New specialist centre set to open
at Greenslopes Private Hospital
Introducing Greenslopes’ New Director of Medical Services
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An array of new specialists
and surgeons will soon be
based out of Greenslopes
Private Hospital when an
additional multi-storey
building opens its doors in
the lead-up to Christmas.
The Nicholson Street Specialist Centre
contains 30 additional consulting suites
and two levels of parking.
All but three of the strata-titled rooms
have been purchased by practitioners,
with the remainder leased by the hospital.
Chris Went, CEO of Greenslopes
Private Hospital, said one of the floors is
dedicated to mothers and babies.
“Specialties on this floor include
foetal medicine, genetic testing and
counselling, renal medicine plus our
wonderful obstetric and paediatric
teams,” she said.
The other two floors are occupied by
physicians from a range of disciplines,
including orthopaedics, colorectal, renal
and plastic surgery.
Ms Went said housing specialists on
site was better for patients because it
eliminated the travel time between their
rooms and the hospital.
“It makes it easier for them to be able
to present to the hospital should their
patient need them in an emergency
situation,” she said.
Ms Went said it also helped the clinicians
to feel part of the footprint of the hospital.
“Greenslopes Private Hospital is a
popular place for physicians to base
themselves because of the junior doctor
training program, research facilities, and
comprehensive range of disciplines.”
“Our multidisciplinary approach to care
ensures there are other specialities
available to call on should they need it,”
she said.
The Nicholson Street Specialist Centre
takes the total number of buildings with
consulting suites to three.
Greenslopes
Private Hospital’s
new Director of
Medical Services
is on a mission
to ensure the
wellbeing of
patients is at the
centre of care.
Dr Mellissa Naidoo has returned to the
hospital several years after completing
some of her specialist training in medical
administration at the facility.
“I was already familiar with the hospital
and many of the staff and doctors here
so it was a great opportunity to return.
As Australia’s largest private teaching
hospital, Greenslopes has a great
reputation for patient care, medical
education, training and research,” Dr
Naidoo said.
Dr Naidoo has more than 10 years’
experience in senior leadership roles
in medical administration in both the
private and public sectors.
Although not present in all private
hospitals, Dr Naidoo said the Director
of Medical Services role at Greenslopes
was critical to enable visiting medical
officers, nursing staff, GPs and
community partners to work together to
deliver high-quality care to patients.
“I like to get out and meet GPs, our
partners in primary health care, to ensure
they know they have an avenue that they
can discuss their patients and their care
with us,” she said.
Dr Naidoo is a strong advocate for
medical leadership and believes in the
benefits of leadership diversity. Starting
out in paediatric training, Dr Naidoo found
herself drawn to medical administration
and the opportunity to influence health
outcomes at a systems level.
“Medical leadership is vital to ensuring
decision making benefits patients and
care delivery. As doctors we have skills to
lead and influence for improved care.”