Metro North Health

Metro North Hospital and Health Service, known as Metro North HHS or as Metro North Health, is the most populous public health district in Queensland and the overarching health service for the statewide tertiary facility, the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. The service operates several hospitals, dental facilities, and community health services in Brisbane and the surrounds, including the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and The Prince Charles Hospital, and covers the area north of the Brisbane River through to Kilcoy.[3] Metro North Health is part of the Queensland Health system.

Metro North Hospital and Health Service
Health service overview
JurisdictionQueensland Government
Annual budgetIncrease A$3.36 billion (2021–22)[1]
Health service executive
  • Jackie Hanson, Chief executive[2]
Parent departmentDepartment of Health
Websitemetronorth.health.qld.gov.au

As a HHS under Queensland's public health system legislation, Metro North Health is under direction from its Hospital and Health Board.[4] The board has certain powers and requirements under the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 and Hospital and Health Boards Regulation 2012, which relate to its functions under Australia's universal health system and the 2011 National Health Reform Agreement.[5]

Facilities

Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Main article: Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

The Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital (RBWH) is the largest public hospital in Queensland, with a total of 955 beds and almost 10,000 staff.[6] RBWH provides specialist inpatient and outpatient services in all major specialities, including cancer care and maternity, as well as state-wide emergency and trauma services. As the state tertiary referral hospital, RBWH accounts for approximately 10% of all public hospital services in Queensland and provides services to patients from New South Wales and the Northern Territory where they are not available locally.[7]

From 1 October 2022 to 1 January 2023, RBWH provided 145,126 specialist outpatient appointments, saw 21,952 patients through the Emergency and Trauma Centre, and performed 2,724 elective surgery procedures.[6]

Woodford Correctional Health Service

Woodford Correctional Health Service is the Metro North outreach service at the Woodford Correctional Centre. Under an agreement with Queensland Corrective Service, Queensland Health through Metro North provides primary health services to inmates and staff.

Community and Oral Health

The Community and Oral Health (COH) Directorate operates a large number of community health centres, post-acute care services, rehabilitation and residential facilities:

  • North Lakes Health Precinct
  • Brighton Health Campus
  • Caboolture King St Community Health Centre
  • North West Community Health Centre
  • Nundah Community Health Centre
  • Pine Rivers Community Health Centre
  • Redcliffe Community Health Centre
  • Chermside Community Health Centre
  • Zillmere Residential Transitional Care
  • Cooinda House
  • Halwyn Centre

The Rosemount Hospital Campus at Cartwright Street, Windsor, used to be a specialist rehabilitation and geriatrics service before these services were transferred to the new Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service. The campus has since been converted in part to corporate and support service offices, such as office space for the Metro North Public Health Unit. Aspley Community Centre does not provide health services anymore, and instead houses the Central Patient Intake Unit.

References
  1. "2021-22 Budget". Queensland Health. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  2. "Executive team". Metro North Health. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  3. "About us". Metro North Health. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. "Hospital and Health Service CEOs and Board members". Queensland Health. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  5. "Our Board". Metro North Health. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  6. "Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Performance". Queensland Health Hospital Performance. September 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  7. "About us". Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
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