Metro North Health

Metro North Hospital and Health Service
Health service overview
JurisdictionQueensland Government
Annual budgetIncrease A$3.36 billion (2021–22)[1]
Health service executive
  • Jackie Hanson, Chief executive[2]
Parent departmentDepartment of Health
Websitemetronorth.health.qld.gov.au

Metro North Hospital and Health Service, known as Metro North HHS or as Metro North Health, is the most populous public health district in Queensland and the overarching health service for the statewide tertiary facility, the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. The service operates several hospitals, dental facilities, and community health services in Brisbane and the surrounds, including the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and The Prince Charles Hospital, and covers the area north of the Brisbane River through to Kilcoy.[3] Metro North Health is part of the Queensland Health system.

As a HHS under Queensland's public health system legislation, Metro North Health is under direction from its Hospital and Health Board.[4] The board has certain powers and requirements under the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 and Hospital and Health Boards Regulation 2012, which relate to its functions under Australia's universal health system and the 2011 National Health Reform Agreement.[5]

  1. ^ "2021-22 Budget". Queensland Health. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Executive team". Metro North Health. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  3. ^ "About us". Metro North Health. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Hospital and Health Service CEOs and Board members". Queensland Health. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Our Board". Metro North Health. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.