HHS Statewide
Satellite hospitals
The Satellite Hospitals are the latest expansion of healthcare services available across South East Queensland.
As of the end of December 2023, the Satellite Hospital Program has delivered 5 of the planned 7 new facilities to expand healthcare options in South East Queensland.
- Caboolture Satellite Hospital opened on 3 August 2023
- Redlands Satellite Hospital, Talwalpin Milbul opened on 28 August 2023
- Ripley Satellite Hospital, Moodoombar Dabbil opened on 30 August 2023
- Tugun Satellite Hospital, Banyahrmabah opened on 15 November 2023
- Kallangur Satellite Hospital opened on 11 December 2023.
The Eight Mile Plains and Bribie Island Satellite Hospitals are set to open in mid-2024.
Satellite hospitals patient care services will include:- Renal Dialysis chairs at Tugun, Bribie Island, Kallangur, Redlands and Eight Mile Plains.
- Chemotherapy chairs at Redlands, Eight Mile Plains and Bribie Island.
- Day medical chairs at Tugun and Bribie Island (which provide services such as infusions of iron, pharmacological agents, antibodies, steroids and blood transfusions, for conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, immune deficiencies and infections).
- Appointments with mental health specialists at Caboolture, Bribie Island, Redlands and Ripley.
- A rehabilitation gym at Bribie Island and Kallangur. Oral health services at Caboolture, Kallangur, Bribie Island and Ripley.
- Sleep studies clinic at Caboolture.
- Breast Screen services at Ripley.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Hubs at Caboolture, Bribie Island and Kallangur.
Minor Injury and Illness Clinics (MIICs)
Every Satellite Hospital has a Minor Injury and Illness Clinic, providing free treatment for non-life-threatening illnesses and injuries, including strains, sprains, simple fractures, simple infections and minor burns.
Minor Injury and Illness Clinics are open 7 days a week, are free for Medicare card holders and do not require an appointment.By the end of December 2023, the 5 open and operating Satellite Hospitals had treated almost 25,000 patients in their Minor Injury and Illness Clinics – this includes more than 8,300 in the month of December alone.
This new option for care closer to home is having a positive impact on our healthcare system, by reducing low acuity emergency department presentations at nearby Caboolture, Redland and Ipswich, Redcliffe and Robina Hospitals.
Facility | Category 1 | Category 2 | Category 3 | Category 4 | Category 5 | Total |
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Caboolture MIIC | 3 | 121 | 823 | 2,956 | 1,383 | 5,286 |
Kallangur MIIC | 1 | 54 | 296 | 753 | 142 | 1,246 |
Redlands MIIC | 7 | 128 | 718 | 2,557 | 1,428 | 4,838 |
Ripley MIIC | 3 | 229 | 1,507 | 3,822 | 673 | 6,234 |
Tugun MIIC | 2 | 85 | 492 | 842 | 237 | 1,658 |
Facility | Category 1 | Category 2 | Category 3 | Category 4 | Category 5 | Total |
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Caboolture MIIC | 100% | 93% | 89% | 90% | 94% | 91% |
Kallangur MIIC | 100% | 96% | 93% | 95% | 99% | 95% |
Redlands MIIC | 100% | 93% | 95% | 97% | 99% | 97% |
Ripley MIIC | 100% | 95% | 94% | 97% | 98% | 96% |
Tugun MIIC | 100% | 100% | 96% | 97% | 97% | 97% |
Facility | Category 1 | Category 2 | Category 3 | Category 4 | Category 5 | Total |
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Caboolture MIIC | 44 mins | 119 mins | 137 mins | 132 mins | 109 mins | 126 mins |
Kallangur MIIC | 130 mins | 114 mins | 114 mins | 115 mins | 94 mins | 112 mins |
Redlands MIIC | 66 mins | 108 mins | 104 mins | 99 mins | 87 mins | 96 mins |
Ripley MIIC | 68 mins | 119 mins | 118 mins | 108 mins | 89 mins | 109 mins |
Tugun MIIC | 112 mins | 79 mins | 95 mins | 95 mins | 85 mins | 93 mins |
Satellite Hospital Outpatient Activity
Delivering healthcare at satellite hospitals provides an alternative healthcare model for managing low acuity and chronic disease in community settings closer to home, while freeing up capacity at Queensland’s major acute hospitals.