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27 August 2026
Builder appointed for new Emerald renal dialysis unit
Central Highlands patients are a step closer to accessing dialysis treatment closer to home. Design and construction firm Paynters has been appointed to deliver the purpose-built, standalone unit on the Emerald Hospital campus.
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24 August 2026
Staff excellence celebrated at awards night
Central Queensland Health celebrated the best of the best at the 2026 Staff Recognition Awards in Emerald on Thursday 20 August.
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20 August 2026
Community invited to celebrate completion of Rockhampton’s new mental health unit
Central Queenslanders are being invited to step inside Rockhampton Hospital’s new 32-bed Adult Inpatient Mental Health Unit before it welcomes its first consumers.
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20 August 2025
Major concrete pour at Mental Health Unit expansion
The $92 million expansion of the Rockhampton Adult Mental Health Inpatient Unit has reached another milestone, on track for a 2026 opening.
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09 July 2025
Mental Health Nurses supported by partnership with CQUniversity.
Graduate Registered Nurses in Central Queensland are supported to complete their post-graduate qualifications in mental health nursing thanks to our Health Academic Partnership Program with CQUniversity.
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08 July 2025
Building a culturally safe space for residents
Community Care Unit kicked off this week’s NAIDOC Week celebrations for Central Queensland Health, marking the opening of its new Yarning Circle.
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04 July 2025
Supporting graduate RNs with mental health skills
Central Queensland Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Service has celebrated the success of four graduate registered nurses in completing their Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing course, run in partnership with CQUniversity.
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26 November 2024
Mental Health Co-Responder Program enhances care in Gladstone
The Mental Health Co-Responder Program has commenced in Gladstone, enhancing frontline care for those experiencing a mental health crisis.
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24 July 2024
Tender awarded for Rockhampton Mental Health Inpatient Unit expansion
Rockhampton’s expanded Mental Health Inpatient Unit is a huge step closer, with the successful awarding of the construction tender to Broad Construction Pty Ltd.
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17 July 2024
Rockhampton boosts Allison’s rewarding career
Clinical Nurse Allison finds her work in Older Person’s Mental Health Inpatient Unit very rewarding. She loves caring for older people and enjoys the challenge it brings.
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21 June 2024
Meet Mental Health nurse Melinda
Mental Health nurse Melinda moved to Rockhampton for a one-month contract back in 2018 and fell in love with her workplace and the region.“It’s amazing!” she said about mental health nursing. “There’s so many different career options, from