Cairns Hospital

Cairns Hospital
Queensland Health
Cairns Hospital as seen from Lake Street
Cairns Hospital, as seen from Lake Street.
Geography
Location 165 The Esplanade, Cairns, Queensland, Central Queensland, QLD, Australia
Organisation
Care system Public Medicare (AU)
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds 531
History
Founded 1878 [1]
Links
Website Official Website
Lists Hospitals in Australia

Cairns Hospital, known as the Cairns Base Hospital between 1932 and 2013,[2] is the largest major hospital in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is located at 165 The Esplanade, Cairns central business district.[3] The hospital offers general service to Cairns' population of about 155,000 and other nearby communities. The building complex has a 667 space multi-storey car park with a pedestrian overpass linking it to the rest of the hospital.[1]

In 2011, a shortage of beds for mental health patients meant some were staying for more than 100 hours in the emergency department.[4]

Redevelopment

In 2015, a $454.6 million redevelopment occurred at the hospital, including the introduction of an additional 168 beds.[3] These works increased the total number of beds to 531. It also increased the number of operating theatres to 11.[5]

Management

The hospital is currently being managed by a single administrator, Terry Mehan, after a 7 member board resigned in September 2016 over failure to recoup a $80 million budget deficit. [6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Patient Information Brochure" (PDF). Queensland Government. p. 5. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Stevenson, Ashleigh (1 August 2013). "Name change for Cairns hospital". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Cairns and Hinterland Hospital". Queensland Health. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Janelle Miles (16 September 2011). "Mental health patients spending more than 100 hours in Cairns Base Hospital's emergency department before admittance". The Courier-Mail. News Corp. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Hume, Anika (8 May 2014). "Inside Block D at Cairns Hospital: Ward set to cut waiting times". The Cairns Post. News Corp. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Cairns Hospital board resigns in response to questions from Health Minister over $80m deficit". ABC News (19/09/2016). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

Coordinates: 16°54′44″S 145°46′04″E / 16.9122°S 145.7677°E / -16.9122; 145.7677

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