Specialty Guides: QEII Jubilee Hospital History: 1990-1999

1990s

1991 10th birthday celebrations
1991 Accreditation process began
Time capsule buried at front of hospital
250,000 patients seen
1992 Proposal made to relocate the Mater Children's Hospital to QEII
11,000 baby born
1993 Decision made by Sisters of Mercy not to relocate to QEII
High Dependency Unit established
1994 Focus of services changed to elective surgery and aged care
Princess Alexander Hospital and QEII to integrate
Acute Primary Care Centre opened
14,000 baby born
Last baby born 8 October 1994
Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit and Maternity services move to Logan
30 bed Aged Care Unit commissioned
1995 QEII to be resurrected
Eye surgery to commence at QEII
Shuttle bus service established between QEII and Princess Alexandra Hospital
New role for QEII with $!.1 million upgrade
1996 Sexual Health Clinic established
1997 Breastscreening services commenced
Emergency Department, ICU and Medical Ward re-established
Aged Care Assessment Service established
1998 Qld Xray commenced operation at QEII
1999 Community Aged Care Mental Health Service established

Time capsule placed at the entrance of the QEII Jubilee Hospital by His Excellency, the Governor of Queensland, Sir Walter Campbell.

On 6 January 1991, the QEII Jubilee Hospital celebrated its tenth anniversary. The formal celebration of the tenth anniversary was held on 10 March when the hospital hosted an Open Day which included tours of the hospital conducted by members of the Hospital Auxiliary, Guest of honour, His Excellency the Governor of Queensland. The Honourable Sir Walter Campbell Q.C. cut a giant birthday cake and placed a time capsule into a prepared cairn near the main entrance of the hospital.