Gold Coast University Hospital

Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH)
Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service
Main entry, 2015#
Geography
Location	1 Hospital Boulevard, off Parklands Drive, Southport, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates	27°57′35″S 153°22′54″E / 27.959799°S 153.381758°E / -27.959799; 153.381758Coordinates: 27°57′35″S 153°22′54″E / 27.959799°S 153.381758°E / -27.959799; 153.381758
Organisation
Funding	State Government
Hospital type	Teaching
Affiliated university	Griffith University, Bond University
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Helipad	Yes
Beds	750
History
Founded	2013
Links
Website	Hospital Website
Lists	Hospitals in Australia

Gold Coast University Hospital (abbreviated GCUH or GCH, and sometimes Gold Coast Uni Hospital) is a major health facility offering tertiary level health care for the Gold Coast, Australia, completed in September 2013. The hospital was built on the Greenfields site adjacent to Griffith University Gold Coast campus at a cost of $1.8 billion.

Construction commenced on 16 December 2008 when Queensland Premier Anna Bligh turned the first sod. Bovis Lend Lease built the hospital.

The new 750-bed medical facility which services include specialist cancer and cardiac services, neurosciences, trauma and neonatal intensive care. The hospital has seven main buildings, with a total floor space of approximately 170,000 m² (1,800,000 sq ft) (excluding car parks). The main nine-level-high building is topped with a helicopter landing site.

On 27 September 2013, Queensland Health officially shut down services at the Gold Coast Hospital, and transferred the remaining patients from the old Gold Coast Hospital to the new Gold Coast University Hospital.

The Gold Coast University Hospital is the primary teaching hospital for medical students (student doctors) of Griffith University's and Bond University's medical schools. And like most Australian public state hospitals, it is an accredited site for further postgraduate residency training of medical practitioners.