{"id":9278,"date":"2023-12-06T12:56:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T02:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/?p=9278"},"modified":"2024-10-11T07:39:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T21:39:44","slug":"cabh-new-emergency-dept-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/news\/cabh-new-emergency-dept-open","title":{"rendered":"Caboolture Hospital new Emergency Department now open!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:89.44rem;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1>Caboolture Hospital new Emergency Department now open!<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_9279\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9279\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9279 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/sean-clark-new-ed.jpg\" alt=\"Caboolture Hospital Director Emergency Dr Sean Clark at the entry to the new Emergency Department.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/sean-clark-new-ed-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/sean-clark-new-ed-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/sean-clark-new-ed-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/sean-clark-new-ed-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/sean-clark-new-ed.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/400;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caboolture Hospital Director Emergency Dr Sean Clark at the entry to the new Emergency Department.<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>Caboolture Hospital\u2019s new Emergency Department is now open!<\/h4>\n<p>Emergency patients should now come to the front of the new clinical services building.<\/p>\n<p>If arriving by car, use the main entry via the traffic lights on McKean Street and follow the road to the right to find the new drop-off area.<\/p>\n<p>There is also pedestrian access from McKean Street (opposite St Columban\u2019s College).<\/p>\n<p>The new Emergency Department is more than three times larger in size (compared to the previous facility).<\/p>\n<p>It heralds an important new chapter for health care services in the Caboolture community, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dedicated 12-bay paediatric Emergency Department<\/li>\n<li>More medical imaging facilities<\/li>\n<li>Additional resuscitation bay for critically unwell patients<\/li>\n<li>Ophthalmology room<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Construction work continues to finalise the hospital\u2019s new main entry, including access from the new multi-storey car park.<\/p>\n<p>Please follow directional signage and instruction from staff.<\/p>\n<p>The previous Emergency Department has now closed. Work will start early in the new year to refurbish that space for other much-needed clinical services, including cancer care.<\/p>\n<p>Non-urgent emergency care is also available at several locations, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Caboolture Satellite Hospital Minor Injury and Illness Clinic<\/li>\n<li>Metro North Health Virtual ED<\/li>\n<li>Call 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84),<\/li>\n<li>Health Hub Doctors Morayfield Minor Accident and Illness Centre or your local GP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caboolture Hospital\u2019s new Emergency Department is now open! 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