Mackay Base Hospital is the major hospital in the Mackay Hospital and Health Service. It has 251 available beds or bed alternatives and provides specialist services in ear, nose and throat surgery, obstetrics, gynaecology, paediatrics, orthopaedics, psychiatry, urology and oncology.
Staffing information for end of December 2022
Indicators | Doctors | Nurses | Health practitioners/ professional/technical |
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Staff | 294 | 1,068 | 228 |
Change from June 2005 | +297.4% | +180.5% | +268.1% |
Performance Highlights
Emergency Department |
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Attendances | Dec '22 quarter | 13,347 |
Median wait (mins) | Dec '22 quarter | 11 |
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Elective Surgery |
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Operations | Dec '22 quarter | 658 |
Median wait (days) | Dec '22 quarter | 40 |
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Hospital Activity |
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Patient admissions | Dec '22 quarter | 12,463 |
Overnight admissions | Dec '22 quarter | 4,860 |
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