Established to provide for the healthcare needs of the Brisbane community in 1911, Mater Hospital Brisbane is jointly funded by Queensland Health grants and revenue generated by Mater Private Hospitals.

The original hospital was replaced in 1981 by a new 126 bed facility that provides a wide range of adult surgical, medical and cancer services.

Mater Hospital Brisbane features:

-a 24 hour adult emergency department
-intensive and coronary care
-day surgery
-day hospice respite
-busy medical and surgical units
-outpatient/specialist clinics.

Services provided at the hospital include:

-cancer
-cardiology
-dermatology
-endocrinology
-gastroenterology
-general surgery
-infectious diseases
-medicine
-nephrology
-neurology
-respiratory medicine
-rheumatology.

All services are provided as a continuum of care through inpatient services, outpatient clinics, and community outreach services. As a lead hospital in the National Demonstration Hospitals Program, Mater Hospital Brisbane has a reputation for initiating innovative programs to improve patient care management.

Mater Hospital Brisbane's pioneering work in post acute early discharge programs has been introduced in hospitals across Queensland and nationally.

Modern facilities accommodate inpatients, outpatients and day-only patients. General surgery is complemented by recognised surgical expertise in:

-women's health
-orthopaedics
-urology
-ophthalmology
-vascular surgery
-oral/faciomaxillary
-surgical dermatology
-ear, nose and throat.

For more information about Mater Hospital Brisbane, please phone +61 7 3163 8111.