St Stephen Maryborough Hospital

Details

Name :

St Stephen Maryborough Hospital

Address  :

172 John St

Town  :

Maryborough

State  :

Queensland

Country  :

AUSTRALIA

Post Code:

4650

Phone  :

07 4123 8555

Web URL  :


Description

St Stephens Hospital Hervey Bay NOW OPEN
After 60 years of providing hospital and medical services to the Fraser Coast community through its Maryborough facility St Stephens has launched a stateoftheart day hospital in Hervey Bay The 5 million dollar facility is Stage 1 of a long term commitment by UnitingCare Health to develop quality notforprofit health services in the region

After 60 years of providing hospital and medical services to the Fraser Coast Community through its Maryborough facility St Stephens now launches a stateoftheart Day Hospital for Hervey Bay The 5 million dollar facility is Stage 1 of a long term commitment by UnitingCare Health to develop quality notforprofit health services in the region

The Hervey Bay facility will be the sixth hospital for UnitingCare Health UnitingCare Health is the health services arm of UnitingCare Queensland and also includes The Wesley Hospital and St Andrews War Memorial Hospital Brisbane The Sunshine Coast Private Hospital Buderim and The Wesley Hospital Townsville

Whilst the new Day Hospital may look a little lonely on the site at the present time it is the first component of a master planned greenfield medical precinct on the corner of Nissen Street and Urraween Road opposite the Hervey Bay Hospital Master planning of the 15 hectare site has been undertaken to enable sufficient space and facilities for expansion to a 60 bed inpatient hospital Construction of an adjacent medical centre with associated healthcare facilities such as radiology pathology pharmacy and doctors consulting suites is planned in the near future

St Stephens Hervey Bay will be an extension of St Stephens Maryborough with the same management and staff providing the services and care The new facility will provide many short and long term benefits to the Fraser Coast communities of both Maryborough and Hervey Bay

About Us
St Stephens Hospital has been a caring agency of The Uniting Church in Australia since 1946 and embraces the underlying Christian principles of caring compassion and healing and enjoys strong and constant support from staff volunteers and the community

As a registered charity and notforprofit facility we are committed to reinvesting surplus funds for the development of the Hospital our services and employees This benefits the community by creating a hospital utilising leading edge technology staffed by leaders in their field Our Motto Personal Care Professional Approach employs compassion care honesty and integrity throughout every aspect of our care


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