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Man seriously injured in buggy rollover

Paramedics also took a woman to Mackay Base Hospital after a separate car rollover overnight.

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28th Jan. 2021 7:01 AM

Two patients taken to Mackay Base Hospital after separate vehicle rollovers overnight.

‘No alarm in this’: Mayor’s message to community

Follow up testing will occur on January 27 which Cr Williamson says will determine the next step.

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22nd Jan. 2021 5:01 PM

Mackay Regional Council Mayor Greg Williamson said recent COVID fragments detected in South Mackay wastewater was nothing to be alarmed about. Picture: Zizi Averill

The number of COVID tests done to keep Mackay safe

The Daily Mercury sat down with Mackay Base Hospital’s laboratory manager to get the latest information on testing...

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13th Jan. 2021 3:01 PM

Mackay MP Julieanne Gilbert and second in charge scientist in microbiology, Rockhampton, Rachael Manns with the Panther machine. Picture: Melanie Whiting

Cause of 550+ gastro cases across Mackay, Whitsunday region

Did you make it through 2020 without catching a stomach bug? Hospital service identifies cause of gastro across Mackay...

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13th Jan. 2021 5:01 AM

Mackay Hospital and Health Services has detailed the cause of hundreds of stomach bugs in the Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday region over the past 12 months.

How Mackay Council will recover from the COVID blues

The biggest events for Mackay Regional Council in 2020, and what is in store for over the next 12 months

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01st Jan. 2021 5:01 AM

Mackay Regional Council Mayor Greg Williamson at his desk with Christmas decorations as he reflects on 2020. Picture: Zizi Averill

REVEALED: How long patients are waiting in the ER

A report has shed light on how long Whitsunday and Mackay residents are waiting for surgeries and urgent care.

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28th Dec. 2020 6:12 AM

The Mackay Hospital and Health Service tabled the 2019-20 annual report in parliament with details on how hospitals across the region balanced the pandemic and regular services. Picture: File

Whitsunday and Mackay COVID testing clinics ramp up

As NSW grapples with the outbreak, testing clinics across the region are experiencing a rise in patients.

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23rd Dec. 2020 5:12 AM

Dr Chris Gill, Dr Bill Smith and Dr Jane De Keyser at the Whitsunday Respiratory Clinic. Picture: Laura Thomas

High-tech CPR device welcomed at Mackay Base Hospital

‘If we had a patient with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 the Corpuls would play an important role’

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15th Dec. 2020 1:12 PM

Mackay Base Hospital Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit staff members have started training sessions to use the Corpuls CPR device in our simulation centre

Aged care worker among active tuberculosis cases in Mackay

Contact tracing is under way to identify people in close contact with two cases of TB in Mackay

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27th Nov. 2020 7:11 PM

Mackay Base Hospital’s respiratory department is co-ordinating the care and treatment of two active tuberculosis cases in Mackay.

Region’s ‘disturbing’ health habits are getting worse

Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday residents are fatter, more sunburnt and heavier smokers than the rest of Qld

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27th Nov. 2020 3:11 PM

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