Brisbane’s newest private maternity service is now taking bookings Expectant mothers are now able to secure The new Greenslopes Private Hospital maternity service is part of the $47 million their booking to be one of the first to major expansion at Greenslopes which is on track to open in March 2013. have their baby at Brisbane’s newest In response to strong interest and demand in the community, Greenslopes maternity service based at Greenslopes will next year be adding maternity to its already comprehensive list of services provided. From that time Australia’s largest private teaching hospital will offer all Private Hospital. In keeping with the adult specialties on the one campus. brand new start-of-the-art maternity CEO, Mr Mark Page said that he couldn’t be happier with the pre-opening facility being developed, bookings planning and the interest in the service so far. will be able to be done securely “Despite the weather our builders have been able to remain on track with online and thus avoid the use of construction so I’m pleased to confirm that we will deliver the project on time endless reams of paper. in early 2013” Mark said. “We have appointed a Maternity Services Manager, secured obstetricians, paediatricians and anaesthetists to work in the service and started the recruitment for midwives and other staff and now launched the online booking facility.” “Since announcing the introduction of the new service we have received quite a lot of interest and enquiries from mothers planning pregnancies or already expecting about when they would be able to book in to Greenslopes so we are very excited.” Information on obstetricians who have committed to be part of the new service is now available from the website www.greenslopesmaternity.com.au Development update Our state of the art dedicated maternity service July so we should have a watertight building by will focus on exceptional care, service and mid August which will mean bad weather won’t facilities for mother, partner and baby. result in any construction delays. Internal works are well underway with builders already putting We will be creating a hotel-style feel from up wall sheeting. the labour delivery suites through to the 26 bed maternity ward with the all newly built private Our builders have constructed a mock up of a rooms being fitted out with flat screen TVs, patient room for the new maternity ward. Many coffee machines and modern ensuites. We will of our team have inspected this mock room to also have double beds in a number of rooms. We undertake functional assessments and ensure it will offer a night nursery as well as a special care will provide an optimal clinical setting while also nursery to cater for the individual needs of both having a five star hotel look and feel. mother and baby. Overall we are very pleased with the final Overview of in which our maternity service will be situated looking first class and will certainly offer ourlayout and finishes which will have all roomsThe construction of the new four storey tower $47 million expansion with the erection of the support steel, and the style environment when the building is openedmaternity patients a very contemporary, hotel-is progressing well. The roof is taking shape external facades and downpipes went up in early early next year. • Brisbane’s newest maternity service – 26 bed maternity ward – all new private rooms with ensuites – 10 cot special care nursery – Night nursery DevelopmentNew Tower – Four delivery suites and an assessment room • Two new operating theatres New Theatre • 32 bed surgical ward Development • 12 new coronary care patient rooms • Space for an additional 32 bed ward, two theatres and two delivery suites 4 GPHnews
GPH News Winter 2012
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