General News

14 August, 2026

Cancer care upgrades

FAR North Queenslanders now have access to enhanced cancer care closer to home, thanks to a partnership between the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation, its generous donors and the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service (CHHHS).

The $5.6 million Cancer Care Hub at Cairns Hospital has been brought to life through more than $1.5 million in community fundraising, helping to deliver a range of patient-focused improvements, including:

• A beautiful new outdoor balcony on Level 2, D Block, offering patients, families and friends a welcoming space with one of the best hospital views in Australia

• A significantly expanded pharmacy enabling local manufacture of chemotherapy drugs

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• A refurbished day oncology treatment space in the Liz Plummer Cancer Care Centre with increased capacity, with additional treatment chairs, bringing the total to 20.

• A larger, modern meeting room with upgraded teleconferencing technology to better support rural and remote patients

• Increased patient interview rooms to enable more private health conferences.

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