Location: Cnr Troughton Rd & Kessels Rd, Coopers Plains QLD 4108 The Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital (QE II) is a

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located in Coopers Plains,

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, Australia. The hospital was officially opened on 26 September 1980. The hospital originally was developed to be a site for future expansion of the Mater Children's Hospital, a centre for servicing the needs of the

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held nearby and a range of other initiatives that never eventuated. At one point in its history it was almost closed but after vigorous protests by the local community it was reopened and continues as an elective surgical hospital and an active general medical facility. In 2007 it became part of the newly formed Brisbane South Health District and the QEII Hospital Health Service District was abolished. The district included four hospital services – Beaudesert, Logan, Bayside and QEII. There was also a proposal to build a stand-alone 'surgicentre' at QEII to provide for increased elective surgery. The eventual outcome was a range of internal redevelopments including an enhanced outpatients area, a new ward, an additional operating theatre and considerable infrastructure upgrades. In January 2008 it was announced that the

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would provide funding of $2 Billion for eight medical super clinics as a plan to improve public health services. The QEII Hospital was to be one of the eight hospitals to receive the super clinic boost. By March 2009 no further development of a medical super clinic at QEII had occurred though it was still actively rumoured as a Commonwealth Government initiative. By 2014 there were no longer any plans for a super clinic at QEII. In late 2008 the Southside Health District and the Princess Alexandra Hospital Health District merged and it was renamed Metrosouth Health Service District. The QEII as it is known continues to function as before, though the former Community Health Services administrative area was closed and as of February 2009 and an additional ward was opened to increase the elective surgical capacity of the facility.

Clinical departments

Orthopaedic Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics ( alternative spelling orthopaedics) is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal ...

Surgery, Director Dr Christopher Bell *

Gynaecology Gynaecology or gynecology (see American and British English spelling differences) is the area of medicine concerned with conditions affecting the female reproductive system. It is often paired with the field of obstetrics, which focuses on pre ...

, Director Dr Anton Marineanu *General Surgery, A/Director Dr Geoff Mudouia *General Medicine, Director Dr Mandeep Mathur *

Intensive Care Intensive care medicine, usually called critical care medicine, is a medical specialty that deals with seriously or critically ill patients who have, are at risk of, or are recovering from conditions that may be life-threatening. It includes p ...

, Director Dr David Stewart *

Geriatrics Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, is a medical specialty focused on addressing the unique health needs of older adults. The term ''geriatrics'' originates from the Greek γέρων ''geron'' meaning "old man", and ιατρός ''iatros'' mean ...

and Rehabilitation, Director Dr Amanda Siller *Emergency Medicine (non-trauma), Director Dr Edward Pink *

Anaesthetics An anesthetic (American English) or anaesthetic (British English; see spelling differences) is a drug used to induce anesthesia ⁠— ⁠in other words, to result in a temporary loss of sensation or awareness. They may be divided into tw ...

and Pain Management, Director Dr Carolyn Wills *

Urology Urology (from Ancient Greek, Greek wikt:οὖρον, οὖρον ''ouron'' "urine" and ''wiktionary:-logia, -logia'' "study of"), also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of t ...

and

Urodynamics Urodynamic testing or urodynamics is a study that assesses how the urinary bladder, bladder and urethra are performing their job of storing and releasing urine. Urodynamic tests can help explain symptoms such as: * Urinary incontinence, inconti ...

, Director Dr Tim Smith *Library Manager, Dr Jane Simon, The clinical activities of the hospital centre around lower limb orthopaedic surgery including knee and hip replacements and arthroplasty, elective gynaecological surgery, urodynamics and urological surgery, aged care and rehabilitation as well as a range of general medical and surgical services.

Management

*Executive Director, Gillian Campbell *Director of Medical Services (Medical Superintendent), Dr Christopher Bell **Director of Surgical Services **Director of Emergency and Medical Services, Dr Michael Daly *Director of Nursing Services, Nicki Dennis **Director of Nursing, Surgical Services, Amanda Garner **Director of Nursing, Medical Services, Julie Finucane *Director of Allied Health, Leo Ross **Director of Physiotherapy, Mark Nelson **Director of Occupational Therapy, Ruth Cox **Director of Pharmacy, John Parke **Director of Dietetics, Sally Courtice **Director of Speech Pathology, Katharine Morley-Davies *Manager, Finance, Joe Byrne CPA *Manager, Human Resources, Andrew Riddell *Manager, Corporate Services, Lorraine Munn *Director of Health Information Management Service, Ava Wong *Manager, Quality & Safety, Bernie O’Brien

References

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