# Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

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## TL;DR

A public teaching hospital in Herston, Brisbane, run by Metro North Health of Queensland Health. Its cancer service gives chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy and bone marrow transplants, and a new state cancer centre is planned on its site.

## Summary

The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital is run by the Metro North Hospital and Health Service in Queensland; its about page describes close to 1,000 beds, more than 9,000 staff, partnerships with more than 14 universities, and services to patients from Queensland, northern New South Wales and the Northern Territory, with cancer care named among its main clinical areas. Its cancer care services page lists medical oncology and chemotherapy, haematology and bone marrow transplant, radiation oncology and radiation therapy, immunotherapy education sessions, the Queensland Youth Cancer Service, the Queensland Haemophilia Centre and support services for patients, families and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Metro North describes the planned Queensland Cancer Centre at the Herston Health Precinct as a new statewide cancer centre. Newsweek and Statista's World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2026 list for oncology ranks it 154, printed as Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-11
- Also known as: RBWH; Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital
- City: Herston, Brisbane, AU
- Type: hospital
- Website: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/rbwh/

## Sources

- Metro North Health: Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/rbwh/
- Newsweek World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2026: Oncology, rank 154 (Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, Herston): https://rankings.newsweek.com/worlds-best-specialized-hospitals-2026/oncology
- RBWH: about us: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/rbwh/about-us
- RBWH: cancer care services: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/rbwh/healthcare-services/cancer-care
- RBWH: the Queensland Cancer Centre: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/rbwh/healthcare-services/cancer-care/qcc

## Connected records

- collections: [Newsweek/Statista World's Best Specialized Hospitals: Oncology](https://onco.cc/collections/newsweek-hospitals/)

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