{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Short description|Hospital in Mackay, Australia}} {{Infobox hospital | name = Mackay Base Hospital | org_group = Queensland Health | image = | caption = <!-- optional --> | logo = <!-- optional --> | location = Mackay, Queensland | region = North Queensland | state = QLD | country = AU | coordinates = | healthcare = Medicare | type = Tertiary Referral | speciality = <!-- if devoted to a speciality, i.e. not if has broad spectrum of specialities --> | standards = <!-- optional if no national standards --> | emergency = Yes | affiliation = | beds = 318 | founded = unknown | closed = <!-- optional --> | website = [http://www.health.qld.gov.au/wwwprofiles/mackay_mackay_hosp.asp Official Website] | other_links = <!-- optional --> }}{{Update|date=October 2022|reason=There is no information about this article beyond the early 2010s.}} The '''Mackay Base Hospital''' is the major hospital for the Central Queensland Region situated in Mackay, Queensland, Australia. It is located around {{convert|4|km|mi}} from Mackay city centre. The Hospital offers general services to a population of approximately 135,000 throughout Mackay and the surrounding areas including referrals from Moranbah and parts of the Bowen region. The Hospital has a wide range of medical and allied health services.<ref name="Mackay Base Hospital">{{cite news |title=Mackay Base Hospital |publisher=Qld Health |url=http://www.health.qld.gov.au/allied/docs/Mackay.pdf |access-date=2009-11-30}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> The main referral hospitals are the Townsville Hospital ({{convert|381|km}} away) and the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital ({{convert|978|km}} away).<ref name="health.qld">{{cite news |title=Mackay Health Service District - Mackay Base Hospital |publisher=Queensland Government |date=2009-07-10 |url=http://www.health.qld.gov.au/wwwprofiles/mackay_mackay_hosp.asp |access-date=2009-11-30}}</ref>
==Redevelopment== In 2010–2014 the Mackay Base Hospital underwent a A$405 million redevelopment. The hospital redevelopment included increasing bed numbers from 163 to 318, adding more operating theatres, a dedicated Coronary Care Unit, a larger Intensive Care Unit, new emergency and outpatients' departments, renal support services, day oncology and a dental services unit, support services building and major services infrastructure, as well as an upgraded helipad and Carpark.<ref name="ProjectLink">{{cite news | title =Contractor appointed for Mackay Base Hospital Stage 1 redevelopment |publisher=ProjectLink |date=November 27, 2009 |url=http://www.projectlink.com.au/IndustryNews/16792.html |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20111009094048/http://www.projectlink.com.au/IndustryNews/16792.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 9, 2011 |access-date=2009-11-30 }}</ref> Woods Bagot, in association with Sanders Turner Ellick Architects of Mackay, was the architect,<ref name=" Woods Bagot ">{{cite news |title=Mackay Base Hospital, Queensland |publisher=Woods Bagot |url=http://www.woodsbagot.com/en/Pages/MackayBaseHospital.aspx |access-date=2009-11-30 |url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915044745/http://www.woodsbagot.com/en/Pages/MackayBaseHospital.aspx |archive-date=2009-09-15}}</ref> and Baulderstone is the managing contractor.<ref name="ProjectLink"/> The first major area, Mental Health Inpatient Unit, was completed in August 2012. Following the completion of the new buildings the old hospital was demolished.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hospital scrutiny delivers winner |work=Daily Mercury | publisher=The Mackay Printing and Publishing Company |date=7 June 2012 |url=http://www.dailymercury.com.au/story/2012/06/07/hospital-scrutiny-delivers-a-winner-glenn-hokin/ |access-date=7 June 2012}}</ref>
==Maternity review== In 2022, a 10-month review into the hospital's obstetrics and gynaecology service found that inadequate care at the hospital contributed to the deaths of three babies and many women suffered lifelong physical and mental harm.<ref name="oags">{{cite news |last=Miles |first=Janelle |date=30 September 2022 |title=Mackay Base Hospital obstetrics and gynaecology services report finds 'inadequate care' contributed to death of babies, women harmed |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-30/mackay-hospital-health-service-babies-obstetrics-review/101411172 |work=ABC News |access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> Substandard care, poor clinical incident monitoring and poor management of safety and quality, patient complications and clinical deterioration were among the breaches of care found.<ref name="oags"/> 81 women were questioned in the investigation.<ref name="oags"/> Many women felt ignored, were left in pain and were discharged back to their general practitioners with incomplete resolution of their problems.<ref name="oags"/> A review was undertaken after complaints from women who had suffered complications from caesareans and suggestions of patient harm.<ref name="ath">{{cite news |last=Walsh |first=Hannah |date=30 September 2022 |title=Mackay Base Hospital admits to harming mother and baby, Jessica Beazley tells her story |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-30/mackay-base-hospital-obstetrics-harming-mother-and-baby/101485862 |work=ABC News |access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> The director of the obstetrics and gynaecology unit, Dr Du Toit, was suspended.<ref name="wha">{{cite news |last=Miles |first=Janelle |date=14 October 2022 |title=Women harmed at Mackay Base Hospital shows Australian safeguards are failing to protect patients |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-14/queensland-mackay-base-hospital-safeguards-du-toit/101531214 |work=ABC News |access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> The Mackay Hospital and Health board was sacked and the hospital lost its accreditation to train doctors in general surgery.<ref name="lat">{{cite news |last1=Walsh |first1=Hannah |last2=Watkins |first2=Lillian |date= |title=Mackay Base Hospital loses accreditation to train doctors in general surgery |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-17/mackay-base-hospital-loses-accreditation-train-general-surgery/101986056 |work=ABC News |access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref>
==See also== {{Portal|Queensland}} * List of hospitals in Queensland * List of hospitals in Australia
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