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Mater at Home is committed to ensuring the wellbeing of Mater Cancer Care Centre Redland patients throughout their entire treatment journey, now offering dietetics and psychological support in the bay.
Whilst navigating my first months as Mater’s Chief Digital Health Officer, it has been exciting to learn of all the areas with potential for us to create a more digitally-enabled healthcare model.
As part of our commitment to build Mater’s state-wide maternity network A/Prof Mike Beckmann and Maree Reynolds have successfully established bimonthly clinical quality meetings.
Mater Private Hospital Townsville and Townsville University Hospital are now delivering robotic surgery for both public and private patients across North Queensland.
“Functional anorectal disorders” comprise all conditions relating to disordered defecation – including faecal leakage, faecal incontinence, and obstructed defecation (difficulty in satisfactorily emptying the rectum).
The disorders are very common (one study showed about 30% of people presenting to their GP had symptoms of a functional anorectal disorder), and there is a large crossover with irritable bowel syndrome.
As part of Mater Private Hospital Brisbane’s ‘Light and Bright’ project a purpose-built 10 bed Coronary Care Unit will be developed within Ward 8 South, transitioning from a medical ward to a custom-built cardiology, respiratory and vascular ward.
As part of our focus to ensure that clinicians have access to up to date and leading equipment and facilities, a number of significant pieces are currently in the process of being purchased or installed across our South East Queensland private hospitals.
Mater’s Digital Workplace team are deploying new computers to resolve performance issues, specifically with regards to Intelleviewer.
Mater’s Rehabilitation Services at South Brisbane, Springfield and Redland recently underwent an in-depth external review which has resulted in a series of new initiatives being investigated and implemented.
Mater Mothers’ Hospitals have joined hands with the Stillbirth Centre of Research Excellence in reducing stillbirth rates in Australia by 20% over the next three years.
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Join us at Quest Springfield Central on 27 April for Mater Private Hospital Springfield GP Education night