The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, Queensland, has been the subject of ghost stories among hospital staff for decades. The hospital, one of the largest in the southern hemisphere, is said to be haunted by two distinct phenomena. The first is the 'ghost bus' — a spectral bus that has been reported by staff and patients arriving at or departing the hospital late at night. The bus appears at a stop near the hospital entrance, sometimes with passengers visible inside, but when observers approach it vanishes. The second major haunting involves the ghost of a nurse who is seen on the upper floors of the older wing of the hospital. She is described as wearing an old-fashioned nurse's uniform — white dress, cap, and apron — consistent with nursing attire from the mid-20th century. She has been spotted checking on patients in rooms and walking the corridors during the night shift, only to disappear when other staff members try to speak with her. Some night-shift workers have reported hearing a woman's voice giving medical instructions from empty rooms, and patients have described being comforted by a kind nurse who does not appear on any staff roster. The hospital's long history as a major medical facility, where thousands have died over the decades, provides a substantial foundation for its haunted reputation.
