Metro North Health

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 and the surrounds, including the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and Prince Charles Hospital, and covers the area north of the Brisbane River through to Kilcoy.[3] Metro North Health is part of Queensland Health, and is paired with Metro South Hospital and Health Service.

Metro North Hospital and Health Service
Health service overview
JurisdictionQueensland Government
Annual budget A$3.36 billion (2021–22)[1]
Health service executive
  • Jackie Hanson, A/Chief executive[2]
Parent departmentQueensland Health
Websitemetronorth.health.qld.gov.au

As a HHS under Queensland's public health system legislation, Metro North Health is under direction from its Hospital and Health Board.[4] 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.[5]

References
  1. "2021-22 Budget". Queensland Health. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Executive team". Metro North Health. Retrieved 2 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "About us". Metro North Health. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Hospital and Health Service CEOs and Board members". Queensland Health. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Our Board". Metro North Health. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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