Building NQ's healthy future

The Townsville Hospital and Health Service is set to be a hive of activity from late 2023 through to 2026 as we bring plans to life to build the future of healthcare for the north Queensland community. 

The Townsville region is predicted to grow more than 30 per cent over the next 20 years. With thousands more expected to call the region home in the next decades demand for health services will continue. 

A number of expansion and redevelopment projects are planned, or underway, to develop a stronger public health service for north Queenslanders. 

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Townsville University Hospital expansion

A major $530 million expansion of Townsville University Hospital will build a new multi-storey clinical building and deliver a bigger and better hospital with more health services to cater to the growing community. 

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• Project budget: $530 million.
• Total FTEs generated during construction: 1,454
• Purpose: Construction of a new clinical services building on the existing Townsville Hospital site, delivering 143 additional overnight beds
• Status: Construction is expected to begin mid-2024 and is forecast to reach practical completion late-2026.

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Kirwan Health Campus expansion

A $40 million expansion and redevelopment of the Kirwan Health Campus will include the development of a new two-storey facility and a refurbishment of the existing buildings. 

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The new purpose-built facility will expand outpatient pre-natal and post-natal care and our oral health services to match demand as the population continues to grow.

• Budget: $40 million.
• Total FTEs generated during construction: 111
• Purpose: Stage One expansion to Kirwan Health Campus, including expanding the existing centre to provide midwifery community clinics, upgrades to dental services, upgrading the existing carpark and installation of technology to support TeleHealth services. 
• Status: Construction commenced in October 2023 and is forecast to reach practical completion late-2024.

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Townsville University Hospital hybrid theatre

This multi-million-dollar project will deliver a state-of-the-art hybrid operating theatre at Townsville University Hospital.  

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The hybrid theatre will combine an operating theatre with medical imaging equipment usually housed in a separate radiology suite and allow teams of cardiologists, radiologists and surgeons to effectively and efficiently perform surgery without relocating a patent. 

• Budget: $17 million.
• Total FTEs generated during construction: 48
• Purpose: Delivery of a hybrid theatre to establish Interventional Radiology to support delivery of vascular, cardiothoracic, neurosurgery, trauma and emergency services for north Queensland.
• Status: Construction is expected to begin late-2023 and is forecast to reach practical completion mid-2024.

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Townsville University Hospital outpatient department

Townsville University Hospital's outpatient services will be expanded to increase clinical space and broaden the scope of services offered. 

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• Budget: $6.6 million.
• Total FTEs generated during construction: 11
• Purpose: Expansion of the Outpatients Department
• Status: Construction is expected to begin late-2023 and is forecast to reach practical completion mid-2024.

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North Queensland Persistent Pain Management services

The Persistent Pain Management clinics will be amalgamated and relocated to a new location on campus at Townsville University Hospital. The new location will be fit-for-purpose and provide patients a consistent and personalised service. 

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• Project budget: $4 million.
• Total FTEs generated during construction: 11
• Purpose: Amalgamation of North Queensland's Persistent Pain Management services. 
• Status: Construction is expected to begin late-2023 and is forecast to reach practical completion mid-2024.

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Contact us

If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback about the development work across Townsville Hospital and Health Service, please contact us.

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