Townsville is the largest city in regional Queensland and its 785-bed hospital is evolving to be a major tertiary hospital in North Queensland. It offers services in all major health specialities, including cardio-thoracic, ear, nose and throat surgery, eye surgery, gynaecological, neurosurgery, orthopaedic (bone), plastic, urological, and vascular surgeries as well as obstetrics, oncology, paediatrics, and a psychiatric unit.
Staffing information for end of June 2022
Indicators | Doctors | Nurses | Health practitioners/ professional/technical |
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Staff | 799 | 2,491 | 538 |
Change from June 2005 | +190.6% | +125.9% | +156.5% |
Performance Highlights
Emergency Department |
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Attendances | Sep '22 quarter | 23,708 |
Median wait (mins) | Sep '22 quarter | 14 |
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Elective Surgery |
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Operations | Sep '22 quarter | 2,085 |
Median wait (days) | Sep '22 quarter | 45 |
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Hospital Activity |
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Patient admissions | Sep '22 quarter | 25,194 |
Overnight admissions | Sep '22 quarter | 8,807 |
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