Darling Downs Health

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Darling Downs Health
Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service
Service overview
JurisdictionQueensland Government
Service executive
  • Annette Scott, Chief Executive
Parent departmentQueensland Health
Websitedarlingdowns.health.qld.gov.au

Darling Downs Health (DDH), formally the Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service, is the local health district servicing the Darling Downs region in Queensland, Australia. Darling Downs Health forms part of Queensland Health, the state's public health service, and operates 29 facilities across 90,000 km2 throughout the region. The health service's main referral facility is Toowoomba Hospital, which provides maternity, emergency, surgical, mental health, allied health and specialist outpatient services.[1]

Facilities[edit]

Darling Downs Health operates 29 facilities, including hospitals, community outreach and specialist services, Multipurpose Health Services, and Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs). Multipurpose Health Services are co-designed facilities that serve as both the local primary care clinic, and as an emergency and visiting specialist secondary care facility. RACFs provide specialist rehabilitation and geriatric care services to patients requiring dedicated nursing and allied health care.[2]

  • Toowoomba Hospital
  • Baillie Henderson Hospital
  • Dalby Hospital
  • Goondiwindi Hospital
  • Kingaroy Hospital
  • Stanthorpe Hospital
  • Warwick Hospital
  • Cherbourg Health Service
  • Chinchilla Hospital
  • Darling Downs Community Care Unit
  • Inglewood Multipurpose Health Service
  • Jandowae Hospital
  • Miles Hospital
  • Millmerran Multipurpose Health Service
  • Murgon Hospital
  • Nanango Hospital
  • Oakey Hospital
  • Tara Hospital
  • Taroom Hospital
  • Texas Multipurpose Health Service
  • Wandoan Outpatients Clinic
  • Wondai Hospital
  • Mt Lofty Heights Residential Aged Care
  • Dr EAF McDonald Residential Aged Care
  • The Oaks Residential Aged Care
  • Karingal Residential Aged Care
  • Milton House
  • Forest View

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Darling Downs Health Homepage". Darling Downs Health. May 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Hospitals and health centres". Darling Downs Health. April 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.

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