The emergency department at Gold Coast University Hospital has been elevated to a level-one trauma service, ranking it as one of the best trauma centres in Australia.
Gold Coast Health¡¯s surgical clinical director Dr Martin Wullschleger said feedback from the auditors from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons was that the hospital already provided a world-class service but there were some things we are doing here that are not being done anywhere else.
¡°Gold Coast University Hospital¡¯s trauma team was commended for the high level of patient-centred care from pre-hospital to rehabilitation,¡± said Dr Wullschleger.
¡°This included services to offer support for families, links to community services and our close engagement with Queensland Ambulance Services.¡±
¡°The strengths of our trauma service is the holistic, compassionate approach to our patient care with a focus on multi-disciplinary and collaborative team of health professionals.¡±
Last year, Gold Coast Health dealt with approximately 1,000 trauma cases of which around 350 were severe.
Gold Coast University Hospital is Australia¡¯s busiest emergency department with emergency presentations increasing by more than 20 per cent since the hospital opened in 2013.
The emergency department¡¯s elevation to a level-one trauma service coincides with Gold Coast University Hospital and Robina Hospital being named on the Newsweek list of Australia¡¯s best hospitals in 2019.
Gold Coast University Hospital is ranked number six and Robina Hospital is number 32.