Queensland’s largest private hospital is celebrating its 80th birthday by unveiling a $72 million expansion to cater for increasing patient demand from regions such as Logan.
The development at Ramsay Health Care’s Greenslopes Private Hospital includes a redeveloped three-story building offering new rooms for day surgery procedures, additional operating theatres and an expanded Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
A newly constructed two-storey building provides an additional 64 private en-suite rooms over two levels and the existing emergency department has been refurbished offering an additional seven beds providing patients with more space and privacy.
CEO, Chris Went, says the expansion and redevelopment ensures the hospital can continue to deliver the best possible health care treatments and outcomes for patients across the state and in nearby Logan.
She says,“Greenslopes Private Hospital employs around 2,500 staff and has approximately 91,500 patient admissions each year.”
“We contribute almost $200 million in economic contributions to our local economy every year.”
Ms Went adds that Greenslopes Private Hospital opened as a military hospital in March 1942 to treat servicemen and women returning from World War II.
“We began as a military hospital and still have strong ties to the military today. We have our wonderful Diggers Dozen, who since 1990 have dedicated so much time to volunteering to help our patients and our community.”
“The Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation (GMRF) is also based at Greenslopes Private Hospital. Greenslopes Private provides in-kind support allowing them to invest every cent donated to them into supporting current and ex-serving Australia Defence Force personnel, their families and the Australian community through medical research.”
As well as a commitment to research, Greenslopes Private is also a world-renowned tertiary medical facility with a clinical school on campus. The Greenslopes University of Queensland Medical School is integrated into the heart of hospital facilities with an emphasis on both undergraduate and postgraduate training of the future medical, nursing and allied health workforce.
Ms Went says, “Greenslopes Private Hospital is Australia’s largest private teaching hospital and has been training the next generation of healthcare workers since 1970.”
“While we don’t receive the same government grants as public hospitals to undertake this teaching, we feel it’s an important service we can offer our community and helps prepare us for generations to come.”
Greenslopes Private Hospital offers 694 in-patient beds, 32 speciality units, and a 24-hour Pharmacy and Emergency department.
