We're investing over $465 million to upgrade and expand Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital (QEII). The upgrades include:

  • a new 5 level clinical services building
  • more beds and medical wards
  • expanded surgery and intensive care units
  • expanded support services, such as pharmacy, pathology and kitchen
  • new central sterile supply department
  • renovations to our existing hospital buildings
  • renovations to our hospital buildings.

The upgrades will modernise our hospital and provide more health care services to our growing community. Building started in 2023 and some upgrades are already finished. We expect all upgraded services and new buildings to be completed by 2027.

There may be changes to hospital entry points or parking when we're building. If you’re going to hospital, you can search our health services to check if there are any changes you need to know about.

Why we’re expanding

We’re prioritising our upgrades to make sure we continue to provide high quality care to our growing community.

The upgrades will also help us care for our ageing population and meet the growing demand for surgery in the Brisbane southside area.

The upgrades are part of the Queensland Health and Hospitals Plan. We've planned them based on:

  • our medical and clinical health service needs
  • information about our population and expected growth
  • feedback and consultation with our local Traditional Owners, staff, patients, community and other stakeholders
  • advice from builders, engineers and design experts.

What we’re building

We’re upgrading our buildings and health services in stages.

New 5 level clinical services building

Our new 5 level medical building will help us provide more health services to our community.

It'll have:

  • 112 new inpatient beds
  • upgraded surgery facilities
  • more intensive care and acute treatment spaces
  • new and expanded support services.

New 28 bed ward and allied health facilities

We’ve opened our new $25 million specialist medical ward that helped us quickly increase our capacity and provide more patient beds.

We're now constructing an outpatient allied health and ambulatory care services building to include:

  • physical therapy spaces and a gym
  • consultation rooms
  • support and administrative spaces.

Timeline

The timeline and dates may change.

Mid 2023: Design of new clinical building started

November 2023: 28 bed medical ward (Ward 4A) opened

Mid 2024: Construction starts on new clinical building

Mid-late 2024: Allied health and ambulatory care services building will open

2027: New clinical building completed

Get involved

We're working with people and groups from our community to help plan the upgrades and get feedback including:

  • design user groups where we co-designed clinical and public spaces with architects and clinicians
  • consultations about the look and design of the upgrades and wayfinding strategy
  • the hospital site’s building approval with local council
  • training and work experience opportunities for local school students.

We also worked with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and Traditional Owners to make sure the upgrades are culturally safe.

If you’d like to get involved in our consumer groups about the upgrades, email qeiihospitalexpansion@health.qld.gov.au.

You can also apply to volunteer with us or become a consumer partner.

Jobs

As we grow and finish our upgrades, we’ll need new staff members to join our team. We'll have jobs across all areas including nursing, medicine, allied health, pharmacy and business support.

You can search our vacancies or register your interest for future jobs when our hospital upgrades open.

News and updates

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Contact for QEII Hospital upgrades and new buildings

Email MSH_Procurement@health.qld.gov.au for questions about tenders or visit the QTenders website.

If you have a question about anything else at QEII Hospital, call 07 3182 6111 or visit the QEII Hospital homepage.

Last updated: November 2024