Hospital and Health Service CEOs and Board members

Each Hospital and Health Service (HHS) is governed by a Board. Key contacts for the HHSs are listed below.

Cairns and Hinterland

Health Service Chief Executive

Ms Leena Singh

Read more about the Cairns and Hinterland Executive Team.

Contact the executive team:

Jannine Giddins, Executive Support Officer

Phone: +61 7 4226 3205
Fax: +61 7 4226 3245
Email: CHHHS_hsce@health.qld.gov.au

Health Service Board Members

  • Ms Jodi Peters (Chair)
  • Mr Gregory Nucifora (Deputy Chair)
  • Ms Fiona Jose
  • Dr Aileen Traves
  • Mr Bevan Ah Kee
  • Ms Louise Prychidczuk
  • Dr Renee Cremen
  • Ms Alicia Tuppack

Read more about Cairns and Hinterland Board Members.

Contact the board:

Phone: +61 7 4226 3325
Email: CHHHS_Board@health.qld.gov.au
Address: PO Box 902 Cairns QLD 4870 Australia

Central Queensland

Health Service Chief Executive

Lisa Blackler

Read more about the Central Queensland Executive Team.

Contact the executive team:

Executive Services Officer
Phone: +61 7 4920 6282
Fax: +61 7 4920 6335
Email: CQHSCE@health.qld.gov.au
Address: PO Box 871 Rockhampton QLD 4700 Australia

Health Service Board Members

  • Mr Matthew Cooke (Chair)
  • Ms Tina Zawila (Deputy Chair)
  • Ms Michelle Webster
  • Ms Leann Wilson
  • Dr Anna Vanderstaay
  • Mrs Ryl Gardner
  • Ms Kate Veach
  • Dr Gulam Khandaker
  • Ms Margaret Strelow

Read more about Central Queensland Board Members.

Contact the board:

Kristy Richardson, Secretariat
Phone: +61 7 4920 5759
Email: CQHHS_Board@health.qld.gov.au
(For chair correspondence mark as for chair)
Address: PO Box 871 Rockhampton QLD 4700

Central West

Health Service Chief Executive

Mr Anthony West

Read more about the Central West Executive Team.

Contact the executive team:

Senior Executive Support Officer
Phone: +61 7 4652 8000
Fax: +61 7 4652 8099
Email: MD14-CentralWest-HSD@health.qld.gov.au
Address: PO Box 510 Longreach QLD 4730 Australia

Health Service Board Members

  • Ms Jane Williams (Chair)
  • Mr Boyd Johnstone (Deputy Chair)
  • Mr Kieran Chilcott
  • Ms Elizabeth Fraser
  • Ms Leisa Fraser
  • Mr Brett Walsh
  • Dr Christopher Symmons
  • Mr Morgan Gronold

Read more about Central West Board Members.

Contact the board:

Manager Board Operations
Phone: +61 7 4652 8031
Email: CWHHS-Board@health.qld.gov.au
Address: PO Box 510 Longreach QLD 4730 Australia

Children's Health Queensland

Health Service Chief Executive

Mr Frank Tracey

Read more about the Children's Health Queensland Executive Team.

Contact the executive team:

Executive Support Officer
Phone: +61 7 3068 5570
Fax: +61 7 3068 4579
Email: CHQ_HSCE@health.qld.gov.au
Address: PO Box 3474 South Brisbane QLD 4101 Australia

Health Service Board Members

  • Mrs Heather Watson (Chair)
  • Mr William Fellowes (Deputy Chair)
  • Ms Meredith Staib
  • Ms Suzanne Cadigan
  • Ms Cheryl Herbert
  • Mrs Inmaculada Beaumont
  • Associate Professor Martin Byrne
  • Professor Simon Denny
  • Ms Bronwyn Thompson
  • Mr Brian Wyborn

Read more about Children's Health Queensland Board Members.

Contact the board:

Paloma Steele, Board Governance and Operations Officer
Phone: +61 7 3068 5584
Kelly Dawson, Board Liaison Officer
Phone: +61 7 3068 5577
Fax: +61 7 3068 4579
Email: CHQ_Board@health.qld.gov.au
Address: PO Box 3474 South Brisbane QLD 4101 Australia

Darling Downs

Health Service Chief Executive

Adjunct Professor Annette Scott PSM

Read more about the Darling Downs Executive Team.

