NEW! Video animation Click here to view a 3-minute preview animation of the new clinical services building (Block D).
Welcome to the Cairns Base Hospital redevelopment
The $454.6 million redevelopment of Cairns Base Hospital will provide an additional 168 beds (overnight and same day beds) by 2015, bringing the total to 531 beds.
The redeveloped Cairns Base Hospital will also provide improved health services including:
- an ambulatory cancer care centre with a new radiation oncology service
- additional cardiac care facilities
- additional surgical capacity including day surgery
- expanded intensive care capacity
- expanded birthing services, special care babies unit and a new low risk birth centre
- additional aged care and rehabilitation services
- additional beds for mental health services
- new pathology facilities.
The Cairns Base Hospital is being redeveloped in stages.
Milestones
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Nov 2012 Oct 2012 Aug 2012 |
Special Care Nursery stage 1a opens - new clinical area Release of video animation New Intensive Care Unit area opens (stage 2) |
| July 2012 | Special Care Nursery stage 1 opens |
| July 2012 | Block A access ramp opens |
| June 2012 | Four new birth suites opens |
| April 2012 | Intensive Care Unit stage 1 opens |
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March 2012 |
Stage 2B of Cairns North Community Health Facility opens for adult and child community health services |
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Nov. 2011 |
Second CT scanner for CBH opens |
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June 2011 |
Liz Plummer Cancer Care Centre opens |
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May 2011 |
Work commences on new clinical services building |
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April 2011 |
Emergency Department expansion completed |
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Sept. 2010 |
Stage 2A of Cairns North Community Health Facility opens |
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July 2010 |
Cardiac catheter laboratory opens |
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Nov. 2010 |
New eight-storey car park opens |
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May 2009 |
Stage 1 of Cairns North Community Health Facility opens as the new home for Cairns Diabetes Centre and home dialysis training |
