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Central Queensland Health Service District - Rockhampton Hospital

Elements of this profile updated: 17/11/2011



TARGET AUDIENCE: General Public


This section - SOURCE: District Chief Executive Officer, 17 November 2011
REVIEW DATE: December 2011


Physical Address: C / -Rockhampton Hospital Canning Street ROCKHAMPTON QLD 4700.
Postal Address: C / -Rockhampton Hospital Canning Street ROCKHAMPTON QLD 4700
General Phone: +61 7 4920 6211
General Fax: +61 7 4920 6335
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Distance to Main Referral hospital(s):
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Facility Services:

Services Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service, Emergency Medicine, Anaesthetics, Radiology & Ultrasound, Specialist Outpatient Department review, Central Sterilising Services & Supply, Rehabilitation, Renal, Coronary Care, Intensive Care, Palliative Care & Chemotherapy, Day Surgery Unit, Operating Rooms, General Surgery, General Orthopaedics, Visiting Urology, Visiting Neurosurgical, ENT, General Medicine, Visiting Facio/Maxillary, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Visiting Haematology, Visiting Rheumatology, Visiting Oncology, Paediatrics, including Neonatal (Special care nursery), Visiting Paediatric Cardiology, General Respiratory Medicine



Capital Works or Recent Improvements:

The first stage of major redevelopment of Rockhampton Hospital includes the completion of; a new Phlebotomy, Medical Library, Medical Records (Part 1), Geriatric And Rehabilitation Service and Learning and Development, MRI, Patient Transit Lounge, Emergency Department, Renal Dialysis, Paediatric, together with the consolidation of a number of outlying services into the main Hospital complex. These improvements will enable the establishment of a new general ward which will increase the Hospital's capacity by 30 beds.

Stage 1 redevelopment is due to be completed in early 2012; still to be completed are; Medical Records (Part 2), Orthopaedic Clinic, Mortuary, Acute Assessment/ED Observation Ward and Maternity.

Stage 2 has commenced, Stage 2 is the construction of a new eight-level building which will house cancer services, medical officers facilities, two wards, provision for a future ICU and plant space. Completion of the new building is on program for mid-2013.