Warwick Hospital

Address

56 Locke St, Warwick, QLD, 4370, AUSTRALIA

About the Placement

Placement Type: Hospital

Warwick Hospital offers a range of services to the local and surrounding community including maternity, medical, surgery, accident and emergency, high dependency care, paediatrics and palliative care. Visiting services include gynaecology, cardiologist, orthopaedics and urology. 

It is a 69 bed hospital.

Opportunities for Students

• Students will have the opportunity to attend teaching & training sessions with RMEA

About Warwick

Sitting gracefully on the banks of the Condamine River, Warwick is an important, thriving and attractive rural city which is known for its large number of elegant buildings - handsome churches and impressive private schools. It is the administrative centre of the Southern Downs Regional Council. The surrounding Darling Downs have fostered a strong agricultural industry for which Warwick serves as convenient service centre.

Close-by attractions include;

• Warwick Rodeo - October
• Jumpers and Jazz - July
• Condamine River Walk
• Park Run
• Polocrosse
• Visit other towns in the region - Stanthorpe, Allora, Killarney

Website

• Warwick Hospital

Getting there

Distance from Brisbane: 157km (2h drive time)

Transport Options: Bus, Drive

Accommodation Type: Shared student accommodation (onsite)

Transport required for placement: Advantageous - hospital is 2.4km from CBD

Tips from previous students

Placement:

• Lean into the whole experience. Engage with the other students and spend as many weekends as you can there!

Community Engagement:

• Leslie Dam was beautiful at sunset. Stanthorpe is a fantastic trip to take on the weekend. The garden centre is beautiful. Park run was great!
• Shared accommodation encouraged frequent social interactions and facilitated many social events.