The region’s most vulnerable patients are in safe hands with the commencement of services in the paediatric critical care unit at Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH). A first for the region, the unit provides care for critically ill children aged up to 16 years. Paediatric critical care Director Dr Paula Lister said the opening of […]
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Jobs To Flow From The Work Shop
Mayor Mark Jamieson said the Sunshine Coast entered a new chapter in employment opportunities today. He joined representatives from Lend Lease and the Hornery Institute to officially launch The Work Shop training and recruitment centre based at the Sunshine Coast Public University Hospital site at Kawana. The Work Shop has been co-funded by Sunshine Coast Council, the Australian Government’s Local Employment Coordinator Flexible Funding Pool, and Lend Lease Building. “The Work Shop is […]
Mal Brough Hosts Federal Health Minister on Hospital Visit
[Video] This morning, 7 April the Member for Fisher the Hon. Mal Brough MP hosted the Federal Minister for Health, the Hon. Peter Dutton MP at the site of the Sunshine Coast University Hospital. The aim was to allow Mr Dutton to see the construction progress of the hospital and discuss any issues or opportunities with key […]
Clinical services to remain in-house at Sunshine Coast Public University Hospital
Queensland Health staff and the local Hospital and Health Board will provide clinical services at the new Sunshine Coast Public University Hospital (SCPUH). Health Minister Lawrence Springborg said the decision reflected the Newman Government’s commitment to the best in front-line health services, based on true value-for-money principles. He said robust analysis determined that private sector […]
Tendering for the hospital, put your best foot forward sessions
Sunshine Coast Council in partnership with ICN (Industry Capability Network) will be holding a series of workshops to assist businesses interested in tendering for the SCUH.
Premier turns first sod on Hospital
[vid] Premier Campbell Newman visited the Sunshine Coast today to turn the first sod on Australia’s first major new, not replacement, public hospital for more than 20 years.
Community pressure pays off as first sod turned at Hospital
Member for Kawana Jarrod Bleijie MP has joined Premier Campbell Newman at the first sod turning at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH) this morning.
Hospital sod turn marks new era for the Coast
Mayor Mark Jamieson has hailed the turning of the first sod at the site of the Sunshine Coast University Hospital as the dawn of a new era for the region.
Big turnout for first hospital information session
Nearly 200 people have attended council’s first Sunshine Coast University Hospital tendering information session at the Big Pineapple.
Big trades response to hospital information sessions
Sunshine Coast Council has received strong support for its proactive moves to inform the Coast’s trades businesses and workforce on the new hospital.