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Common Questions
Welcome to the Museum
Our museum is a 'work in progress'. Over time, we hope to provide a comprehensive guide to the many stories that are part of the rich health and medicine history of the Toowoomba Hospital and its surrounding district. If you have a story that you feel would be relevant then we would love to hear fom you - for our email and other contact details, click here
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
There are many common questions asked by our visitors. Below are some of the more common ones, together with the answers:
Question: How long has there been a hospital in Toowoomba?
Answer: The first hospital opened on 23rd June1859 on the site now occupied by the Irish Club Hotel at 80 Russell Street..
Question: Who was Emma Webb?
Answer: Emma Webb was the patient who underwent the first appendectomy to be performed in Australia, in 1893. Emma's operation was performed on the kitchen table of the family bakery.
Question: How much did it cost for a hospital bed per year in 1. 1904 and 2. in 2004?
Answer: The cost of a hospital bed in 1904 was 53 pounds sterling and the cost in 2004 was $282,901. In relative values of the day this means the cost per bed was more than 45 times as much.
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by: R
Hawcroft