Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital
Location: Cnr Troughton Rd & Kessels Rd, Coopers Plains QLD 4108
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital | |
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Geography | |
Location | Brisbane, South East Queensland, Queensland, Australia |
Organisation | |
Type | General |
History | |
Opened | 26 September 1980 |
Links | |
Website | [1] |
Lists | Hospitals in Australia |
The Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital (QE II) is a public hospital located in Coopers Plains, Brisbane, Australia.[1] The hospital was officially opened on 26 September 1980.
The hospital originally was developed to be a site for future expansion of the
In 2007 it became part of the newly formed Brisbane South Health District and the QEII Hospital Health Service District was abolished. The district included four hospital services – Beaudesert, Logan, Bayside and QEII.
There was also a proposal to build a stand-alone 'surgicentre' at QEII to provide for increased elective surgery. The eventual outcome was a range of internal redevelopments including an enhanced outpatients area, a new ward, an additional operating theatre and considerable infrastructure upgrades.
In January 2008 it was announced that the
In late 2008 the Southside Health District and the
The QEII as it is known continues to function as before, though the former Community Health Services administrative area was closed and as of February 2009 and an additional ward was opened to increase the elective surgical capacity of the facility.
Clinical departments
- OrthopaedicSurgery, Director Dr Christopher Bell
- Gynaecology, Director Dr Anton Marineanu
- General Surgery, A/Director Dr Geoff Mudouia
- General Medicine, Director Dr Mandeep Mathur
- Intensive Care, Director Dr David Stewart
- Geriatrics and Rehabilitation, Director Dr Amanda Siller
- Emergency Medicine (non-trauma), Director Dr Edward Pink
- Anaestheticsand Pain Management, Director Dr Carolyn Wills
- Urodynamics, Director Dr Tim Smith
- Library Manager, Dr Jane Simon,
The clinical activities of the hospital centre around lower limb orthopaedic surgery including knee and hip replacements and arthroplasty, elective gynaecological surgery, urodynamics and urological surgery, aged care and rehabilitation as well as a range of general medical and surgical services.
Management
- Executive Director, Anne Coccetti
- Director of Medical Services (Medical Superintendent), Dr Bill Kingswell
- Director of Surgical Services, Dr Christopher Bell
- Director of Emergency and Medical Services, Dr Michael Daly
- Director of Nursing Services, Nicki Dennis
- Director of Nursing, Surgical Services, Amanda Garner
- Director of Nursing, Medical Services, Julie Finucane
- Director of Allied Health, Leo Ross
- Director of Physiotherapy, Mark Nelson
- Director of Occupational Therapy, Ruth Cox
- Director of Pharmacy, John Parke
- Director of Dietetics, Sally Courtice
- Director of Speech Pathology, Katharine Morley-Davies
- Manager, Finance, Joe Byrne CPA
- Manager, Human Resources, Andrew Riddell
- Manager, Corporate Services, Lorraine Munn
- Director of Health Information Management Service, Ava Wong
- Manager, Quality & Safety, Bernie O’Brien
References
- Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
- ^ Giles, Darrell (26 January 2008). "Emergency wards facing crisis" (News article). The Courier Mail. Retrieved 12 February 2008.
- ^ "GP Super Clinic locations". Australian Federal Department of Health. 12 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
At this stage, the Department of Health is focused on implementing more than 60 projects and there are no plans for additional GP Super Clinics.