Gold Coast Hospital
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Gold Coast, Queensland, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27° 58' 20.64" S, 153° 24' 36.00" E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public Medicare (AU) |
| Hospital type | Teaching, Referral |
| Affiliated university | Griffith University, Bond University |
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| Emergency department | Level I |
| Beds | approximately 500 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1922 |
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| Website | http://www.goldcoasthealth.com.au/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in Australia |
Gold Coast Hospital, located on the Gold Coast, Queensland is a major teaching and referral hospital and the third largest in Queensland.[1] The Gold Coast Hospital has one of the busiest emergency departments in the state.[2] The Hospital admits over 60 000 patients annually.[3]
The hospital is located in Nerang Street in Southport's medical district.
The Gold Coast Hospital has a Robina campus near Robina station. The main referral hospital is Princess Alexandra Hospital.
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[edit] Recent publicity
The hospital has recently received national publicity. Dr Mohamed Haneef who had been working at the hospital since September 2006 was arrested in connection to terrorist attacks in the UK while leaving Australia on a one way ticket. Dr Haneef's temporary skilled worker permit was subsequently cancelled. All charges against Dr Haneef were subsequently dropped. The premier of Queensland, Mr Peter Beattie stated that Dr Haneef could return to work at the Gold Coast Hospital should the federal government reinstate Dr Haneef's work visa. Dr Brian Bell, the executive director of medical services at the Gold Coast Hospital, says many hospitals would welcome Dr Haneef onto their staff.[4]
In February 2008 it was reported that Queensland's public hospitals were putting lives at risk by failing to deliver adequate care across a range of key areas.The report found nine instances where public hospitals failed one of the 13 surgical indicators, with the Gold Coast Hospital responsible for three of these.[5]
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[edit] References
- ^ "Gold Coast Hospital" (Facility Profile). Queensland Government. http://www.health.qld.gov.au/wwwprofiles/gcoast_gcoast_hosp.asp. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- ^ "Heavy demand for Gold Coast Hospital emergency dept" (News article). ABC News. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/05/2154480.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- ^ "Gold Coast Hospital". gold coast health. http://www.goldcoasthealth.com.au/gold-coast-health/facilities/gold_coast_hospital. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
- ^ "Qld Health keen to have Haneef back" (News article). ABC News. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/17/2140232.htm?section=australia. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- ^ Wardill, Steven. "Queensland's public hospitals fail health tests" (Web article). The Courier Mail. http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23191353-3102,00.html. Retrieved 2008-02-12.[dead link]
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Coordinates: 27°58′20.64″S 153°24′36″E / 27.9724°S 153.41°E
