Mater Women's and Children's Hospital

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Mater Women's and Children's Hospital
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Geography
LocationQueensland, Australia
Coordinates 19°16′21.4″S146°48′12″E / 19.272611°S 146.80333°E / -19.272611; 146.80333
Organisation
Type Private
History
Opened2007 (2007)
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Mater Women's and Children's Hospital in Hyde Park, Townsville, Queensland was established in 2007 when the Sisters of Mercy (Mater Health Services North Queensland) bought the competing private obstetric hospital, the Wesley/Park Haven Hospital. [1] [2]

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History

The Park Haven Private Hospital opened in 1937, [3] and was purchased by the Brisbane UnitingCare Wesley Hospital in 1999. [4]

Facilities

The Mater Women's and Children's Hospital has a bed capacity of 58. Current specialty areas represented are gynaecology, obstetrics, paediatrics, general surgery, orthopaedics, urology, oncology, and plastic surgery. [5]

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References

  1. "Mater Health Services North Queensland | Mater History". www.matertsv.org.au. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011.
  2. "Mater Misericordiae Hospital Townsville Ltd - proposed acquisition of The Wesley Hospital Townsville". www.accc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012.
  3. "Hyde Park | Queensland Places".
  4. "Hyde Park | Queensland Places".
  5. Mater Health Services North Queensland website Archived 2009-07-22 at the Wayback Machine