Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH) | |
Org/Group: | Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service |
Image Alt: | Gold Coast University Hospital |
Location: | 1 Hospital Boulevard, off Parklands Drive, Southport |
Region: | Gold Coast |
State: | Queensland |
Country: | AU |
Helipad: | ICAO : YXHG |
H1-Number: | 1 |
H1-Surface: | aluminium |
Affiliation: | Griffith University, Bond University |
Beds: | 924 |
Founded: | 2013 |
Website: | Hospital Website |
Type: | Teaching |
Funding: | State Government |
Emergency: | Yes |
Gold Coast University Hospital (abbreviated GCUH or GCH, and sometimes Gold Coast Uni Hospital) is a major teaching hospital is offering tertiary level district general hospital in the Gold Coast, Australia, completed in September 2013.[1] The hospital was built on the Greenfields site adjacent to Griffith University Gold Coast campus at a cost of $1.8 billion.
Construction commenced on 16 December 2008 when Queensland Premier Anna Bligh turned the first sod. The land was previously occupied by a church, a section of the Southport Lawn Cemetery, and undeveloped acreage. Bovis Lend Lease built the hospital.
The university hospital incorporated new specialist services including cardiac surgery, neurosciences, trauma and neonatal intensive care; these were not available at the previous Gold Coast Hospital. The hospital has seven main buildings, with a total floor space of approximately 170000m2 (excluding car parks). The main nine-level-high building is topped with a helicopter landing site.
On 27 September 2013, Queensland Health officially shut down services at the Gold Coast Hospital, and transferred the remaining patients from the old Gold Coast Hospital to the new Gold Coast University Hospital.
In early 2023, the Queensland Government announced that $72 million would be invested into the Gold Coast University Hospital sub-acute expansion project. This project would bring three new wards to provide 70 extra sub-acute beds to care for patients with complex behavioural issues. Broad Construction was awarded the tender for the project.[2]
The hospital is located on 1 Hospital Boulevard, off Parklands Drive, Southport, adjacent to Olsen Ave. A multi story car park is provided for patients and visitors and is located across the road from the main hospital building. The Gold Coast University Hospital is co-located with Griffith University and new Gold Coast Private Hospital, forming the Gold Coast's 'Health and Knowledge Precinct'.[3]
The hospital precinct is served by trams and buses. The light rail system runs from Helensvale railway station to Broadbeach South via the Southport CBD and Surfers Paradise. The Gold Coast University Hospital station is located near the hospital's main entrance, beneath the GCUH bus station.
The Gold Coast University Hospital is the primary teaching hospital for medical students (student doctors) of Griffith University's and Bond University's medical schools. And like most Australian public state hospitals, it is an accredited site for further postgraduate residency training of medical practitioners.
It is also one of the hospitals which participates in the Queensland Anaesthetic Rotational Training Scheme for training anaesthetists.[4]
The hospital is featured in the Seven Network factual television series Gold Coast Medical.[5]