The Mackay Base Hospital is the major hospital

Hospital

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 for the Central Queensland

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 Region situated in Mackay, Queensland

Mackay, Queensland

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, Australia

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. It is located around 4 km from Mackay city centre.
The Hospital offers general services to a population of approximately 135 000 throughout Mackay and the surrounding areas including referrals from Moranbah and parts of the Bowen region. The Hospital has a wide range of medical and allied health services.
The main referral hospitals are the Townsville Hospital

Townsville Hospital

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 (381 km away) and the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

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 (978 km away).

Medical departments

• Emergency Medicine;
• Allied Health Services;
• Anaesthetics;
• Coronary Care;
• Ear, Nose and Throat;
• General Medicine
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  ;
• General Surgery
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• Intensive Care;
• Medical;
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology;
• Ophthalmology;
• Orthopaedic Surgery;
• Paediatrics;
• Psychiatry
• Renal Medicine
• Aged Care
• ENT
• Palliative Care

Redevelopment

In 2010-2013 the Mackay Base Hospital will undergo the A$

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405 million redevelopment. The hospital redevelopment includes increased bed numbers from 163 to 318, more operating theatres, a dedicated Coronary Care Unit, a larger Intensive Care Unit, new emergency and outpatients' departments, renal support services, day oncology and a dental services unit, support services building and major services infrastructure, as well as the upgraded helipad and Carpark.
Woods Bagot

Woods Bagot

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, in association with Sanders Turner Ellick Architects of Mackay, is the architect, and the Baulderstone Queensland is the Managing Contractor.