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Gold Coast Health News

The latest news at Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service.

Young musicians and artists bring creativity to Gold Coast hospitals for Queensland Youth Week

Young performers and artists from across the Gold Coast are set to fill hospital spaces with music and creativity this April, as part of Queensland Youth Week.


Experienced clinicians and leaders appointed to Gold Coast Hospital and Health Board

Meet the new Gold Coast Hospital and Health Board members and learn how their experience in health, leadership and community will guide local public healthcare services.


Young Ewing sarcoma survivor speaks out for Youth Cancer Awareness Month

At just 18 years old, Annalise Patti should have been focused on choosing a career path or saving for her first home. Instead, her life veered in an unimaginable direction when she was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer.


Exploring neurodivergent ways of experiencing and understanding the world through art

An art exhibition for Autism Acceptance Month shares lived neurodivergent experiences, using drawing to build understanding, reduce stigma and support inclusive, accessible communication.


Guiding young lives through cancer and beyond

Facing a cancer diagnosis is daunting at any age, but for young people just beginning to carve out their futures, it can feel especially cruel. Yet this is the reality for more than 8,000 adolescents and young adults (15–24) diagnosed with cancer in Australia each year. 


Measles Alert for Gold Coast

Gold Coast Public Health Unit (GCPHU) has issued an alert following two confirmed cases of measles who were unknowingly infectious while visiting locations on the Gold Coast.  


Is sleep the most underrated medicine?

Gold Coast Health’s Sleep Medicine team is here to remind us sleep isn’t optional – it’s foundational.


A fighting mindset: David’s journey through cancer and recovery

Mind over matter is a belief that thoughts can shape reality, and Arundel local David Prowd is living proof of it.


Next phase underway for Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit

Gold Coast Health is progressing the next phase of the Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit, recruiting staff for the 20-bed Sandalwood ward — the second unit in the $122.7 million, 40-bed facility at Gold Coast University Hospital opening in 2025-26.


Anna’s meningitis scare sparks calls for awareness

A young Gold Coast woman is urging others to learn the signs of meningococcal disease after surviving a terrifying near death experience overseas.