The Prince Charles Hospital
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The Prince Charles Hospital is a major teaching hospital
in Brisbane
's northside with an emphasis in cardiac and respiratory medicine
and cardio-thoracic surgery. It also has geriatric and rehabilitation services, elective orthopaedic services and cardiothoracic services, an in-patient psychiatric unit and a 16 bed palliative care
unit. In 2007, a major upgrade of the hospital was completed and general medical and general surgical services have been introduced in a newly constructed building. The official opening ceremony was held the next day with the then Queensland Premier Peter Beattie as the chief guest. A brand new state-of-the-art Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Department was also built.
The Prince Charles Hospital remains a leading Cardiac Unit on Brisbane's northside, and serves as the major referral centre for the major part of central and north queensland. There is a heavy emphasis on teaching, with multiple daily Resident and Registrar teaching sessions. It is also involved in conducting the FRACP clinical examinations which are held every year during July/August. There is a weekly teleconference of Echocardiography teaching with participation of a number of hospitals in Queensland. The hospital's Echocardiography department organises the Echo Australia
conference which is held once a year.
Currently there are plans to introduce general paediatric services at the facility and it is expected that construction will begin in early 2010.
Teaching hospital
A teaching hospital is a hospital that provides clinical education and training to future and current doctors, nurses, and other health professionals, in addition to delivering medical care to patients...
in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
's northside with an emphasis in cardiac and respiratory medicine
Respiratory Medicine
The Respiratory Medicine journal is published by Elsevier Science. Its subjects are internal medicine and practice of medicine.Its ISSN is 0954-6111. Its impact factor in 2004 was 2,086....
and cardio-thoracic surgery. It also has geriatric and rehabilitation services, elective orthopaedic services and cardiothoracic services, an in-patient psychiatric unit and a 16 bed palliative care
Palliative care
Palliative care is a specialized area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients...
unit. In 2007, a major upgrade of the hospital was completed and general medical and general surgical services have been introduced in a newly constructed building. The official opening ceremony was held the next day with the then Queensland Premier Peter Beattie as the chief guest. A brand new state-of-the-art Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Department was also built.
The Prince Charles Hospital remains a leading Cardiac Unit on Brisbane's northside, and serves as the major referral centre for the major part of central and north queensland. There is a heavy emphasis on teaching, with multiple daily Resident and Registrar teaching sessions. It is also involved in conducting the FRACP clinical examinations which are held every year during July/August. There is a weekly teleconference of Echocardiography teaching with participation of a number of hospitals in Queensland. The hospital's Echocardiography department organises the Echo Australia
Echo Australia
The Echo Australia conference is a three day workshop and symposium. It is organised by a collaboration involving The Prince Charles Hospital Echocardiography Department in Brisbane and the Mayo Clinic...
conference which is held once a year.
Currently there are plans to introduce general paediatric services at the facility and it is expected that construction will begin in early 2010.