A new $1.549 billion, 750-bed tertiary hospital will open its doors by the end of 2012 as part of an exciting health precinct being developed to expand clinical services to meet the current and future demand for services from Gold Coast residents.

The new Gold Coast University Hospital will offer a higher level and greater range of complex care to its patients, delivering specialist cancer and cardiac services, neurosciences, trauma and neonatal intensive care in a world-class facility that integrates patient care, teaching and research.

To be constructed adjacent to the Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus at Parklands, the hospital will create a new and innovative environment where medical research and the teaching of doctors, nurses and allied health professionals become a natural part of hospital life.

This new health facility will take a unique approach to service delivery, with learning viewed as the key to the future sustainability of a skilled and motivated clinical workforce, the expansion of research programs and ultimately, higher quality health care services and improved health outcomes for a growing population.

As a teaching and research hospital, Gold Coast University Hospital will operate in conjunction with nearby educational facilities, Griffith University, Bond University, the new Smart State Academy and other educational partners, fostering an active learning environment.

Significantly, the university hospital is just one part of an integrated network of health services being developed on the Gold Coast to support the regions’ rapidly rising population. These include opening a new emergency department at Robina, increasing bed numbers and developing health hubs across the district.

In fact, the Gold Coast is embracing a massive health infrastructure transformation, with more than $1.5 billion being invested over the coming five years to provide the local community with 1,114 hospital beds – almost double the number currently available.

For more information visit the Gold Coast University Hospital web site.