The Hospital Rescue Plan will deliver more than 2,600 new beds alongside more investment in a bigger health workforce. This plan gives certainty to industry, health professionals, communities and, most importantly, Queenslanders.
We are embarking on the Hospital Rescue Plan to deliver modern, world-class facilities across the State and to tackle problems like the record-high levels of ambulance ramping and elective surgery waitlists.
This credible plan gives clinicians the tools and resources they need to do their job, while giving Queenslanders the health services they need by increasing capacity and expanding services at hospitals right across the State.
The Prince Charles Hospital
Located in Brisbane’s north, The Prince Charles Hospital is a major tertiary level cardiac hospital, employing around 3,200 staff and providing specialised care for more than 420,000 Queenslanders each year.
Our expansion project will deliver better services for the people of Brisbane, making sure they can receive healthcare faster and avoid potential complications while left on a waitlist without answers.
The Hospital Rescue Plan will deliver:
- At least 93 new overnight beds
- A new, fully developed plan that meets Hospital and Health Service and clinical needs
- Services including a new emergency department, paediatrics and operating theatres
- Staged execution to keep the project on track
- Better use of the site, leveraging nearby facilities and infrastructure
- A multi-storey car park delivered in 2025.
The Queensland Cancer Centre
Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death and a leading cause of reduced quality of life for Queenslanders of all ages and backgrounds.
Half of all Queenslanders will develop cancer before the age of 85. With a growing and ageing population, cancer diagnoses are only expected to increase. Not all Queenslanders have access to the right cancer support when they need it.
The new Queensland Cancer Centre at the Herston Health Precinct will provide Queenslanders with access to contemporary and world-leading therapies. The centre of excellence will also enable greater ‘home-grown’ research and its translation into local health solutions. To manage growing cancer service demand, the Queensland Government will take the necessary steps to ensure quality cancer care is accessible to all Queenslanders, no matter where they live.
The Hospital Rescue Plan will deliver:
- At least 150 beds
- A new statewide cancer centre in Metro North
- A review of cancer services infrastructure needs for metro, rural and regional Queensland
- Better planning that meets clinical needs
- Partnerships with nearby health, research and education facilities.
Redcliffe Hospital Expansion
Redcliffe Hospital is located in the fast-growing Moreton Bay region, home to over half a million Queenslanders. Our hospital expansion project at Redcliffe is essential for the people of Moreton Bay to ensure they can access care easier, move off surgery waiting lists faster, and have a healthcare system they can rely on.
The Hospital Rescue Plan will deliver:
- At least 210 new overnight beds
- Services including maternity, endoscopy, and operating theatres
- A new, fully developed plan that meets Hospital and Health Service and clinical needs
- A design that ensures the safety of nurses, doctors and healthcare workers
- Better use of the site to maximise service delivery
- More car parks.
New Toowoomba Hospital
Toowoomba has a growing and ageing population, which is increasing pressure on our hospitals and health services each year.
As more people are choosing to call Toowoomba and the Darling Downs home, our new Toowoomba Hospital will ensure every Queenslander has access to care, closer to where they live. The new Toowoomba Hospital will be the main referral hospital for the Darling Downs region and will provide a much-needed boost to bed capacity alongside emergency and specialised care.
The Hospital Rescue Plan will deliver:
- At least 538 total overnight beds, including at least 118 new beds
- All services and existing beds relocated to the new hospital
- Services including a cardiac lab, more dialysis and a larger emergency department
- Staged execution to keep project on track
- Better planning to meet clinical needs
- A plan to implement electronic medical records
- Better use of existing heritage listed buildings at the Baillie Henderson site
- A multi-storey car park.
New Coomera Hospital
The Gold Coast is one of the most rapidly growing regions in Queensland, and more beds at the new Coomera Hospital will provide care closer to home while taking pressure off the already busy local health system.
Experts from the Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service identified the greatest priority for the region to be increasing capacity and bolstering services at the Coomera site, rather than fragmenting services across different facilities, as was the case under the previous plan. It’s why the Queensland Government will deliver an uplift of 50% to deliver 600 more beds at the new Coomera Hospital.
The Hospital Rescue Plan will deliver:
- At least 600 new overnight beds
- Services including day surgery, maternity, operating theatres and an ICU
- Works on site to progress while planning continues
- A revised masterplan to better connect to public transport
- A multi-storey car park.
Mackay Hospital Expansion
Mackay Base Hospital is the major hospital across the Greater Mackay Whitsunday region.
These communities are growing and deserve care closer to home, so we’re delivering a major expansion to the hospital. More beds and services at Mackay Base Hospital will make sure locals have access to safe, high-quality care.
The Hospital Rescue Plan will deliver:
- At least 128 new overnight beds
- Services including surgical, maternity, neonatal and paediatric
- A new, fully developed plan that meets Hospital and Health Service and clinical needs
- A multi-storey car park
- A new helipad.
Townsville University Hospital Expansion
Townsville University Hospital is the only tertiary referral centre in North Queensland, 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.
New Bundaberg Hospital
Bundaberg Hospital is one of the busiest hospitals in Wide Bay.
