[6] An initial parcel of land fronting Nerang and Queens Streets was offered by the owner Mr. W. R. Black who had purchased the property specifically for use as a public hospital.

Confirmation of the acceptance of Mr. Black's offer was noted at a meeting of the Women's Hospital Committee presided over by Mrs. Murray-Prior at the Southport School of the Arts in September 1921.

The committee undertook to calculate how many local residents had required transportation and treatment in Brisbane over the previous three years.

The transfer of the five and a half acre parcel of land valued at £2,500[15] went ahead although the new owners stressed that the subsidiary hospital would not be built immediately.

[26] The matter was raised in the Queensland State Parliament and it was acknowledged that there were insufficient funds due to 'every penny' going to the South Brisbane Auxiliary Hospital.

[1] In February 2008, it was reported that Queensland's public hospitals were putting lives at risk by failing to deliver adequate care across a range of key areas.