Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) is one of three tertiary level facilities in Queensland, providing care in all major adult specialties, with the exception of obstetrics. It is one of Australia’s leading teaching and research hospitals.
Services we provide
The PAH provides acute medical, surgical, mental health, cancer, rehabilitation and allied health services as well as statewide services - including the Acquired Brain Injury Outreach Service, Queensland Amputee Limb Service, Spinal Outreach Team and the Transitional Rehabilitation Program.
The PAH is nationally recognised for its expertise in spinal injury management and is a major transplantation centre for livers, kidneys, bone, cartilage, and corneas.
Ancillary services includes pastoral care, hospital auxiliary and volunteer services.
The hospital has responsibility for the management of the Queensland Liver Transplant Service, Queensland Eye Bank and the Queensland Bone Bank.
It also houses one of the major Pathology Queensland services.
The PAH has an aeromedical retrieval service transporting patients to hospital via helicopter or fixed wing aircraft, a road accident response service and a major trauma retrieval service managed by the Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit.
Health research
The PAH plays a lead role in medical research, undertaking research programs with affiliated universities.
The PA Foundation, which is situated on the hospital campus, is dedicated to fundraising to support PAH research activities.
Annual activity profile
- Over 74,000 admissions to the hospital
- 46,479 admissions to the emergency department
- 459,153 outpatient appointments
- 830,300 patient meals prepared
The annual budget for the hospital is approximately $650 million
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