Contact the executive team:

Candice Briskey, Senior Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive
Phone: +61 7 4616 6000
Email: DDHHS-HSCE@health.qld.gov.au
Address: Baillie Henderson Hospital (PO Box 405) Toowoomba QLD 4350 Australia

Health Service Board Members

  • Ms Merrilyn Strohfeldt (Chair)
  • Dr Ross Hetherington (Deputy Chair)
  • Emeritus Professor Julie Cotter
  • Professor Maree Toombs
  • Dr Brodie Quinn
  • Mr Brendan Baulch
  • Professor Victoria Brazil

Board Members.

Contact the board:

Kirsten Casey, Board Secretary
Phone: +61 7 4616 6000
Email: DDHHS_Board@health.qld.gov.au
Address: PO Box 405 Toowoomba QLD 4350 Australia

Gold Coast

Health Service Chief Executive

Mr Ron Calvert

Read more about the Gold Coast Executive Team.

Contact the executive team:

Pam Breaden, Executive Coordinator
Phone: +61 7 5687 0103
Fax: +61 7 5687 7880
Email: MD06-GoldCoast-HSD@health.qld.gov.au
Address: C/- Gold Coast University Hospital, 1 Hospital Boulevard, Southport QLD 4215 Australia

Health Service Board Members

  • Professor Cindy Shannon AM (Chair)
  • Mr Anthony (Nino) Di Marco (Deputy Chair)
  • Professor Nicholas Zwar
  • Dr Alexandra Markwell
  • Ms Tracy Morgan
  • Ms Colette McCool PSM
  • Professor Doug Shelton
  • Ms Liesel Wett OAM

Read more about Gold Coast Board Members.

Contact the board:

Board Secretary
Phone: +61 7 5687 0514
Email: GCHHSBoard@health.qld.gov.au
Address: C/- Gold Coast University Hospital, 1 Hospital Boulevard, Southport QLD 4215 Australia

Mackay

Health Service Interim Chief Executive

Sean Birgan

Read more about the Mackay Executive Team.

Contact the executive team:

Executive Officer
Phone: +61 7 4885 6031
Fax: +61 7 4885 6769
Email: MD23-Mackay-HSD@health.qld.gov.au
Address: PO Box 5580 Mackay Mail Centre QLD 4741 Australia

Health Service Board Members

  • Ms Monica McKendry (Chair)
  • Mr David Nebauer (Deputy Chair)
  • Ms Andrea Ranson
  • Associate Professor Luke Lawton
  • Mr Ron Nightingale
  • Dr Peter Malouf
  • Mrs Alana Moller
  • Mrs Lynn Smart

Read more about Mackay Board Members.

Contact the board:

Board Secretary
Phone: +61 7 4885 6775
Email: mackayboard@health.qld.gov.au
Address: PO Box 5580 Mackay Mail Centre QLD 4741 Australia

Metro North

Health Service Chief Executive

Mr Nick Steele

Read more about the Metro North Executive Team.

Contact the executive team:

Vivienne Hassed, Executive Director - Office of the Chief Executive
Phone: +61 7 3647 9501
Fax: +61 7 3647 9709
Email: MD16-MetroNorthHHS@health.qld.gov.au
Address: Level 14, Block 7, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston QLD 4029 Australia

Health Service Board Members

  • Mr Bernard Curran (Chair)
  • Dr Melissa (Meg) Cairns (Deputy Chair)
  • Dr Peter Aitken PSM
  • The Honourable Jane Prentice
  • Professor Peter Hopkins
  • Mrs Abi Cheadle
  • Professor Michael Cleary PSM
  • Mr Christopher Blue

Read more about Metro North Board Members.

Contact the board:

Jane Albatal, Director, Board Governance
Phone: +61 7 3647 9701

Lisa Smith, Acting Board Liaison Officer
Phone: +61 7 3647 9702

Email: Metro_North_Board@health.qld.gov.au
Address: Level 14, Block 7, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Herston QLD 4029 Australia

Metro South

Health Service Chief Executive

Ms Noelle Cridland

Read more about the Metro South Executive Team.

