Home Hill to Benefit as Ambulance Ramping Falls & Hospital Rescue Plan Rolls Out

Home Hill is set to benefit from statewide improvements to Queensland’s health system, with new data showing ambulance ramping has fallen to its lowest level in five years and planning underway for future hospital upgrades in regional communities.

New quarterly health data shows ambulance ramping across Queensland dropped to 37.3 per cent in the December 2025 quarter — the lowest rate recorded since December 2020. While the figures are statewide, they have important implications for regional towns like Home Hill, where timely access to emergency and hospital care remains a priority.

As part of the Government’s fully funded Hospital Rescue Plan, Home Hill has been included in the next stage of the Building Rural and Remote Hospital Program. Business cases have been approved to progress planning for hospital projects in selected rural centres, aimed at strengthening local healthcare capacity.

Premier David Crisafulli said the data showed Queensland’s health system was beginning to turn a corner.

“Queenslanders deserve a world class health system, and that’s why we are building the health infrastructure our growing state needs to help overturn a decade of delayed ambulances and soaring elective surgery waitlists,” he said.

“We are delivering easier access to health services for all Queenslanders, no matter where they live.”

Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Tim Nicholls said regional communities like Home Hill were a key focus moving forward, with continued investment needed to deliver stronger, more reliable local healthcare.

Home Hill Hospital will benefit from the Government’s fully funded Hospital Rescue Plan. Photo credit: Jacob Casha

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