{"id":1898,"date":"2015-02-17T04:01:46","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T04:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/uncategorized\/kids-surgery-ear-nose-throat-conditions-now-available-caboolture\/"},"modified":"2017-07-31T04:03:50","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T04:03:50","slug":"kids-surgery-ear-nose-throat-conditions-now-available-caboolture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/news\/kids-surgery-ear-nose-throat-conditions-now-available-caboolture","title":{"rendered":"Kids surgery for ear, nose and throat conditions now available at Caboolture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1>Kids surgery for ear, nose and throat conditions now available at Caboolture<\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1902 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/07\/150217-kids-ent-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"Kids surgery at Caboolture\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/07\/150217-kids-ent-200x136.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/07\/150217-kids-ent-221x150.jpg 221w, https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/07\/150217-kids-ent-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/07\/150217-kids-ent-400x271.jpg 400w, https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/07\/150217-kids-ent-600x407.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/07\/150217-kids-ent-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/07\/150217-kids-ent-800x543.jpg 800w, https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/07\/150217-kids-ent-1024x695.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/07\/150217-kids-ent-1200x814.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>A new service at Caboolture Hospital will mean local kids will no longer have to travel to Lady Cilento Children\u2019s Hospital for minor surgery for ear, nose or throat conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The launch of the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) service will allow minor surgery, such as the removal of adenoids and perforated ear drums, to be performed at the ENT clinic at the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Caboolture-Kilcoy Hospital Acting Executive Director Dr Lance Le Ray said this was an exciting milestone, with the first ENT surgery taking place at the hospital today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new service is part of a broader Metro North Hospital and Health Service strategy to provide better access to high-quality, safe and family-centred health services where they are needed in the community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been working very closely with specialist staff from the Lady Cilento Children\u2019s Hospital to identify local children on the wait list for surgery whose condition can be treated here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d Dr Le Ray said highly respected and experienced surgeon, Dr Andrew Chang from Lady Cilento Children\u2019s Hospital, would perform the procedures and also conduct outpatient clinics at the hospital from 3 March 2015.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe types of procedures to be performed today include surgery to correct chronic middle-ear infections and blockages, and the removal of adenoids,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMinor procedures for children to improve air flow in the nose and repair perforated ear drums will also be performed at Caboolture Hospital following referrals from Lady Cilento Children\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d Dr Le Ray urged all General Practitioners and doctors to continue to refer patients to the Lady Cilento Children\u2019s Hospital so they can be categorised and coordinated properly with Caboolture Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The introduction of the ENT service at Caboolture Hospital follows the enhancement of children\u2019s services in 2013 and the opening of the only specialist children\u2019s Audiology Service in North Brisbane in mid-2014.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new service at Caboolture Hospital will mean local kids will no longer have to travel to Lady Cilento Children\u2019s Hospital for minor surgery for ear, nose or throat 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