Care system Public Medicare (AU) Emergency department Yes Website Official Website Number of beds 163 | Hospital type Tertiary Referral Founded unknown Phone +61 7 4885 6000 | |
Location Mackay, Queensland, Central Queensland, QLD, Australia Address 475 Bridge Rd, Mackay QLD 4740, Australia Hours Open today · 8AM–5PMFriday8AM–5PMSaturday8AM–5PMSunday8AM–5PMMonday8AM–5PMTuesday8AM–5PMWednesday8AM–5PMThursday8AM–5PM Similar Ipswich Hospital - Queensland, Lady Cilento Children, Caneland Central, Logan Hospital, Mackay Central State Sch | ||
Inside mackay base hospital s cardiac cath lab
The Mackay Base Hospital is the major hospital for the Central Queensland Region situated in Mackay, Queensland, Australia. It is located around 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Mackay city centre. The Hospital offers general services to a population of approximately 135 000 throughout Mackay and the surrounding areas including referrals from Moranbah and parts of the Bowen region. The Hospital has a wide range of medical and allied health services. The main referral hospitals are the Townsville Hospital (381 kilometres (237 mi) away) and the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (978 kilometres (608 mi) away).
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Mackay base hospital is recruiting endocscopy nurses
Redevelopment
In 2010-2014 the Mackay Base Hospital will undergo the A$405 million redevelopment. The hospital redevelopment includes increased bed numbers from 163 to 318, more operating theatres, a dedicated Coronary Care Unit, a larger Intensive Care Unit, new emergency and outpatients' departments, renal support services, day oncology and a dental services unit, support services building and major services infrastructure, as well as the upgraded helipad and Carpark. Woods Bagot, in association with Sanders Turner Ellick Architects of Mackay, is the architect, and the Baulderstone Queensland is the Managing Contractor. The first major area, Mental Health Inpatient Unit, will be completed in August 2012. Following the completion of the new buildings the old hospital will be demolished.