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Wednesday 17 December 2014
Mater Private Hospital Redland (MPHR) will expand by 37 inpatient beds and three surgical theatres as part of a $38.4M expansion project scheduled to commence in mid-2015.
Currently operating with 60 inpatient beds and two theatres, the expansion will allow the hospital to meet the growing demand for private health services in the Redland Bay region and will see the growth of orthopaedic surgery, rehabilitation, respiratory medicine, urology, obstetrics and gynaecology in addition to day case maxillofacial surgery, oncology, ophthalmology and plastic and reconstructive surgery.
The expansion will also include a dedicated space for chemotherapy patients and the rework and growth of waiting areas, recovery spaces and the main entrance foyer.
It is anticipated that the expansion will allow an additional 3000 theatre cases in the first year of operation which will rise to an additional 5750 cases per year over the following decade.
Mater Private Hospitals Executive Director Don Murray said there was a strong need to expand local private health services to meet demand now and in the future.
“Mater has always aimed to provide health services in communities where there is a need and expanding MPHR follows this important philosophy.” Mr Murray said.
“It’s important for Redland patients and their families to have access to Queensland’s very best medical specialists and surgeons locally instead of travelling to Brisbane and other areas to access medical care.”
Construction is planned to be complete at the end of 2016 and works are not expected to interrupt current services offered at MPHR.
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