Contact the executive team:

Marissa Tilby, Director Office of the Chief Executive
Phone: +61 7 3176 8074
Email: MetroSouthCorro@health.qld.gov.au
Address: Princess Alexandra Hospital, Building 15, Level 3, 199 Ipswich Rd, Woolloongabba QLD 4102 Australia

Health Service Board Members

  • Ms Carmel Monaghan (Chair)
  • Mr Matthew Ames (Deputy Chair)
  • Ms Nadia Bromley
  • Dr Vu Tran
  • Mr Colin Cassidy PSM
  • Dr Matthew Hope
  • Mrs Julia Hodgkinson
  • Dr Elizabeth Rushbrook CSC

Read more about Metro South Board Members.

Contact the board:

Lynda Marchitto, Senior Board Liaison Officer
Phone: +61 7 3176 8099
Email: msboard@health.qld.gov.au
Address: Princess Alexandra Hospital, Building 15, Level 3, 199 Ipswich Rd, Woolloongabba QLD 4102 Australia

North West

Health Service Chief Executive

Mr Sean Birgan

Read more about the North West Executive Team.

Contact the executive team:

Elizabeth Lee, Manager, Office of the Chief Executive 
Phone: +61 7 4744 4469
Email: NWHHS.CE@health.qld.gov.au
Address: PO Box 27 Mount Isa QLD 4825 Australia

Health Service Board Members

  • Mrs Tanya Arnold (Chair)
  • Ms Anne Pleash (Deputy Chair)
  • Ms Loretta Seamer
  • Miss Fiona Hill
  • Mrs Tonya Murray
  • Mr Thomas (Bill) Armagnacq
  • Mrs Janelle Stuart-Russell
  • Professor Johannes Prins
  • Dr Robin Williams

Read more about North West Board.

Contact the board:

Carrie Baxter, Board Secretary
Phone: +61 7 4764 1763
Email: NWHHSChair@health.qld.gov.au (chair)
NWHHS_Secretariat@health.qld.gov.au (secretariat)
Address: PO Box 27 Mount Isa QLD 4825 Australia

South West

Health Service Chief Executive

Dr Anthony Brown

Read more about the South West Executive Team.

Contact the executive team:

Samantha Thrupp, Executive Support Coordinator to Chief Executive

Phone: +61 7 4505 1534
Fax: +61 7 4505 1550
Email: SWHHS-HSCE@health.qld.gov.au
Address: PO Box 1006 Roma QLD 4455 Australia

Health Service Board Members

  • Ms Karen Reithmuller Tully (Chair)
  • Mr Ethan Capewell (Deputy Chair)
  • Dr Tonia de Bruin
  • Ms Alison Zappala
  • Dr Mark Waters
  • Mr Ray Chandler
  • Mr Bruce Scott OAM
  • Mr Mitchell Rigby
  • Mrs Louise Winton
  • Mr Cameron O’Neil

Read more about South West Board Members.

Contact the board:

Donna Burke, Board Governance Officer
Phone: +61 7 4505 1544
Email: SWHHS_Board@health.qld.gov.au
Address: PO Box 1006 Roma QLD 4455 Australia

Sunshine Coast

Health Service Chief Executive

Dr Peter Gillies

Read more about the Sunshine Coast Executive Team.

Contact the executive team:

Executive Officer
Phone: +61 7 5202 0035
Fax: +61 7 5202 0522
Email: SCHHS-HSCE@health.qld.gov.au
Address: Sunshine Coast University Hospital, PO Box 5340, Sunshine Coast MC, QLD 4560 Australia

Health Service Board Members

  • Dr David Rowlands OAM (Chair)
  • Mr Chris Ward (Deputy Chair)
  • Dr Sue McAvoy
  • Ms Sandra McCullagh
  • Emeritus Professor Birgit Lohmann
  • Mr Rodney Cameron
  • Mr John Degan
  • Mrs Christina (Tina) Wyer
  • Mr Matthew Byrne

Read more about Sunshine Coast Board Members.

