Excellence in Care and Service
Strategic Plan
Values
We’re a hospital built by the community, for the community, and serving the community. We believe our purpose is to make a difference in people’s lives, delivering compassionate care grounded in our values.
Every day, you will experience:
- Honesty in how we communicate
- Excellence in every detail
- Accountability in how we deliver
- Respect in how we treat each other
- Trust in our teamwork
- Compassion in every interaction
Every day, we live our HEART values and create an environment where everyone can thrive.
Objectives
The Objects of the Hospital are:
- To conduct and maintain a true community hospital in which Jesus Christ is proclaimed as Healer and Redeemer and in which religious services are conducted for patients and staff with due regard for their personal freedom;
- To provide health services for members of the public irrespective of their religious beliefs;
- To contribute to professional education in health and health related fields; and
- To do all such things as may be essential or conducive to the furtherance of the above objects.
Constitution
Our constitution is available to view online
Accreditation & Quality
The delivery of care and services at St Andrew’s Toowoomba Hospital must comply with external standards, which include routine hospital accreditation by the Quality Innovation Performance (QIP) and the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards developed by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare and endorsed by Federal Government for implementation nationally.
Accreditation
National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards
Meet our people
Our Team
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Support us
St Andrew’s Hospital Toowoomba Needs Your Support
The hospital is a registered charitable institution with the Australian Taxation Office (ABN 95 820 855 300) which means that organisations and individuals donation funds to the hospital can claim tax concessions. In addition, the hospital with its not-for-profit status must direct any profits made by the hospital back into the operations of the hospital.
The hospital values the ongoing financial support and volunteer involvement from many members of the Toowoomba and Darling Downs Community
Make a donation
To make a donation to St Andrew’s Toowoomba Hospital, visit www.donate.sath.org.au. Your donation to St Andrew’s Toowoomba Hospital will make a difference. Donations can be made for general or specific purposes.
All donations over $2 are tax-deductible, and a receipt will be provided to you via email once your donation has been received.
Make a bequest
As your Will is a legal document, it’s important you include the right wording to ensure your intention is clear. The hospital’s legal name is St Andrew’s Toowoomba Hospital ABN 95 820 855300.
St Andrew’s Toowoomba Hospital has been endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office as a deductible gift recipient for tax purposes.
Why donate?
St Andrew’s Toowoomba Hospital receives no recurrent Commonwealth, State or Local Government assistance. The hospital relies upon community support to assist with meeting the growing needs of the community as well as introducing the latest technological advances in medical and surgical procedures.
About Our Foundation
St Andrew’s Toowoomba Hospital opened on 9 July 1966 courtesy of strong community support and a significant contribution from the Bain Family of Jandowae.
The hospital is a registered charitable institution with the Australian Taxation Office (ABN 95 820 855 300) which means that organisations and individuals donation funds to the hospital can claim tax concessions. In addition, the hospital with its not-for-profit status must direct any profits made by the hospital back into the operations of the hospital.
St Andrew’s Toowoomba Hospital receives no recurrent Commonwealth, State or Local Government assistance. The hospital relies upon community support to assist with meeting the growing needs of the community as well as introducing the latest technological advances in medical and surgical procedures.
The hospital values the ongoing financial support and volunteer involvement from many members of the Toowoomba and Darling Downs Community
Meet our people
Our Board of Directors
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, if you are experiencing acute chest pain please ring 000 and request the ambulance bring you to St Andrew’s Toowoomba Hospital. If you have a cardiac referral card from the hospital from your previous admission, please give this to the ambulance officers. If not acute please come to the Emergency Heart Centre (EHC) where you will be assessed rapidly by our onsite 24/7 medical staff and referred to one of our local interventional cardiologists immediately if required. If you require Cardiac Cath Lab you will be transferred into the Cardiac Cath Lab for this higher‐level service rapidly to increase your chances of survival. [You will not be transferred to Brisbane for stenting, this time sensitive treatment can occur at St Andrew’s Toowoomba Hospital].
No. The Emergency Heart Centre (EHC) is only for patients with possible problems with their heart. If you have a different type of condition you need to go to the Toowoomba Base Hospital Emergency Department.
No. The Emergency Heart Centre (EHC) is for cardiac/ heart related concerns. It is a rapid assessment centre and is not an Emergency Department. People presenting with non‐cardiac related health issues will be sent to Toowoomba Base Hospital ED.
Our Partnerships
Surgical REview Corporation
ACHC
Chris O'Brien Lifehouse
Hope Horizons
Cancer Centre
Donate
As a registered not-for-profit hospital, St Andrew’s Toowoomba relies on strong community support including donations to further strengthen our vital service offering.
Your donation to St Andrew’s Toowoomba Hospital will make a difference. Donations can be made for general or specific purposes.