Cherbourg Health Service and Murgon Hospital

Address

Fisher St, Cherbourg, QLD, 4605, AUSTRALIA

Coronation Dr, Murgon, QLD, 4605, AUSTRALIA

About the Placement

Placement Type: Hospital

Cherbourg Health Service (Hospital) include Outpatients and Chronic Disease clinic, Accident & Emergency, Acute Care Beds, Self- Care Renal Dialysis, X-Ray, limited i-Stat bloods, Women’s and Child Health, and Community Health services. They also have visiting specialists (paediatric, palliative care, Cardiology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, ENT clinics, and Allied Health Services). 

Cherbourg Hospital is a 17 bed rural hospital, 2 bay ED, quiet room, special needs, observation ward, palliative care room, and separate children, women and men’s wards. 

Murgon Hospital has accident & emergency, acute care beds, a self dialysis chair, X-ray and limited i-Stat bloods. It is a 15 bed community hospital.

Opportunities for Students

Students will spend 3 weeks at Cherbourg Health Service and 3 weeks a Murgon Hospital.

About Cherbourg & Murgon

Cherbourg is an Aboriginal community in South East Queensland, in the heart of the South Burnett region. It was established by Salvation Army member William Thompson in 1899. The town has seen much change over the years and today, it is a vibrant community with its own culture and identity. The South Burnett district has a lot to offer with amazing scenery and much to see and do. 

Murgon is a vibrant country town with a very active and friendly community located in the beautiful rural South Burnett region, in South-East Queensland. The South Burnett enjoys a warm dry climate where clear starry nights give way to perfect sunny country days. The Murgon district is a diverse farming region including olive and grape growing, cattle grazing, pig production and various crop farming including peanuts, lucerne, cotton and duboisia plantations.

Close-by attractions include;

• Lake Barambah
• Bjelke-Petersen Dam
• South Burnett Rail Trail
• South Burnett Wine Trail
• Boat Mountain Conservation Park
• Bunya Mountains

Website

• Cherbourg Health Service
• Murgon Hospital

Getting there

Distance from Brisbane: 264km (3h 15m drive time)

Transport Options: Drive

Accommodation Type: Homestay in Wondai (21km to Cherbourg and 16km to Murgon). Please note there are two large friendly dogs at the homestay.

Transport required for placement: Yes - for travel between placement and accommodation

Tips from previous students

• Be proactive - extremely proactive. But it is important to know where your limits and boundaries are. People are stressed, there are few hands and many balls in the air. It can be easy to get lost, or sucked into things. It can be exhausting, but it is important to always have constant communication, and to reach out if you start to struggle as it IS hard and there ARE solutions.
• Get involved with the community health teams! The women's and childrens health team are fantastic, as are the visiting paediatricians and women's health doctors.
• Make sure to show that you’re interested and get involved.
• Such a close knit staffing team, they gave as much to me as I gave to them. I was able to gain a huge amount of experience and knowledge because I gave it a lot of time and energy, but I got that time and energy back from my teachers.