| The Prince Charles Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Queensland Health (Metro North Health) | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 627 Rode Rd, Chermside, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°23′24″S 153°01′24″E / 27.3899°S 153.0234°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public Medicare (AU) |
| Funding | Government hospital |
| Type | Teaching and Specialist |
| Network | Metro North Health |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Adult and paediatric departments |
| Beds | 690 |
| Helipad | Yes (ICAO: YPRC) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1954 |
| Links | |
| Website | metronorth |
| Lists | Hospitals in Australia |
The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) is a major teaching and tertiary referral hospital in the northern suburb of Chermside in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. TPCH is a public hospital operated by Metro North Health, the largest public health service in Queensland Health and in Australia.[1] The hospital is described to be the "leading cardiothoracic hospital in Australia", and is the hub for specialised services including heart and lung transplants, adult cystic fibrosis, adult congenital heart disease and complex cardiac care.[2]
Beyond cardiothoracic care, healthcare services include general surgical and medical care, mental health services, paediatric and adult emergency departments, and specialist outpatient, rehabilitation, and palliative care services.[2] The hospital employs 3,574 staff, including 692 doctors and 2,287 nursing staff.[2] TPCH has 690 beds and provides around 420,000 episodes of care each year to patients in Queensland and northern New South Wales.[3][2]
The Prince Charles Hospital is a major training site for Queensland doctors, offering medical internship and training pathways in medicine and medical subspecialties, surgery, anaesthetics, intensive care, emergency medicine, radiology, psychiatry, pathology, general practice, rehabilitation, and medical administration.[4] The University of Queensland Medical School's Northside Clinic Unit is situated within the hospital and provides teaching and clinical placement opportunities for medical students across its various healthcare services.[5] It also houses the Queensland University of Technology's Mechanical and Biological Engineering Facility.[5]
The hospital is actively involved in medical research with numerous national and international research trials and projects. Within Australia, TPCH has established research partnerships with The University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, and the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute.[2][6] Internationally, top partnerships with the hospital in terms of research output include The University of Edinburgh, Johns Hopkins University, and Harvard University.[6]
- ^ "Metro North Hospital and Health Service". Herston Health Precinct. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "About Us - The Prince Charles Hospital". Metro North Health. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Overview - The Prince Charles Hospital". Queensland Health Performance Dashboard. September 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Medical careers at The Prince Charles Hospital". The Prince Charles Hospital. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Northside". medical-school.uq.edu.au. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Metro North Hospital and Health Service". Nature Index. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.