Sunshine Coast University Hospital

The Sunshine Coast University Hospital is a hospital on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, affiliated with the University of the Sunshine Coast and Griffith University.[2]

Sunshine Coast University Hospital
Queensland Health
Geography
Location6 Doherty Street, Birtinya, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates26.7441°S 153.1146°E / -26.7441; 153.1146
Organisation
Care systemPublic Medicare (AU)
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of the Sunshine Coast and Griffith University, School of Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds567[1]
Helipads
Helipad(ICAO: YXHS)
Number Length Surface
ft m
1 aluminium
Links
WebsiteOfficial website
ListsHospitals in Australia

History

In July 2012, Minister for Health Lawrence Springborg from the Newman Ministry of the Queensland Government appointed the Exemplar Health consortium comprising Lendlease, Capella Capital, Siemens and Spotless to deliver the Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH) as a public–private partnership.[3] Construction began in October 2012.[4] It opened in March 2017 with 450 beds, this is expected to increase to 738 by 2021. It was the first teaching hospital to open in Australia for 20 years.[5][6] It cost $1.8 billion.[7] The hospital was designed by Sunshine Coast Architects, a partnership between Architects Brisbane and HDR Rice Daubney of Sydney. Structural and Civil engineering design services were provided by Aurecon.

References
  1. "Hospital Performance". Queensland Health. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. "Griffith to train medical students on the Sunshine Coast", Griffith University
  3. Springborg, Lawrence. "Contractors sought for award winning University Hospital". Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  4. "The battle is over: Sunshine Coast University to go public". Sunshine Coast Daily. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  5. "Sunshine Coast University Hospital". Queensland Health. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  6. "Sunshine Coast gets Australia's newest hospital". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  7. Bartholomew, Kylie (29 March 2017). "Sunshine Coast University Hospital opens as Australia's first public teaching hospital in 20 years". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
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