Premier Steven Miles was in Cairns recently to announce that a new Satellite Hospital will be built in Cairns, if elected in October.
The Cairns Satellite Hospital will have a Minor Injury and Illness Clinic, which will open from 8am to 10pm and provide free treatment for non-life-threatening illnesses and injuries like fevers, earaches, cuts, burns and broken bones, and is run by doctors and senior nurses. It will also offer specialist outpatient services, specifically targeting the needs of the local community. That could include renal dialysis, chemotherapy, oral healthcare and mental health support.
The announcement follows the success of seven Satellite Hospitals delivered across Southeast Queensland which have already provided critical care to more than 160,000 patients since their staged opening.
The Satellite Hospital program has been proven to alleviate pressure on local hospitals – with up to a 26 per cent drop in less serious, non-emergency presentations to hospitals located close to a Satellite Hospital.
A site will be determined by Cairns Hospital Health Service (HHS) with QAS mapping the demand to work out the best place to service our region
Only a Miles Labor Government will deliver better healthcare, closer to home, for Queenslanders and do what matters to address the pressures on the healthcare system – largely the result of unprecedented growth across the state.
