Cairns Hospital
Hospital activity
Cairns Hospital provides community and specialist hospital services for Cairns and its immediate surroundings and is the major referral centre for Tropical North Queensland. It is the biggest hospital in the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service and it offers all major health specialties (medicine, surgery, women's health, paediatrics and mental health) and more than 30 sub-specialties.
Tier 3 Escalations
8
Total number of escalations
39 hrs and 30 mins
Average duration of escalation
| Indicators | Beds |
|---|---|
| Beds and bed alternatives | 721 |
- All data is preliminary and subject to change. "-" indicates data not available or not applicable.
| Indicators | Doctors | Nurses | Health practitioners/ professional/technical |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | 705 | 2,532 | 492 |
| Change from June 2005 | +296.2% | +205.5% | +316.8% |
- This data extract is from the Queensland Health Payroll System. The number of doctors, nurses and health professionals reflects the positions attached to the facility reported. It does not include staff who work at this facility but are attached to positions of other facilities.
- All data is preliminary and subject to change. "-" indicates data not available or not applicable.
| Indicators | Total |
|---|---|
| Patient admissions | 22,983 |
| Same day admissions | 14,309 |
| Overnight admissions | 8,674 |
| Emergency admissions | 7,828 |
| Outpatient services | 68,813 |
| Babies born | 624 |
All data is preliminary and subject to change. "-" indicates data not available to determine calculation or not applicable.
Source: Outpatient services - Monthly Activity Collection (MAC) and Queensland Health Non-Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHNAPDC), Department of Health, Queensland
Source: Admissions and babies born - Queensland Hospitals Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC), Department of Health, Queensland
Radiation treatment
Radiation therapy services are available at five public hospitals in Queensland. Hospital services report on next available start dates for radiation therapy planning and treatment according to priority categories which are based on clinical need. More about the priority categories.
| Indicators | P2 high priority care | P3 planned care |
|---|---|---|
| Average working days wait until the next available start date | 6 | 8 |
All data is preliminary and subject to change. "-" indicates data not available to determine calculation or not applicable.
Hospital activity data source: Monthly Activity Collection, Queensland Health