Contact the board:

Patricia Taylor, Secretariat
Phone: +61 7 5202 3701
Email: SCHHS-Board-Operations@health.qld.gov.au

Torres and Cape

Health Service Chief Executive

Mr Rex O'Rourke

Contact the executive team:

Senior Director, Health Service Chief Executive
Phone: +61 7 4226 5970
Email: MD21-TorresCape-HHS@health.qld.gov.au
Address: PO Box 5607 Cairns QLD 4870 Australia

Read more about our Torres and Cape Executive Team.

Health Service Board Members

  • Ms Renee Williams (Chair)
  • Mr Jason Ramsamy (Deputy Chair)
  • Ms Karyn Watson
  • Mr Darren Thamm
  • Ms Kirstyne Davis
  • Dr Gavin Cleland
  • Mr Don Bowley OAM
  • Ms Yolande Entsch
  • Dr David (Russ) Russell-Weisz (Board advisor)

Read more about Torres and Cape Board Members.

Contact the board:

Board Liaison Officer
Phone: +61 7 4226 5970
Email: TCHHS-Board-Chair@health.qld.gov.au
Address: PO Box 5607 Cairns QLD 4870 Australia

Townsville

Health Service Chief Executive

Mr Kieran Keyes

Read more about the Townsville Executive Team

Contact the executive team:

Melissa Rosemond, Manager Executive Services
Phone: +61 7 4433 0072
Email: TSV-CEO.TSV-CEO@health.qld.gov.au
Address: PO Box 670 Townsville QLD 4810 Australia

Health Service Board Members

  • Mr Tony Mooney AM (Chair)
  • Mr Gerard Wyvill (Deputy Chair)
  • Mrs Debra Burden
  • Ms Georgina Whelan
  • Mrs Nicole Hayes
  • Mr Luke Guazzo
  • Professor Kunwarjit Sangla OAM
  • Dr Craig Costello
  • Mr Dallas Leon
  • Ms Kari Arbouin

Read more about Townsville Board Members.

Contact the board:

Teresa Stratton, Director Board and Executive Services
Phone: +61 7 3542 3134
Email: Townsville_hhb@health.qld.gov.au
Address: PO Box 670 Townsville QLD 4810 Australia

West Moreton

Health Service Chief Executive

Ms Hannah Bloch

Read more about the West Moreton Executive Team.

Contact the executive team:

Leeanne Di Bella, Senior Executive Support Officer 
Phone: +61 7 3447 2999
Email:
for all correspondence: MD09-WestMoreton-HSD@health.qld.gov.au for Chief Executive: WM_HSCE@health.qld.gov.au

Address: PO Box 73 Ipswich QLD 4305 Australia

Health Service Board Members

  • Ms Sue Scheinpflug (Chair)
  • Dr Cathryn Hester (Deputy Chair)
  • Adjunct Associate Professor Deanne Minniecon
  • Mr Michael Bosel
  • Mr Stephen Robertson
  • Ms Lynette Birnie
  • Dr Kelly McGowan
  • Miss Louise Cox
  • Mr Darren Zanow

Read more about West Moreton Board Members.

Contact the board:

Assistant Corporate Secretary 
Email: WMHHBoard@health.qld.gov.au
Address: PO Box 73 Ipswich QLD 4305 Australia

Wide Bay

Health Service Chief Executive

Ms Deborah Carroll

Read more about the Wide Bay Executive Team.

Contact the executive team:

Executive Secretary
Phone: +61 7 4150 2020
Email: MD18-WideBay-HSD-HOME@health.qld.gov.au
Address: PO Box 34 Bundaberg QLD 4670 Australia

Health Service Board Members

  • Prof Brett Heyward (Chair)
  • Emeritus Professor Helen Huntly OAM (Deputy Chair)
  • Mrs Leanne Rudd
  • Mr Stevan Ober
  • Ms Kirsti Kee
  • Dr Fiona Baker
  • Ms Jade Wellings
  • Mr Peter Hawe
  • Mrs Tanya Stevenson

Read more about Wide Bay Board Members.

Contact the board:

Tracy Carlson, Director Board Governance
Phone: 0429 115 223
Email: WBHHS-Chair@health.qld.gov.au
Address: PO Box 34 Bundaberg QLD 4670 Australia

Last updated: 8 May 2026