Caboolture Hospital will receive an extra 32 beds by early next year as demand for health care in the region grows.

For nurse graduate Courtney Hayes, it was an easy decision to become a nurse.

Exceptional people and teams working to deliver excellence in health care were recognised at the Metro North Hospital and Health Service (MNHHS) Australia Day Awards for 2016 on 27 January.

For the first time, the monthly fail to attend rates for new gastroenterology outpatient appointments at Caboolture Hospital was zero in November 2015, thanks to a new SMS and an automated telephone confirmation service.

Mums and mums-to-be have voted Caboolture Hospital one of the best in Queensland for maternity care.

Nine local school-based trainees have gained a healthy career start by graduating from the Redcliffe and Caboolture-Kilcoy Hospitals School-based Traineeship Program.

Bridging the gap in mental health services for Indigenous Australians is a key focus of Metro North Hospital and Health Service Indigenous Mental Health Workers Marjorie Droste and Jasmine Tobane.

The Metro North Hospital and Health Service Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Unit (A&TSIHU) is celebrating a major milestone this month with 5,000 participants completing their online Cultural Practice eLearning Program since its launch two years ago.

Metro North’s Queensland Fixated Threat Assessment Centre (QFTAC) won a Gold Award for Fostering Innovation at the 2015 Queensland Police Service (QPS) Awards for Excellence.

Mums, bubs and visitors to Caboolture Hospital’s maternity ward and birthing suite will be in for a delightful surprise with a large collection of treasured, canvas-printed photos gracing the walls and waiting areas.

Although local artist and teenager Sam King has only been painting for a few years, it is clear that his creative artwork reflects his personal journey and the strength of his Indigenous heritage.

Redcliffe and Caboolture Hospital has welcomed a new Clinical Nurse Consultant to its Intensive Care team as part of a push to enhance intensive care services in Moreton Bay.

Metro North Hospital and Health Service (MNHHS) will celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ connection to the land and sea during national NAIDOC Week next month.

A group of community-minded patients and volunteers has made a significant difference to mental health services and care being delivered at Caboolture Hospital’s Mental Health Facility.

Kilcoy Hospital’s Indigenous Healing Garden is bearing fruit.

Metro North Hospital and Health Service (MNHHS) held its first engagement session with its community and healthcare partners to support the implementation of the recently launched Health Service Strategy 2015-20.

A new service at Caboolture Hospital will mean local kids will no longer have to travel to Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital for minor surgery for ear, nose or throat conditions.

So far this year, more than 380 Queenslanders have contracted the mosquito-borne virus Ross River Virus (RRV) compared to 120 cases reported in the same period last year.