The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (RBWH) is a tertiary public hospital located in Herston, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is operated by Metro North Health, part of the Queensland Health network.[2] The hospital has 929 beds, and it is estimated that 65% of the patients served come from within 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) of the hospital.[1] It is the largest hospital in Australia, and is a major teaching and research hospital.[3][4]
| Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital | |
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| Queensland Health (Metro North Health) | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Butterfield Street, Herston, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°26′49″S 153°01′42″E / 27.4469°S 153.0283°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public Medicare (AU) |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes (adult only) |
| Beds | 929 acute inpatient[1] |
| Helipad | Yes (ICAO: YRBC & YRBH) |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Royal Brisbane Hospital Royal Brisbane Women's Hospital Brisbane General Hospital Bowen Hospital |
| Opened | 2003 as RBWH |
| Links | |
| Website | metronorth |
| Lists | Hospitals in Australia |
The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital is located in the broader the Herston Health Precinct, which includes other facilities such as the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute and the Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS).
History
editThe main building of the Bowen Hospital as it was initially known, was designed by Charles Tiffin and others.[5] For a time it was also known as Brisbane General Hospital. In the 19th century the hospital dealt with some severe cases of tropical diseases due to Queensland's predominantly tropical climate.[5]
The hospital was created by the merging of the Royal Brisbane Hospital and the Royal Brisbane Women's Hospital in 2003.[6] The women's hospital was demolished first, in 1998, to make way for the new building, after which the acute hospital was demolished. In the same year the hospital precinct was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.[7]
In January 2008, there was a public health scare over concerns about lead levels at the hospital. Concerns were dismissed by Queensland Health after air and surface swabs carried out found lead levels were safely below recommended standards.[8]
In February 2008, the hospital was hit with an outbreak of an antibiotic resistant bug, Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus or VRE. The hospital closed two 30-bed wards to new admissions in early December after 21 patients tested positive to VRE, while staff contained spread of the bacteria.[9]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "About Us". Queensland Health. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital". Queensland Health. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ Jamie Walker (7 March 2020). "'Coronavirus: Tent city rises to treat patients who've tested positive". The Australian. NewsCorp. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "History of Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital". Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ a b de Vries, Susanna; Jake de Vries (2003). Historic Brisbane: Convict Settlement to River City. Brisbane, Australia: Pandanus Press. p. 50. ISBN 0-9585408-4-5.
- ^ "History of the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital". Queensland Health. 20 August 2009. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "Brisbane General Hospital Precinct (entry 601903)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "Hospital lead levels 'no cause for concern'" (Web article). Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 27 January 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2008.
- ^ Miles, Janelle. "Hospital hit by super bug outbreak". News.com. Archived from the original (News article) on 13 February 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2008.
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