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 September 2022
Indicators | Doctors | Nurses | Health practitioners/ professional/technical |
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Staff | 799 | 2,463 | 533 |
Change from June 2005 | +190.6% | +123.3% | +154.2% |
Performance Highlights
Emergency Department |
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Attendances | Dec '22 quarter | 24,619 |
Median wait (mins) | Dec '22 quarter | 14 |
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Elective Surgery |
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Operations | Dec '22 quarter | 1,969 |
Median wait (days) | Dec '22 quarter | 43 |
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Hospital Activity |
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Patient admissions | Dec '22 quarter | 24,460 |
Overnight admissions | Dec '22 quarter | 8,441 |
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