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The Bundaberg business community has united to save nearly 12,000 lives in the past year, and have already set a goal to save even more in 2019. Bundaberg Blood Donor Centre Manager Dean Krueger commended Bundaberg’s most generous local business and community groups for joining together to build camaraderie and do something special for those in need. “Nearly 12,000 lives have been saved in the past year thanks to the 3820 donations given by some of our most generous localMore

A group of Bundaberg women have banded together to begin fundraising for a second scalp cooling machine that will make a huge difference in the treatment of people undergoing chemotherapy. Scalp cooling is a complementary therapy that may limit hair loss in patients undergoing treatment. The Friendlies Foundation Public Relations Officer Tunja Cottier said the foundation donated the funds to The Friendlies for the purchase of the first machine for the Day Oncology Unit, at a cost of almost $50,000.More

The Bundaberg community has access to a new, state-of-the-art Medicare-rebateable 3T MRI scanner thanks to I-MED Radiology located in the Friendly Society Private Hospital. The scanner is the latest 3T Magnetic Resonance Imaging scanner from Siemens Healthineers and offers revolutionary technology that automatically adapts to the individual anatomical and physiological differences of patients to enable customised, high quality imaging without the use of ionising radiation. It is the first of its kind to be installed in a regional radiology facilityMore

As a community pharmacy, The Friendlies do more than just dispense medication. Our pharmacists, led by Chief Pharmacist Jason Vizgoft, can offer a range of professional services. Jason joined The Friendlies team last year after relocating to Bundaberg in 2011. Jason has a special interest in community pharmacy and has worked at a number of pharmacies across Bundaberg including Blooms, Priceline and Carlyle Gardens. Our team work alongside GPs and other health professionals to make sure our customers have theMore