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Queanbeyan District Hospital

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Figures published on the Australian Government's My Hospital website for the 2011-2012 financial year, Queanbeyan District Hospital performed 747 elective surgeries. Waiting times for elective surgeries at Queanbeyan were not compared to other hospitals, but performed 96% of urgent procedures within
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The main hospital building was extended in 1964 and 1978 and had grown to a 42 bed facility before a major redevelopment of the site was undertaken beginning in 2006. Many of the existing buildings, including the 1933 structure were demolished to make way for the new four story hospital building,
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In addition to general and surgical wards, the hospital is equipped with three operating theatres. There has been criticism over the underutilisation of these facilities following the redevelopment works, however the
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and specialist services. A major $ 51 million redevelopment of the facility was completed in 2009, including construction of a modern 10,400 m (112,000 sq ft) main hospital building.
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still relied in the hospital for services such as obstetrics. The hospital moved into a new building in 1933 with provision for 25 beds, an operating theatre and an
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services can also be accessed at Queanbeyan District Hospital, with many providers at the hospital operating in conjunction with the
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maintains that this is because the hospital has been designed to accommodate regional growth. In addition to
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clinically recommended timeframes. The hospital's 2010 operating budget was $ 21.07 million.
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was completed in 1861 and named in honour of Mary Ann Rusten, the institution's first
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in 1914, Queanbeyan Hospital was the hub for medical services in the
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The Queanbeyan District Hospital was established in 1847 by a local
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ward are also provided at Queanbeyan District Hospital. The major
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Health Directorate due to the hospital's close proximity to the
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is equipped with 16 beds catering for adults and children. A
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which receives patients unable to be treated at Queanbeyan.
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The new Queanbeyan District Hospital from Collett Street
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Queanbeyan
New South Wales
Coordinates
type:hospital 35°20′51″S 149°13′56″E / 35.34750°S 149.23222°E / -35.34750; 149.23222
Care system
Medicare (AU)
Type
District
Emergency department
Hospitals in Australia
acute care
hospital
City of Queanbeyan
New South Wales
Australia
general
surgical
emergency department
paediatric
maternity
referral
The Canberra Hospital
New South Wales Government
obstetrics
mental health
aged care
pathology
medical imaging
pharmacy

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