Townsville General Hospital is the main tertiary care hospital in the city of Townsville serving the entire Northern Queensland region. Many patients from far away regions are usually airlifted or transported to the hospital for care on a daily basis. Being established only in the year 2001 the hospital is fairly new. The Townsville region is also close to some of the world heritage listed attractions such as the Great Barrier Reef.
Due to this there are plentiful accommodation options around the region. Townsville Serviced Apartments are booming in the recent past with some of them making significant prominence such as the Oaks M on Palmer. The modern stylish serviced apartments offer excellent options for accommodation in the north of Queensland at an affordable rate.
A city with over 150 year history there have been several hospitals in the past . The first of them came up in 1882 with a patient capacity of aroun70. However a cyclone in the early twentieth century caused the hospital to collapse partially. In the early 1950s’ the second Townsville hospital was set up. The hospital came under negative light in the 1980s’ especially the hospital’s psychatric service, after the death of around 65 patients. The hospital also faced severe scrutiny for this matter. The third hospital , the current one’s construction began in 1998 and was completed in 2001. The main purpose of this was to over come the full capacity.
There are a variety of things to do and see in this region. The Townsville town is considered to be the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef . There are also the wet tropic rain forest , tropical islands wet lands , national parks and historical , military and outback experiences. The town experiences around 300 days of sun shine annually on average making it a perfect holiday destination.
Shehera Fioni is a travel writer who writes under the pen name Catalina Forbes. Her content is based on many thrilling escapades offered to travellers across the world.