$7 million day surgery expansion to help patients
receive treatment faster at Greenslopes Private
Patients who need to undergo minor procedures now have the potential to access their treatments faster,
thanks to a $7 million day surgery expansion at Greenslopes Private Hospital.
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Two new operating rooms and seven recovery bays have been
built as part of the Gastroenterology and Day Procedure Unit,
located on the lower lobby level of the hospital.
Greenslopes Private Hospital CEO Chris Went said: “The
refurbishment increases our capacity to care for patients who
require minor procedures such as colonoscopies, endoscopies,
bronchoscopies and plastics procedures.”
“The new rooms and recovery bays are a wonderful addition
to the unit and will provide patients with greater comfort and
medical services,” Ms Went said.
Professor Darrell Crawford was one of the first medical specialists
to use the new fully integrated gastroenterology suites.
“The inclusion of these additional facilities gives patients
and their referring doctors improved access to endoscopic
procedures and reduces overall waiting times. As a result of
these rooms, we have a significant increase in our capacity
to provide endoscopic services,” Professor Crawford said.
The redevelopment, which is the first stage of a much larger
upgrade, also included the relocation of the of the biomedical
engineering department to make way for the new procedure
rooms. The admissions area was also refurbished during the
construction process.
Nurse Unit Manager Renee Sheppard said: “It was pleasing
to note that the team continued to receive positive comments
in relation to their customer service throughout the
redevelopment process, despite the limited space.”
Further planned construction has been made easier with the
installation of a new high voltage transformer to supply more
power to the area.
$56 million development to boost
North West Private Hospital capacity
Construction is in full swing on a major $56 million health care development
at North West Private Hospital.
The project will include 61 additional beds, two new operating theatres, four intensive care beds,
two coronary care unit beds and four oncology chairs.
There will also be a new front-of-house, lobby and reception area with a retail precinct,
an outpatient rehabilitation gym and an expansion to the back-of-house area.
North West Private Hospital CEO Chris Murphy said: “We are really excited at the prospect
of increasing our capacity to cater for the ongoing population boom on Brisbane’s north side.”
“The whole process so far has been well managed and we have already reached a number of significant milestones
in the building phase.”
Slabs have been poured for a new multi-deck carpark, which will allow patients, staff and visitors to park their vehicles
on-site for free.
The old main entrance of the hospital has been demolished to make way for the new-look area.
“The large awning was removed, and the entrance was sealed off. The works are close to our hospital operations,
but they are not having any significant impact which is great,” Mr Murphy said.
The redevelopment is expected to be completed in the second half of 2020.
In a separate project, a new $10 million building will also be constructed on site to house private consulting suites.
While construction is in progress, all patients have access to a free courtesy bus which operates Monday to Friday from
Chermside Shopping Centre.
Dr Rachelle Haikings, Dr Mark McCullen, Renee Sheppard
and Professor Darrell Crawford