Darling Downs Health - Our Story

Home is where the heart is.
Darling Downs Health exists to heal, support, and provide health care through every stage of life. Our service stretches across 90,000 square kilometres of Queensland’s regional and rural country, reaching homes, farms, mines, and industry of the 300,000 people we exist to serve.
We are dedicated to the everyday health of the people in our community by providing:
Emergency and acute care
Community health services
Residential aged care facilities
Maternity services
Extended inpatient mental health services
Child and youth mental health services
Community outpatient clinics
We are proudly one of the largest employers in the region; with more than 5,000 dedicated and innovative staff. Our workforce is made up not only of clinicians - doctors, nurses, midwives, allied health: but also, administration staff, maintenance, and engineering, cleaners, gardeners, and cooks.
Every person who works at Darling Downs Health makes a positive difference to the high-quality care we give. We are part of every life, and we are keenly aware that the people we care for are the ones we’ll see in town tomorrow.
We are here for you, year after year, and season by season.