In a North QLD first, patients across TUH and community clinics will have access to the new #YourQH app which is designed to streamline appointments, referrals, and hospital correspondence so patients can make changes anywhere, anytime #ThisIsTHHS 🔗 bit.ly/yourQH

Today is International Nurses Day👩‍⚕️

Nurses Paul Mateos and Elizabeth Maguire are jumping after being recognised at the Townsville HHS annual nursing awards.

Thank you to all nurses in our HHS and in the community for all that they do🌟

🤰👶Today is International Day of the Midwife. This day is a chance for for us to recognise their contribution to maternal and newborn health. 🤰👶

Ingham Health Service midwives celebrated today with local mums and their new babies.

❤️🕯 #TownsvilleUniversityHospital will hold an #ANZACDay Dawn Service this Monday, 25 April, in the hospital’s Front Gardens at 5:50am for patients and their families, staff and the community. We look forward to seeing you there.

#AnzacTownsville

🐰 Every-bunny deserves a break, even our hard-working vaccinators! The team at our West End vaccination centre will be spending time with their family and loved ones this Easter break, so the centre will be CLOSED 15-18 April. We'll re-open 19 April with normal operating hours.

🧒🐇 Hop to it these school holidays and get your COVID-19 vaccine. The team will be Stockland and Willows Shopping Centre all holidays (4 – 14 April)🧒🐇
Mon, Tue, Wed and Fri 10:00am-5:00pm
Thu 10:00am-8:00pm
Sat, Sun 09:00am-4:00pm

🤗Little Thelic was a touch nervous when coming to #Townsville UniversityHospital theatres this week so nurses jumped into action and helped soothe his (and mums) nerves by escorting him to theatre in style. Queensland Police, we found your cutest new recruit! #TooCuteTuesday #Townsville

😎Is it a bird? A plane? No, it's our chief executive flying above the Queensland Country Bank Stadium to raise awareness for the Abseil for Health World Record attempt on 4 June, which looks to break the current UK-set record of 1350 abseilers in 24hrs. To take part, visit: outerlimitsadventure.com.au/event/abseil-f…

💚🚆It’s full steam ahead at TUH, with a new mode of transport for the mail underway for Thomas & Friends fans. Conductor (mail man) Colin worked tirelessly to create the fancy new wheels, which were loved from the outset by patient Luke Weaver in our Children's Ward.

🥰 Have you experienced an act of kindness lately? Our staff add some love to the newsfeed by filling us in on their latest acts of kindness.
#KindnessProject

🩺👨‍⚕️Happy #InternationalDoctorsDay ! Pictured here is the ever-humble Dr Pieter.
'We spend most our life at work, so I wanted to make sure my work was something that was worth doing and that helped people. Medicine has provided that for me.'

Have you visited one of our specialist outpatient clinics like the fracture clinic or diabetes, children's, neurology, audiology, cardiac, or maternity clinics? How was your experience? Are there things we could change to improve? Have your say here bit.ly/3IcAxfG

Today is World Social Work Day and Townsville University Hospital is celebrating one of its largest ever intakes of social work graduates #WSWD2022

All tests for COVID-19 are effective, no need to queue for a PCR … 🚗 🚗 🚗

Just collect a RAT and log your results online. You must immediately isolate 🏡 and report your positive test result here 💻 qld.gov.au/rat-positive

TUH staff Lucinda + Casie will join frontline health and emergency workers in a guard of honour today when the @NQCowboys run out on the field for the first 2022 home game. We’re sure our health heroes will be sitting back and relaxing this arvo, watching Cowboys bring home a win

😎Where can you get a vaccination this weekend?
📅Sat, 12 March
Ayr PCYC | 10am-3.30pm
Charters Towers Arthur Titley Centre | 10am-3.30pm
Ingham TYTO Centre | 10am-3.30pm

📅Seven days
Woodman Crt, #Townsville
Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon | 8.30am-3.30pm
Tues, Wed, Thurs | 8.30am-7.30pm

🤗👵We wanted to give a heartfelt shoutout to #TUH painters John and Rob who helped an elderly lady when she was in a spot of bother this month. The duo changed her car tyre and pumped up her spare when she was stuck. Small acts of kindness go a long way! #ThankfulThursday

Don't forget your #COVIDbooster . Those eligible are 18+, received second dose 3+mths ago. Especially important for people:
👨aged 50+
🩺w/ underlying medical conditions
🧓in aged care/disability accom
‍🙋🏾‍♀️Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander
👨‍⚕️who may be at greater risk due to work

“It can be hard working in a space taken up by men. It's important to be firm. You don’t have to be rude to get a point across; be assertive and keep your head high. It can make all the difference if someone looks down on you. Confidence is key.' #IWD22 #BreakTheBias

🧒It's officially 8wks since vaccinations for 5-11 year olds started, which means our vaccination clinic will be busier than usual this week as we go round two for all our little vaccination superstars. If you head in this week, please be patient + kind to our staff
#Townsville