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Interventional Cardiologist Dr Daljeet Gill has joined the professional team at The Friendlies Hospital Cardiac Investigations Unit. The unit is a specialised procedure environment where cardiologists perform minimally invasive tests and procedures to diagnose and treat cardiovascular disease. There’s an agreement with Queensland Health to treat public patients at the facility, which is the only one of its kind in the Wide Bay region. After having worked for Advara HeartCare as a locum on several occasions, Dr Gill is nowMore

The Friendlies’ senior Physiotherapist Mitchell Shorten is embarking on a “pain revolution” to share the latest in pain science, pain education and best practice care for people in pain. Mitch is joining more than a dozen other health professionals to cycle 750km from Townsville to Port Douglas as part of a Rural Outreach Tour. The health promotion initiative is aimed at raising awareness about effective pain management and raising funds to support Pain Revolution’s innovative and high-impact programs. Pain RevolutionMore

A $1.6 million rebuild of the Cardiac Investigations Unit at The Friendlies Hospital in Bundaberg will deliver state-of-the-art services to residents of the Wide Bay region. The 11-year-old “cath lab” will be redeveloped at the end of this year to install the latest medical technology. The unit is a specialised procedure environment where cardiologists perform minimally invasive tests and procedures to diagnose and treat cardiovascular disease. There’s an agreement with Queensland Health to treat public patients at the facility, whichMore

In a Queensland first, The Friendlies Hospital has partnered with local high schools to pioneer an innovative vocational training program for Year 12 students. Fourteen students from Shalom College and Bundaberg State High School this week started practical placements at The Friendlies as part of their Certificate III course in Health Service Assistance. Completion of the course qualifies students to work as an Assistant in Nursing (AIN). The Friendlies’ Director of Clinical Services and Patient Safety, Sandy Blake, said theMore