Contact Details
Office hours:
Monday to Friday
7 am to 4:30 pm
Phone 07 4043 3100
Fax 07 4043 3199
Street address
1 – 11 Highleigh Road
Gordonvale QLD 4865
Postal address
PO Box 17
Gordonvale QLD 4865
Visiting hours
Visiting hours are every day between:
- 10 am to 1 pm
- 3 pm to 8 pm.
If you can't get to the hospital during visiting hours, we may be able to arrange another time for you to visit. Talk to the staff in charge of the ward to see what we can do.
Read more about visiting someone in hospital.
Our services
We offer inpatient palliative care and short term accommodation for families of those inpatients. We also have a community palliative care service to support people who are being cared for in their homes.
Our interim care ward supports NDIS patients, aged care waiting placement and a transition care program.
We also have a needle exchange program.
If you need other services
If we don't offer the services you need, you'll be able to access them at Cairns Hospital or your closest hospital or health centre.
Plan your visit
Information to help you plan your visit to Gordonvale Hospital.
Parking
Street parking is available outside the hospital. We don't have any disabled parking.
Public transport
You can catch a bus. Plan your journey on the Translink website. You can also get a taxi to and from the hospital.
Drop off and pick up zones
There's a drop off zone at the front of the hospital.
News
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03 September 2026
Rare double delight: Two sets of twins born across different days at Cairns Hospital
Two Far North Queensland women each welcomed twins with different birth dates during an extraordinary four-day stretch at Cairns Hospital, where nine sets of twins arrived in August alone. -
27 August 2026
New perinatal mental health service to launch in Cairns
An innovative new service will allow Cairns women experiencing severe perinatal mental health illness to receive hospital-level care from their own homes. -
26 August 2026
Cairns man’s kind tribute after heart attack recovery
A Cairns man who survived a serious heart attack has returned to Cairns Hospital to thank those who helped save his life.