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Children’s Health Queensland earns Australian-first Gold Certification for excellence in person-centred care
Children’s Health Queensland has become the first paediatric healthcare provider in the Southern Hemisphere to be awarded Gold Certification for Excellence in Person-Centred Care by Planetree International.
First patients and families welcomed to new surgical ward
The first patients have moved into a new 29-bed orthopaedic and neurosurgical ward at the Queensland Children’s Hospital, part of a $20 million expansion project.
Safe, timely care for Queensland kids despite COVID-19
Queensland’s sickest and most seriously injured children and young people have continued to access safe, timely healthcare services despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Study to uncover new treatments for children with life-threatening antibiotic-resistant infections
Children’s Health Queensland is leading a national study focused on finding new antibiotics and better treatment options for some of the most serious multi-drug-resistant infections in children.
Statewide sepsis team recognised with international award
Congratulations to the Queensland Paediatric Sepsis Project team who recently won a 2020 Global Sepsis Alliance Award (Governments and Healthcare Authorities category).
Sepsis study aims to deliver life-saving rapid bedside tests
Queensland Children’s Hospital clinicians will lead Australia’s largest paediatric sepsis study, with the goal of using gene-expression testing to reduce the time it takes to diagnose the life-threatening infection.
