Logan Hospital expansion Logan Hospital is the major health centre for one of the fastest growing regions in the state, providing acute medical, surgical, rehabilitation, maternity, cardiology, orthopaedic, renal and other specialty services for children and adults. Building Queensland has identified the Logan Hospital’s services and physical infrastructure are insufficient to meet existing and future demand of the Logan community (Infrastructure Pipeline Report – June 2018). Despite a planned expansion of Logan Hospital, Metro South Health and Hospital Service’s modelling shows a projected bed shortage of 103 beds by 2021-22, 262 beds by 2026-27 and 391 beds by 2031-32. Logan City Council has also commissioned health demand modelling that shows the projected demand for acute hospital care to service Logan’s growing population indicates a shortage of more than 500 beds by 2020 (Business Case for Health and Medical Investment – 31 May 2018). The need to expand the Logan Hospital is being driven by a growing and ageing population. The current capacity constraints are creating extended emergency department and outpatient waiting times, emergency department overcrowding … Continue reading Logan Hospital