Mater Health Services has received a bounty of baby goods from IGA supermarkets to be passed on to families in need this holiday season.
Mater Foundation Executive Director Nigel Harris welcomed the donation of six pallets of baby goods—including nappies, baby food and baby bath products—and thanked IGA for their ongoing support throughout 2011.
“We are very thankful to IGA for their generous donation which will be passed on to economically disadvantaged patients at the Maternity Refugee Clinic and the Murri Clinic, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients,” Mr Harris said.
7/12/2011
Mater Health Services has started work with developer Halcyon Days to deliver the northern Gold Coast’s first multidisciplinary medical centre at Hope Island.
Mater Health Centre Hope Island, on Broadwater Avenue, will include specialist suites, allied health services, radiology/medical imaging, a Mater pharmacy and a Mater Pathology collection centre.
6/12/2011
Mater Health Services and Woolworths are joining forces to deliver an innovative shopping, medical and community facility for the people of Greater Springfield with a turning of the sod event is on Monday 28 November 2011.
28/11/2011
The House for Life—a stunning two-storey, four bedroom home in North Lakes that has been built by local tradespeople who have donated their time and materials—will be auctioned off to the public on Saturday 26 November at 10 am, raising money for seriously ill and premature babies at Brisbane's Mater Mothers' Hospitals (MMH).
23/11/2011
Mater celebrates its identity and heritage of the Sisters of Mercy in September every year, during Mercy Week.
26/09/2011
When William Morrison was 15 months old his mum knew he wasn’t well but his diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia was completely unexpected—and when his condition deteriorated, being placed on life support treatment, known as ECMO, was his only option for survival.
21/09/2011
Surgeons at Mater Children’s Hospital have given a baby from Nauru, the world’s smallest island country, a chance at a longer life through cardiac surgery.
5/09/2011
A physiotherapist at Mater has been awarded The Peter Mitchell Winston Churchill Fellowship for 2011 to study innovative care models for incontinent people.
9/08/2011
The sixth annual Bottlemart Smiddy Challenge is on again—a 1600 kilometre, eight day cycle from Brisbane to Townsville held from 3-10 September to raise funds for world-class cancer research.
8/08/2011
Patients from Cairns and all over Queensland will be given a helping hand through ticket sales to the Mater Prize Home Lottery.
1/08/2011