With a growing and ageing population, the new Bundaberg Hospital is an essential project to make sure Queenslanders living in our regions have easier access to specialised health services. Increasing bed capacity and improving access to healthcare in Bundaberg will ensure community needs continue to be met, now and in the future.
The Hospital Rescue Plan will deliver:
- More than 410 total beds and bed alternatives
- At least 139 new overnight beds
- Level 5 services including emergency and maternity
- A new design that transfers all services and beds to the new site
- Better planning and consultation to meet clinical needs
- Mitigation of flooding risk by moving to new site
- A multi-storey car park.
Cairns Hospital Expansion
Cairns Hospital is the only major referral hospital in Far North Queensland. The people of Cairns deserve a world-class health system and services closer to home.
The hospital expansion will deliver the much-needed bed capacity and surgical services at Cairns Hospital, making it easier for Queenslanders to get the care they need.
The Hospital Rescue Plan will deliver:
- 64 new overnight beds by 2027
- At least 40 new overnight beds at the surgical centre
- Services including orthopaedics, ophthalmology, and plastic and reconstructive surgery
- Collaboration with local tertiary education providers for a future health and innovation precinct
- Funding to find a new and safe location for the Cairns Hospital helipad
- A multi-storey car park.
Hervey Bay Hospital Expansion
Hervey Bay Hospital is a major hospital in the Wide Bay region, providing services such as surgical, maternity and mental health close to home.
We’re expanding the Hervey Bay Hospital so Queenslanders can access healthcare faster and spend less time on waiting lists.
The Hospital Rescue Plan will deliver:
- An expansion by 2026
- 35 overnight beds
- Services including an inpatient unit and ICU
- An at-grade car park.
Logan Hospital Expansion
Logan is a fast-growing city, so it is critical that bed capacity and health services can keep up with the community’s needs.
The Logan Hospital expansion project is one of the largest in Queensland, delivering much needed upgrades and enhancements to buildings and services to make it easier for the people of Logan to access healthcare faster, and closer to home.
The Hospital Rescue Plan will deliver:
- An expansion by 2027
- 112 new overnight beds
- Services including endoscopy, operating theatres and cardiac lab
- Solutions to address residual risks
- A multi-storey car park.
Ipswich Hospital Expansion
West Moreton is a fast-growing region, and it’s vital that health services continue to expand so that the community has a local health system they can rely on.
Ipswich Hospital is the largest hospital in West Moreton and provides specialised services for the people of Ipswich and beyond. Work is well underway to expand the Ipswich Hospital making it easier for the growing West Moreton community to get the healthcare they need, closer to home.
The Hospital Rescue Plan will deliver:
- An expansion by 2028
- 200 new overnight beds
- Services including a new emergency department, operating theatres and an expanded coronary care unit
- A multi-storey car park.
QEII Hospital Expansion
The Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital cares for adults across medical, surgery and intensive care in Brisbane’s south.
This much needed expansion project is critical for ensuring the hospital can continue to meet the healthcare needs of the growing region. The upgrades will modernise the hospital and provide easier access to health services for Queenslanders.
The Hospital Rescue Plan will deliver:
- An expansion by 2028
- 112 new overnight beds
- An expanded ICU, medical day unit and more operating theatres
- Solutions and funding to address the energy supply risk.
Princess Alexandra Hospital Expansion
The Princess Alexandra Hospital is one of Queensland’s major metro hospitals, providing specialised services to residents from across the State.
As one of the busiest hospitals in Brisbane, the essential upgrade and expansion of the Princess Alexandra Hospital will make it easier for the community to access health services, and provide critical capacity to meet ongoing needs.
The Hospital Rescue Plan will deliver:
- An expansion by 2028
- 249 new overnight beds
- Services including cancer care as well as medical and surgical beds
- More car parking.
Rockhampton
Rockhampton is the heart of Central Queensland and the Rockhampton Hospital is in crisis. Its emergency department is overrun with rising demand, outdated infrastructure, limited primary care access, and a significant backlog of patients awaiting aged-care or disability accommodations.
The Queensland Government is committed to investing in the regions because we believe every Queenslander should have access to a health system they can rely on, no matter where they live. That’s why we are delivering new, expanded and upgraded infrastructure for Rockhampton to ensure the provision of safe, high-quality healthcare, closer to home.
Rockhampton Hospital
- Masterplanning is underway for the redevelopment of the Rockhampton Hospital. We will do the full and proper work to secure the future of this essential health service.
- Work is progressing for a new Cardiac Hybrid Theatre at Rockhampton Hospital to provide more services closer to home and attract a sustainable cardiac health practice to the region.
- Delivering expanded hospital support facilities at the vacated Central Queensland University City Campus site on Canning Street, Rockhampton.
Mental Health
- More beds for Rockhampton through a nine-bed expansion of the adult mental health unit.
- A new six bed youth Step Up Step Down facility will provide 24/7 care to young people experiencing, or at increased risk of experiencing, acute mental illness episodes, to either step down from hospital treatment or step up into the service.
Future workforce
- Our next generation of healthcare workers will benefit from a new $95 million Queensland Academy of Health Sciences in Rockhampton to fast-track high school students into health careers. The academy in Rockhampton will be delivered in partnership with the Federal Government and is the first of its kind outside of South East Queensland.
