Queensland Government
Queensland Health
Queensland Government
Queensland Health
The Prince Charles Hospital
Overview
The Prince Charles Hospital is a 648-bed, major tertiary level cardiothoracic referral hospital for Queensland, the largest such unit in Australia and one of the largest services of its type in the world. The hospital is also the District hub for specialist needs in psychiatry, geriatric medicine, orthopaedics and aged care, together with outreach specialist services throughout Queensland.

Information for end of March 2013
Staffing
IndicatorsDoctorsNursesHealth practitioners /
professional / technical
Staff5001,757502
Change from June 2005+134.67%+61.06%+103.94%

Performance Highlights
EmergencyDepartment ElectiveSurgery HospitalActivity
Attendances Apr '13 5,249
Median wait (mins) Apr '1314
Operations Apr '13 393
Median wait (days) Dec '12 quarter24
Admissions Dec '12 quarter 11,362
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Headline Legend Green Colour This hospital’s performance was better than or within range of the latest national performance.
Headline Legend Yellow Colour This hospital’s performance was out of range of the latest national performance, but not in the poorest performing group of hospitals.
Headline Legend Red Colour This hospital’s performance was in the poorest performing group of hospitals.
Headline Legend White Colour The median value was not calculated for this hospital.

Infrastructure

Projects include:

  • There are more than 100 capital works projects happening across the state to improve and support our communities' health services.
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Queensland's emergency department attendances are the fastest growing in the country - growing 31% in 5 years.
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