The Metro North Hospital and Health Service (Metro North HHS), better known as Metro North Health, is one of the two Hospital and Health Services that operate in the
Brisbane area. The service operates several hospitals, dental facilities, and community health services in
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...
and the surrounds, including the
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
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. The hospital has 929 b ...
and
Prince Charles Hospital
Prince Charles Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty'r Tywysog Siarl) is a district general hospital in Gurnos, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. It is managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
History
Construction of the first phase of the new hospital b ...
, and covers the area north of the
Brisbane River through to
Kilcoy
Kilcoy is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Kilcoy had a population of 1,898 people.
Geography
The township is on the D'Aguilar Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane, ...
. Metro North Health is part of
Queensland Health
Queensland Health is the name of the overall public health service in the state of Queensland, Australia. Like all other states and territories in Australia, the Queensland Government provides low- or no-cost primary, secondary, and tertiary ...
, and is paired with Metro South Hospital and Health Service.
As a HHS under Queensland's public health system legislation, Metro North Health is under direction from its Hospital and Health Board. The board has certain powers and requirements under the ''Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011'' and ''Hospital and Health Boards Regulation 2012'', which relate to its functions under Australia's universal health system and the 2011 National Health Reform Agreement.
Hospital and Health Board
References
External links
*
* {{Official website, https://health.qld.gov.au/, Official website (Queensland Health)
Medical and health organisations based in Queensland