News
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16 May 2024
New Board Chair reflects on first month in top job
New Darling Downs Health Board Chair Dr Dennis Campbell has reflected on his first month in the job, while leading the monthly board meeting at Goondiwindi Hospital.
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07 May 2024
Help fight respiratory illnesses this winter
Darling Downs residents are being encouraged to protect themselves against respiratory illnesses such as influenza and whooping cough (pertussis) this winter.
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16 April 2024
New machine helping diagnose lymphoedema earlier at Kingaroy Hospital
A new L-Dex machine at Kingaroy Hospital is detecting lymphoedema earlier than traditional methods leading to better health outcomes for South Burnett residents.
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16 April 2024
Innovative pharmacy ordering software developed at Kingaroy Hospital
A new app developed by eHealth and Darling Downs Health staff is allowing clinicians to lodge medication requests faster, leading to better outcomes for patients in the South Burnett.
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22 March 2024
Pathology Queensland Toowoomba Laboratory celebrates remarkable milestone
Supporting communities across the Darling Downs and South Burnett, the Pathology Queensland Toowoomba Laboratory is celebrating its centenary.
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13 March 2024
Board Chair Mike Horan AM, announces his retirement
After serving as Board Chair since the Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service was formed on 1 July 2012, Mike Horan AM has today announced he will retire on 31 March 2024.
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01 March 2024
Construction commences on two new healthcare facilities in the Darling Downs
Ground has officially broken on the new $22.6 million Tara Hospital and the new $28.5 million Millmerran Multipurpose Health Service Facility.
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13 February 2024
Busy December quarter for Darling Downs hospitals
Darling Downs Health hospitals had 49,822 patients present to emergency departments in the December 2023 quarter, an increase of 7 per cent compared to the same quarter in 2022.
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30 January 2024
New pathology position aims to train and retain rural scientists
In a bid to attract and keep pathology scientists in rural areas, Pathology Queensland have introduced a new Rural Graduate Trainee Scientist position at the Warwick Hospital Pathology Laboratory.