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19 November 2008
Celebrating 15 years of children's ward
Staff in Logan Hospital's paediatric ward celebrated the unit's 15th birthday in July with an afternoon tea and birthday cake.

17 November 2008
Brisbane South Community Rehabilitation Service and the Queensland Ambulance Service
Staff at the Brisbane South CRS have recognised a significant number of falls patients remain at home after QAS staff respond to a fall call-out.

17 November 2008
Staff reaching out
Every Thursday for the past 18 months, staff from QEII Hospital have been engaging with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community on a whole new level, taking immunisation to the streets.

17 November 2008
Multicultural Health Festival a hit with local community
The Multicultural Health Festival was held in August in the grounds of QEII Jubilee Hospital, in partnership with a number of multicultural organisations from Brisbane’s southern suburbs and Logan.

28 July 2008
Southsider Issue 11 - June/July 2008
Monthly News Bulletin of the Southside Health Service District.

14 July 2008
Minister opens extended Redland Emergency Centre
A new emergency department at Redland Hospital will treat up to 45,000 patients a year in a major expansion of health services for Brisbane’s bayside.

14 July 2008
Southside Multicultural celebrations at QEII
QEII Hospital will host the 2008 Multicultural Health Expo which provides health information, entertainment and food from around the world.

14 July 2008
New partnership with Griffith University
Southside communities will be the major beneficiaries of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Southside Health Service District and Griffith University.

14 July 2008
QEII Community Services have moved
The Mt Gravatt Community Health Service, formerly located at QEII Hospital and Annerley Road Community Health Service have relocated to Brisbane Technology Park, Eight Mile Plains.

01 July 2008
What rights do I have as a Queensland Health patient?
What rights do I have as a Queensland Health patient? Can I take my mobile phone to hospital with me? How do I decide whether to go to an Emergency Department? The answers to these questions, plus a whole swag of other new information for patients, will soon be found on Queensland Health’s new look website.

30 April 2008
Clean Hands are Lifesavers
In April, Southside Health Service District (HSD) will introduce Queensland Health's Clean Hands are Life Savers Program, a hand hygiene initiative that is being implemented throughout all public healthcare facilities in Queensland.

26 February 2008
Nursing Graduates Shine
For the 34 nurses who completed their 12 month graduate program at Logan Hospital there were celebrations and some farewells as they embarked on their nursing careers.

26 February 2008
2008 Interns Take Up The Challenge
The start of 2008 heralded the arrival of 17 new interns to Logan Hospital. They will be an important part of the medical staff and, under supervision, have begun to see patients.

26 February 2008
Lung Testing Upgraded at Logan
The Respiratory Laboratory in the Clinical Measurements Department at Logan Hospital recently upgraded its lung function testing equipment at a cost of $90,000.

3 October 2007
Health Community Council Announced
A number of community leaders have received appointments by the Health Quality and Complaints Commission to the newly created Logan Beaudesert Health Community Council, including Chairman, Max Howard.

6 July 2007
Logan Hospital named top midwifery service in Qld
A number of community leaders have received appointments by the Health Quality and Complaints Commission to the newly created Logan Beaudesert Health Community Council, including Chairman, Max Howard.

5 May 2007
Safety & Training for Volunteers
Members of our volunteer organisations, Logan Hospital Auxiliary, St John Ambulance, Red Cross and Chaplaincy service attended a two hour training program in the Logan Hospital Auditorium on Friday 27th April, 2007. The training program conisisted of a 10 minute talk from Stephen O'Connor, Director of Corporate Services on behalf of Dr Mark Mattiussi, District Manager Southside Health Service District (SHSD) thanking all volunteers for their valuable contribution to the services provided by Logan Hospital.