This article is about the hospital as a healthcare institution. For the heritage-listed buildings and grounds of the hospital, see Brisbane General Hospital Precinct.
The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (RBWH) is a tertiary public hospital located in Herston, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is operated by Metro North Health, part of the Queensland Health network.[2] The hospital has 929 beds, and it is estimated that 65% of the patients served come from within 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) of the hospital.[1] It is the second largest hospital in Australia, and is a major teaching and research hospital.[3][4]
The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital is located in the broader the Herston Health Precinct, which includes other facilities such as the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute and the Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS).
The main building of the Bowen Hospital as it was initially known, was designed by Charles Tiffin and others.[5] For a time it was also known as Brisbane General Hospital. In the 19th century the hospital dealt with some severe cases of tropical diseases due to Queensland's predominantly tropical climate.[5]
The hospital was created by the merging of the Royal Brisbane Hospital and the Royal Brisbane Women's Hospital in 2003.[6] In the same year the hospital precinct was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.[7]
In January 2008, there was a public health scare over concerns about lead levels at the hospital. Concerns were dismissed by Queensland Health after air and surface swabs carried out found lead levels were safely below recommended standards.[8]
In February 2008, the hospital was hit with an outbreak of an antibiotic resistant bug, Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus or VRE. The hospital closed two 30-bed wards to new admissions in early December after 21 patients tested positive to VRE, while staff contained spread of the bacteria.[9]
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royal, brisbane, women, hospital, this, article, about, hospital, healthcare, institution, heritage, listed, buildings, grounds, hospital, brisbane, general, hospital, precinct, rbwh, tertiary, public, hospital, located, herston, suburb, brisbane, queensland, . This article is about the hospital as a healthcare institution For the heritage listed buildings and grounds of the hospital see Brisbane General Hospital Precinct The Royal Brisbane and Women s Hospital RBWH is a tertiary public hospital located in Herston a suburb of Brisbane Queensland Australia It is operated by Metro North Health part of the Queensland Health network 2 The hospital has 929 beds and it is estimated that 65 of the patients served come from within 15 kilometres 9 3 mi of the hospital 1 It is the second largest hospital in Australia and is a major teaching and research hospital 3 4 Royal Brisbane and Women s HospitalQueensland Health Metro North Health GeographyLocationButterfield Street Herston Queensland AustraliaCoordinates27 26 49 S 153 01 42 E 27 4469 S 153 0283 E 27 4469 153 0283 Coordinates 27 26 49 S 153 01 42 E 27 4469 S 153 0283 E 27 4469 153 0283OrganisationCare systemPublic Medicare AU TypeTeachingAffiliated universityUniversity of QueenslandQueensland University of TechnologyServicesEmergency departmentYes adult only Beds929 acute inpatient 1 HelipadYes ICAO YRBC amp YRBH HistoryFormer name s Royal Brisbane HospitalRoyal Brisbane Women s HospitalBrisbane General HospitalBowen HospitalOpened2003 as RBWHLinksWebsitemetronorth wbr health wbr qld wbr gov wbr au wbr rbwhListsHospitals in AustraliaThe Royal Brisbane and Women s Hospital is located in the broader the Herston Health Precinct which includes other facilities such as the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute and the Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service STARS Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditThe main building of the Bowen Hospital as it was initially known was designed by Charles Tiffin and others 5 For a time it was also known as Brisbane General Hospital In the 19th century the hospital dealt with some severe cases of tropical diseases due to Queensland s predominantly tropical climate 5 The hospital was created by the merging of the Royal Brisbane Hospital and the Royal Brisbane Women s Hospital in 2003 6 In the same year the hospital precinct was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register 7 In January 2008 there was a public health scare over concerns about lead levels at the hospital Concerns were dismissed by Queensland Health after air and surface swabs carried out found lead levels were safely below recommended standards 8 In February 2008 the hospital was hit with an outbreak of an antibiotic resistant bug Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus or VRE The hospital closed two 30 bed wards to new admissions in early December after 21 patients tested positive to VRE while staff contained spread of the bacteria 9 See also Edit Queensland portalList of hospitals in AustraliaReferences Edit a b About Us Queensland Health Archived from the original on 3 February 2014 Retrieved 19 January 2014 The Royal Brisbane and Women s Hospital Queensland Health Archived from the original on 28 November 2020 Retrieved 28 November 2020 Jamie Walker 7 March 2020 Coronavirus Tent city rises to treat patients who ve tested positive The Australian NewsCorp Retrieved 12 May 2020 History of Royal Brisbane and Women s Hospital Royal Brisbane and Women s Hospital Archived from the original on 28 November 2020 Retrieved 28 November 2020 a b de Vries Susanna Jake de Vries 2003 Historic Brisbane Convict Settlement to River City Brisbane Australia Pandanus Press p 50 ISBN 0 9585408 4 5 History of the Royal Brisbane and Women s Hospital Queensland Health 20 August 2009 Archived from the original on 10 January 2014 Retrieved 19 January 2014 Brisbane General Hospital Precinct entry 601903 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 6 July 2013 Hospital lead levels no cause for concern Web article Brisbane Times Archived from the original on 27 January 2008 Retrieved 12 February 2008 Miles Janelle Hospital hit by super bug outbreak News com Archived from the original News article on 13 February 2008 Retrieved 12 February 2008 External links EditOfficial website Wikimedia Commons has media related to Royal Brisbane and Women s Hospital Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Royal Brisbane and Women 27s Hospital amp oldid 1144034761, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
