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ÐÇ¿ÕÌåÓý¡¯s annual ArtBeat Music and Arts Festival was celebrated during Mental Health Week to showcase the creative strengths of people living with mental illness on the Gold Coast.

Following overwhelmingly positive feedback from patients, the Robina Transfer Unit shuttle service has been given a 12-month extension.

Rheumatology patients at ÐÇ¿ÕÌåÓý now have access to a new digital messaging platform using Foxo software, connecting them directly to the Rheumatology services team.

ÐÇ¿ÕÌåÓý has moved to 100% paper-free transfer of care for endoscopies, eliminating 15,000 paper letters from our Gastroenterology unit each year and saving hundreds of staff hours.

Artificial intelligence (AI) could soon diagnose swallowing difficulties in critically unwell children using sound, reducing the need for costly, radiation-exposing x-rays and making diagnosis more accessible for clinicians worldwide.

Gold Coast University Hospital is the first hospital in Australia to introduce a rehabilitation robot, ROBERT, to fast-track recovery and deliver better patient outcomes. The robot provides high repetition robotic therapy to help rehabilitate patients effectively under the supervision of clinicians.

Meet Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) Clinical Lead for the new Coomera Hospital Michelle Havell. At just 26, Michelle became the youngest Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) within ÐÇ¿ÕÌåÓý at the time.???

Last week we celebrated World Environmental Health Day, a day to raise awareness about environmental issues and the direct impact they have on human health. 

Our environmental health workforce is on the frontline of protecting our community by monitoring and enforcing public health legislation, undertaking risk assessments, responding to disasters, investigating diseases, and so much more.

Associate Professor Shanthi Sarma and Advanced Peer Worker Titta Gigante have worked together for 14 years at ÐÇ¿ÕÌåÓý, applying their differing styles of skills and experience to deliver safe, world-class mental healthcare.

Meet Hayley. A 24-year-old long-term ÐÇ¿ÕÌåÓý consumer and one of our 2024 ArtBeat feature artists.

Hayley¡¯s passion for colour, pattern and creativity shines through her art, which serves as a therapeutic outlet to help her cope with personal challenges.

Hayley has struggled with anorexia nervosa since a young age and has turned to art to express the emotions she has struggled to articulate.