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Scathing report into Doomadgee Rural Hospital following First Nations woman's death reveals clinical failures

The Queensland Health Ombudsman releases a scathing report into the preventable death of a First Nations woman at Doomadgee Rural Hospital in the state's north-west.

ABC News · May 3, 2023

Doomadgee hospital staff say communication breakdowns contributed to deaths

Health professionals from Doomadgee have described the communication breakdowns and lack of resources in the remote Queensland Gulf town that lead to the death of three young women from a disease that was eradicated in non-Indigenous Australian communities in the 1950s and 60s.

ABC News · Aug 17, 2022

Leaders slam Queensland Health’s response to ‘appalling’ Doomadgee Hospital deaths

Residents of Doomadgee say they no longer rely on hospital services out of fear they will receive inadequate care from "rude staff". After a Four Corners investigation revealed negligent practices led to the deaths of four women, local leaders are outraged at Queensland Health’s response

ABC News · Mar 9, 2022