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The new masterplan has been completed, with Stage 1A, including 165 beds to be delivered by 2029.

Construction has started on an expansion of the eastern campus car park to deliver more than 300 new parking spaces.

The completion of the expanded car park will enable construction to commence on the new multi-storey car park that will deliver more than 1,000 new parking spaces.

Overview

Townsville University Hospital is treating patients from as far north as Cape York Peninsula and the Torres Strait Islands and west to Mount Isa and the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Each year, it treats hundreds of thousands of Queenslanders in acute, outpatient, community, and aged care settings with focus on quality, safety, and compassion. Our expansion project at Townsville will deliver more services for locals closer to home, making sure they get the care they deserve, when they need it.

The Hospital Rescue Plan will deliver:

At least 165 new overnight beds
Services including day surgery, operating theatres and a rehab therapy unit
A new, fully developed plan that meets Hospital and Health Service and clinical needs
A staged approach to keep the project on track
A fast-tracked multi-storey car park with opportunities for local builders.

Key:

Delivered

Being delivered

The failed Capacity Expansion Program (CEP)

$500 million cost blowout
Delayed at least 2 years
Ignored advice and included only 70% of clinical requirements
No pharmacy, no sterilising department and no link bridge to existing hospital
Increased costs due to asbestos and underlying ground conditions.

Project images

Aerial artist impression of the Townsville University Hospital expansion showing new low-rise clinical buildings integrated into the existing campus and surrounding bushland.
Artist impression of the Townsville University Hospital expansion

Last updated:   July 2026

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