Medical Services

The Department of General Internal Medicine provides comprehensive investigations and management options for patients with complex medical problems. Our doctors have expertise in providing acute general medicine services, including care goals for patients with multi-system disease, and expertise in chronic disease management.

Evidence-based medicine is fundamental to general medicine and we strive to incorporate research into everyday practice by applying and undertaking research and audit activities.

Services

• Dedicated Acute Admissions Unit (AAU) which receives general medical and undifferentiated patients for assessment, care and treatment for up to 72 hours prior to transfer to medical in-patient wards or home
• Three internal medicine teams who provide care to patients whose expected length of stay is more than 48 to 72 hours. Sub-specialty back up is available 24 hours a day.

Medical and cardiac clinics

Our medical clinics are usually the first step in a patient’s hospital journey. Patients are referred from their general practitioner, private specialist or other hospital specialist. Clinics are available under the following specialties:

• Cardiology
• Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Cardiac Preadmission Clinics
• Diabetes and Endocrinology
• Gastroenterology
• Internal Medicine
• Hepatitis and Liver
• Infectious Diseases and Microbiology
• Gerontology
• Neurology
• Podiatry
• Rehabilitation
• Renal
• Rheumatology
• Respiratory

Once a referral letter is received from a clinician, the hospital specialists will categorise patients into an urgency category, with one being the most urgent and three being the least urgent. This ensures that those most in need of care will receive their treatment first. You can find out more about categories and expected wait times here

Medical Wards

Medical patients who require admission to Townsville University Hospital will be admitted to one of our medical wards. Rural patients will be admitted to their facility’s general ward.

Medical ward 1

• Renal
• Respiratory
• Gastroenterology

Medical ward 2

• Endocrinology
• Rheumatology
• General Medicine

Medical ward 3

• Stroke
• General medicine
• Medical neurology

Medical ward 5

• Acute medical geriatric patients
• Delirium
• Dementia

For information on sub-acute care unit (SACU) visit the SACU page.

Temporary Capacity Ward

Temporary Capacity Ward (TCW) is an 11-bed ward comprising of six single negative pressure rooms with ensuite bathrooms. This ward is open to meet additional capacity demands of Townsville Hospital and Health Service and due to the negative pressure rooms is the location for any pandemic response as part of the Townsville University Hospital Disaster Response Plan. TCW is currently utilised to temporarily provide nursing care for patients who are either COVID-19 positive or who have a high risk of positivity and are awaiting swab results and the provision of direct admission from community or other facilities within THHS of COVID-19 positive patients.

Contact Us

Medical Clinics
Ph: (07) 4433 2500
Fax: (07) 4433 2501
Email: Send Email

First Floor, Townsville University Hospital
100 Angus Smith Drive
Douglas QLD 4814

IMB 45
PO Box 670
Townsville QLD 4810

Cardiac Clinics
Ph: (07) 4433 1205
Fax: (07) 4433 1221

First Floor, Townsville University Hospital
100 Angus Smith Drive
Douglas QLD 4814

IMB 9
PO Box 670
Townsville QLD 4810

Opening Hours
Monday-Friday
8.00am-4.30pm
All medical wards are located on the first floor of Townsville University Hospital

Medical ward 1
Ph: (07) 4433 2144
Fax: (07) 4433 2111

Medical ward 2
Ph: (07) 4433 2120
Fax: (07) 4433 2121

Medical ward 3
Ph: (07) 4433 1812
Fax: (07) 4433 2129

Medical ward 5
Ph: (07) 4433 4222
Fax: (07) 4433 4221