Furore over Queensland hospitals without beds

Minister for Health Yvette D'Ath says Queenslanders don't care what the facilities are called so long as they deliver healthcare
Queensland Minister for Health Yvette D’Ath. Photo: AAP.

The Queensland Government has been accused of deceiving communities after deciding to call seven new health clinics “satellite hospitals” despite the fact they will not have EDs or wards.

The state government has promised to build seven new health services in the state’s south-east, under its $280 million Satellite Hospitals Program.