matt
Go matty
Aww Matt , Go Broncs
Top bloke! On ya Matt 😁
Cardiac care is good. You actually get to know your doctors and other staff.
All Mats are legends. Mine has been at TPCH for 35 years in the middle of May.
Great work buddy 👌
Matt! Awesome. How you doing pushing the Ford wheelchairs? 😂😂😂 hugs always.
Wonderful team member to have on shift
Matt’s the Man!
Keep up the incredible work Matt 👏👏
Luv u matty❤😘
Keep up the good work Matt
Well done Matt!
Ashlie Whiting .
Always makes my day better love ya Matty ❤️ thanks for being such a legend in TPCH Cardiology
Go Matt! 💪 👏 What a star 🌟
Makes our lives so much easier! Always
We appreciate your hard work Matt and your legendary Dad jokes to keep us all smiling 😊
Best of the best right there 🙌🏼💯
Go Matt!
We love Matt!
40 is a magic number at TPCH this week and is especially important to patient Vicky and her partner Tony, as she's hoping to walk back down the aisle for their 40th wedding anniversary soon! 🥰💑
Vicky suffered a stroke while undergoing open heart surgery last year, and has spent 100 days in hospital, with three of those weeks being in the ICU. During her recovery, she has had to relearn how to eat, walk, talk and use her left hand.
Vicky has worked closely with her wonderful TPCH team of physios, speech therapists, OT's and nurses, and has used the upgraded installations in the mobility garden, with funds donated as part of the “Rehab Path to Recovery” Project from The Common Good Au
Her husband Tony and sons have been with her every step of the way, with extra physio lessons on weekends and visits with the grandkids in the new area featuring wheelchair friendly updates and installations that mimic everyday challenges faced by recovering patients at home. 🌿👩🦽➡️👣
"We make sure to get out and about every day, with the best part of my recovery enjoying this peaceful space outside of the usual hospital environment," Vicky said.
GREAT news stay strong looking forward to the 40th wedding anniversary pictures 😘
Sending love to you and your fam Rhys. The road to recovery can be a tough one to navigate ❤️🩹 I hope your Mum is able to get back to baseline. I know she had the most amazing team around her!!
Keep improving Vick we are all wishing you much love 🥰
We love ya Vic… strong woman you are … love ya big time 😍
Lots of love to you Vick! So proud of you and your strength is inspirational ❤️ And Tones, what an absolutely loyal legend. Love ya x
Just love ya girlfriend, I miss ya laughing and the face you pull while doing it. But I know you are going to recover cos you’re a bloody legend. Love ya sunflower
Some of the gardens there are very beautiful ! ‘keep on going outside and gardening I believe its a blessing 🪷Well done on your achievements together great efforts 😊
Awwww Vicky we are so proud of you.💙 All the hard work you’ve been doing in Rehab. You’re just amazing & we love you so much we are all so blessed to have you with us Vic. Love you Sis 💙 Thank you to all the Wonderful Staff at PC Hospital that’s helped my Sister on her journey. You are all amazing & caring people.🙏
Well done Vicky Starkie we are so proud of you xx
Sharon Howe ❤️
I wish I could turn back the clock and be working in the RBH again. Such great times.
Wishing you all the very best Vicky and family Enjoy your 40th anniversary 🥰
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