The Prince Charles Hospital

The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) is a major teaching and tertiary referral hospital in the northern suburb of Chermside in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. TPCH is a public hospital operated by Metro North Health, the largest public health service in Queensland Health and in Australia. The hospital is described to be the "leading cardiothoracic hospital in Australia", and is the hub for specialised services including heart and lung transplants, adult cystic fibrosis, adult congenital heart disease and complex cardiac care. The Nujum Jawa Crisis Stabilisation Unit opened in September 2024 is running adjacent to the Emergency Department, will provide 24/7 crisis support as well as targeted care.

Beyond cardiothoracic care, healthcare services include general surgical and medical care, mental health services, paediatric and adult emergency departments, and specialist outpatient, rehabilitation, and palliative care services. The hospital employs 3,862 staff, including 735 doctors, 2,402 nursing staff and 725 allied health practitioners. TPCH has 690 beds and provides around 420,000 episodes of care each year to patients in Queensland and northern New South Wales.

The Prince Charles Hospital is a major training site for Queensland doctors, offering medical internship and training pathways in medicine and medical subspecialties, surgery, anaesthetics, intensive care, emergency medicine, radiology, psychiatry, pathology, general practice, rehabilitation, and medical administration. The University of Queensland Medical School's Northside Clinic Unit is situated within the hospital and provides teaching and clinical placement opportunities for medical students across its various healthcare services. It also houses the Queensland University of Technology's Mechanical and Biological Engineering Facility.

The hospital is actively involved in medical research with numerous national and international research trials and projects. Within Australia, TPCH has established research partnerships with The University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, The Australian Catholic University and the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute. Internationally, top partnerships with the hospital in terms of research output include The University of Edinburgh, Johns Hopkins University, and Harvard University.