Topic: Friendlies

If you were driving along Electra Street in the early hours you would have been surprised to see a house moving down the road.

Bundaberg born and bred, Les Hancock recently celebrated 20 years on the Board of Directors with the Friendlies.

Nurses at the three Bundaberg hospitals were given a boost with free coffee vouchers to say thanks for their tireless work.

International Nurses Day was celebrated at the The Friendly Society Private Hospital today with a special breakfast, afternoon tea and lots of love and appreciation.

"First do no harm" is the first rule of medicine and is the foundation of the Friendlies Hospital’s award-winning Zero Harm program.

Friendly Society Private Hospital is proposing to build 16 apartments to cater for doctors, specialists and families of out-of-town patients.

The $32 million stage six expansion of The Friendlies in Bundaberg will place it among the leading private hospitals in regional Australia.

Staff at The Friendlies are making good use of bread tags and milk bottle lids, collecting them and donating them to charities turning them into wheelchairs and prosthesis for kids.

The Friendlies Bundaberg has celebrated the first anniversary of its emergency department which has treated more than 9000 patients since opening.

Medicinewise Week runs from August 19 to 25 and people are being asked to drop their unwanted medicines into the Friendly Society Pharmacy.