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Welcome to the Cairns Base Hospital redevelopment

The $446.3 million redevelopment of Cairns Base Hospital will provide an additional 168 beds (overnight and same day beds) by the end of 2014, 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.

 

Stages 1 and 2 of the 4-stage redevelopment are well underway (see timeline below). 

 

The new cardiac catheter laboratory opened in mid-2010 and the new Cairns North Community Health Facility opened its doors in September 2010.  The car park component of Block E opens in late 2010, with the fit out of the integrated cancer care centre scheduled for completion in early 2011.  For more news see the 'Resources' page.