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Townsville Hospital, with Ross River bridge and the (previously) Davies Laboratory CSIRO visible to the right and JCU entrance on the left Townsville Hospital 2008.jpg
Townsville Hospital, with Ross River bridge and the (previously) Davies Laboratory CSIRO visible to the right and JCU entrance on the left
Townsville Hospital from the Douglas Arterial Road TownsvilleHospital.jpg
Townsville Hospital from the Douglas Arterial Road

TheTownsville Hospital (TTH) is a public tertiary care hospital in Douglas, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, and the largest facility within the Townsville Hospital and Health Service (HHS) geographic area. It provides healthcare across the entire North Queensland region, with patients from as far as Mount Isa and Cape York being airlifted or transported to the Hospital on a daily basis. This is the third general hospital to be built in Townsville and is relatively new (completed 2001). The next main referral hospital is the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, in Herston, Brisbane some 1,375 kilometres (854 mi) distant.

Douglas, Queensland Suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Douglas is a suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia south of the Ross River and west of the city centre.

Townsville City in Queensland, Australia

Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. Townsville is Australia's largest urban centre north of the Sunshine Coast, with a population of 173,815 as of the 2016 Australian census. Considered the unofficial capital of North Queensland by locals, Townsville hosts a significant number of governmental, community and major business administrative offices for the northern half of the state. It is in the dry tropics region of Queensland, adjacent to the central section of the Great Barrier Reef. The city is also a major industrial centre, home to one of the world's largest zinc refineries, a nickel refinery and many other similar activities. The Port of Townsville is also being expanded to allow much larger cargo ships from Asia and the world's largest passenger ships to visit. It is an increasingly important port due to its proximity to Asia and major trading partners such as China.

Queensland North-east state of Australia

Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).

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The Townsville Hospital is the largest facility in the Townsville HHS, and is the only tertiary referral hospital in northern Australia. Townsville HHS provides public healthcare services across an extensive range of specialties in acute, community and outreach settings [1] .

The Townsville HHS covers a geographic expanse extending north to Cardwell, west to Richmond, south to Home Hill, and east to Magnetic and Palm Islands. As northern Australia’s only tertiary hospital and health service, the HHS services an extensive catchment stretching from Mackay in the south, north to the Torres Strait Islands, and west to the Northern Territory border. The catchment population is more than 695,000 people.

The HHS has a geographic footprint of 148,000 square kilometres and is home to a resident population of 238,614 or around 4.8 per cent of Queensland’s overall population.

The HHS is a major economic driver for the region with approximately one in 17 people in paid work employed by the HHS. The Townsville HHS employs 6,248 clinical and non-clinical staff who deliver person-centred care defined by quality, safety and compassion to diverse communities across North Queensland.

The Townsville Hospital currently has 775 beds. The Townsville Hospital is the major teaching hospital of the James Cook University School of Medicine. The current Chief Executive of the Townsville Hospital and Health Service, which includes The Townsville Hospital, is Kieran Keyes and the current Board Chair is Mr Tony Mooney AM [2] .

James Cook University university in Australia

James Cook University (JCU) is a public university in North Queensland, Australia. The second oldest university in Queensland, JCU is a teaching and research institution. The university's main campuses are located in the tropical cities of Cairns and Townsville, and one in the city state of Singapore. JCU also has study centres in Mount Isa, Mackay and Thursday Island. A Brisbane campus, operated by Russo Higher Education, delivers undergraduate and postgraduate courses to international students. The University’s main fields of research include marine sciences, biodiversity, sustainable management of tropical ecosystems, genetics and genomics, tropical health care, tourism and engineering.

The Townsville HHS comprises 20 facilities across its catchment. These are:

• Ayr Health Service

• Cambridge Street Health Campus

• Cardwell Community Clinic

• Charters Towers Health Service

• Charters Towers Rehabilitation Unit

• Eventide Residential Aged Care Facility

• Home Hill Health Service

• Hughenden Multi-Purpose Health Service

• Ingham Health Service

• Josephine Sailor Adolescent Inpatient Unit and Day Service

• Joyce Palmer Health Service

• Kirwan Health Campus

• Kirwan Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit

• Magnetic Island Community Clinic

• North Ward Health Campus

• Palmerston Street Health Campus

• Parklands Residential Aged Care Facility

• Richmond Health Service

• The Townsville Hospital

• Townsville Public Health Unit

In 2017-2018, the Townsville HHS achieved level one performance status; one of only two HHSs to achieve this rating. Performance levels are determined by the Department of Health against key components described in the ‘Delivering a High Performing Health System for Queenslanders: Performance Framework’.

The HHS is accredited against the Australian Commission on Healthcare Standards and in 2017- 2018 demonstrated achievement against prescribed measures in the HHS Strategic Plan 2014-2018 (2017 Update). These included a decrease in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rate of discharge against medical advice, improved treat and seen-in-time rates, an increase in followers on social media [3] and a budget surplus.

History

There have been three general hospitals in Townsville over the city's 150-year history. The First Townsville Hospital was established in 1882 in North Ward. [4] The two story brick building accommodated 70 patients. When Cyclone Leonta struck Townsville in May 1903 it caused extensive local damage and the hospital partially collapsed. [5] The Second Townsville General Hospital opened in North Ward on 21 April 1951. [5] The old Townsville General Hospital psychiatric service was the focus of intense scrutiny in the 1980s after it was revealed 65 people had died in the psychiatric ward. [6] The deaths and subsequent inquest gave rise to the Burden Inquiry, Report of the National Inquiry into the Human Rights of People with Mental Illness 1990. The North Ward hospital could not expand any further due to its urban location and was regularly reaching absolute capacity. However the heritage-listed hospital buildings, with their landmark white art deco appearance, enviable location, and water views, were retained and were turned into exclusive apartments. [7]

North Ward, Queensland Suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia

North Ward is a popular coastal suburb in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.The suburb is one of the oldest in the city but has undergone significant development over many decades. It is very popular with tourists and investors. It is home to some of the cities top attractions including "The Strand", The Waterpark, The Rockpool, and the Tobruk Memorial Baths.

Cyclone Leonta

Cyclone Leonta was a tropical cyclone that caused severe damage in North Queensland on 9 March 1903. It lasted for around twelve hours, and was the most damaging cyclone ever to hit Townsville at that time, surpassing Cyclone Sigma of 1896, with approximately 14 lives lost. It caused approximately £250,000 damage in 1903 terms.

Second Townsville General Hospital former hospital

The Second Townsville General Hospital is a heritage-listed former hospital and now an apartment building at 24 Eyre Street, North Ward, Townsville, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Donoghue & Fulton and built from 1945 to 1951. It is also known as North Ward Hospital. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 26 April 1996.

The third and current Townsville hospital at Douglas began construction in 1998 and opened in 2001. [8] It is co-located with the James Cook University.

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References

  1. ↑ Hospital and Health Service, Townsville. "The Townsville Hospital | Queensland Health". www.health.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Townsville Hospital and Health Service Board". www.health.qld.gov.au. Queensland Health. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Townsville Hospital and Health Service". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Townsville Council website: A Chronological History of Townsville 1770 to 1900 Archived 2009-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
  5. 1 2 Townsville Council website: A Chronological History of Townsville 1901 to 1969 Archived 2009-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "Deadly Disclosures, William De Maria, ebrary, Inc, p207". Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  7. ↑ Raggatt, Tony (1 June 2016). "Luxury units close to completion on former Townsville hospital site". Townsville Bulletin . Archived from the original on 23 February 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  8. ↑ Townsville Council website: A Chronological History of Townsville 1970 to 2003 Archived 2009-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
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