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22 April 2026
The CYMHS art competition is back for 2026!
Entries are now open for the North West Hospital and Health Service (North West HHS) Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS) Art Competition 2026.
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20 April 2026
From city hospitals to the North West: strengthening renal care through collaboration
Renal nurses in Mount Isa are gaining advanced, hands-on training through a cross-hospital collaboration between North West Hospital and Health Service, Townsville Hospital and Health Service and Metro South Hospital and Health Service.
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03 November 2025
Normanton Levelled Up: New Hospital Opens to Serve the Gulf
The Normanton community came together, 29 October 2025, to celebrate the official opening of the new Normanton Hospital; a modern, purpose-built facility designed to meet the growing health needs of the Gulf region.
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09 July 2025
Normanton Hospital Opening
The new Normanton Hospital will open its doors to the local community from 10am on Wednesday 23 July 2025.
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03 July 2025
New EEG service brings specialist paediatric care to Mount Isa
Children with undiagnosed neurological conditions in outback Queensland could soon be treated faster thanks to an Australian-first rural pilot program.
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18 June 2025
Doomadgee Hospital renamed ‘Yellagundgimarra Hospital Doomadgee’
Doomadgee’s hospital has a new name, but it’s one that’s been carried in community memory for generations.
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07 April 2025
Staff accommodation refurbishments completed
The North West Hospital and Health Service is excited to announce the successful completion of its staff accommodation refurbishment at Mount Isa Hospital.
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10 February 2025
Normanton Hospital takes shape as first modular units arrive
The new Normanton Hospital is beginning to take shape as construction progresses with the arrival of the first prefabricated modular buildings on-site.
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29 January 2025
Normanton Hospital landscaping plans shared with community for feedback
North West Hospital and Health Service executive team visited Normanton to meet with local residents and present the proposed landscaping designs for the new hospital.
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17 January 2025
Demolition works for ‘The Club’ commencing 20 January 2025
The North West Hospital and Health Service wishes to advise the Mount Isa community of upcoming demolition works at ‘The Club’.
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05 December 2024
North West Hospital and Health Service welcomes the announcement of tender for Doomadgee Hospital
Paynters Townsville has been awarded the tender to lead the initial design stage of the new Doomadgee Hospital.