Mater Group was formed in 2016 by aligning Mater Health, Mater Education, Mater Research and Mater Foundation under a single, unified banner. Mater provides care for some 500,000 patients each year. Mater was established in 1906 by the Sisters of Mercy. In 2002, Mater became an incorporated body, charged with the responsibility to continue the Mission of the Sisters of Mercy to "offer compassionate service to the sick and needy".
Aubigny, at North Quay, Brisbane, 1897, before it was used as the first Mater Hospital
In 1906, the Sisters of Mercy opened the first Mater Hospital in a private house, Aubigny, at North Quay. The house was converted into a 20-bed private hospital.[1][2] In 1911, the funds generated by the first Mater Private Hospital, and its successor at South Brisbane, allowed the Sisters of Mercy to open a free public hospital for the city of Brisbane.
The branding Mater Misericordiae is a translation from Latin of "Mother of Mercy', and was named after the Mater Hospital in Dublin, Ireland (1861) and previous Mater Hospitals in Pittsburgh (1847) and Cork (1857).[3]
In 1919, Queensland's first hospital laboratory was established at the Mater. In 1928, the Mater Public Hospital installed Queensland's first deep X-ray therapy machine to treat cancer patients.
In 1931, Mater opened the 80 bed Mater Children's Hospital, the first Children's Hospital south of the Brisbane River,[4] treating over 8,266 patients in its first year of operation.
In 1953, eastern Australia's first eye bank opened at the Mater.[5] In 1954, Mater established Queensland's first Neurological Department.
In 1960, the Mater Mothers' Hospital was officially opened, accommodating for 140 mothers. In 1967 blood transfusions were performed on a baby in utero for the first time in Queensland.
In 1987 Mater Children's Hospital established Queensland's first paediatric sleep unit. In 1988 the Brisbane Mater Health Service was the official health provider for Brisbane's Expo 88.[6] In 1989 the Mater Private Priority Emergency Centre was opened, the first in any Queensland hospital.
In 1998, the Mater Children's Private Hospital opens becoming Australia's first private paediatric facility. On 14 April 1999, the Mater Private Hospital in Gladstone officially opened.[7]
In 2000, then Mater Private Hospital in Redland opened. In 2006, Mater Health Services becomes the first institution to win a Queensland Greats Awards.[8] In 2008, the new Mater Mothers' Hospitals opened on the South Brisbane campus.
In 2010, Mater Private Hospital Brisbane became the first private hospital in Queensland to launch an automatic notification system for tissue donation.[9][10]
In 2014, Mater Children's Hospital closed after 83 years replaced by the new Lady Cilento Children's Hospital.[11] Mater Children's Private Brisbane is still operational.
Aerial photograph of a portion of the Mater Group campus at South Brisbane in 2004.
In mid-2014, Mater Health Services joined with seven other organisations to form the Brisbane Diamantina Health Partners, with the aim to work collaboratively to improve health outcomes through the integration of research, education and clinical delivery.
In mid-2015, Mater Centre for Neurosciences opened. In October 2015, Mater Private Hospital Springfield opened.[12] In July 2015, a truck collided with the overhead footbridge attached to the Mater Hospital in Brisbane which crosses Raymond Terrace, causing damages costing $170,000.[13] Mater Group attempted to sue the truck driver and his employer but the claim was dismissed with a subsequent appeal also dismissed.[13] In 2015, the 18-bed Mater Hospital in Yeppoon was closed due to not being financially viable, with the opening of the new Capricorn Coast Hospital, the close proximity of the Rockhampton Hospital and low patient numbers named as contributing factors.[14][15]
In 2020, the 33-bed Mater Private Hospital in Gladstone was closed due to no longer being viable. It had operated for 21 years, closing departments from 2018 until final closure in 2020.[16][17] After it was listed for sale in 2019, it was purchased by Queensland Health in 2020 and incorporated into the existing public health facilities.[18][19]
Private hospitals
Mater Private Hospital in Rockhampton, 2022
Mater Children's Private Brisbane
Mater Mothers' Private Brisbane
Mater Private Hospital Brisbane
Mater Private Hospital Bundaberg
Mater Private Hospital Redland
Mater Private Hospital Rockhampton
Mater Private Hospital Springfield
Mater Private Hospital Mackay
Mater Private Hospital Townsville
Public hospitals
Mater Hospital Brisbane (formerly Mater Adult Hospital)
Mater Children's Hospital (closed 29 November 2014)
Mater Mothers' Hospital
Recently, mater public hospitals has seen some publicity for applying catholic code of conduct to public patients in a public hospital. in particular around the use of reproductive heath technologies.[20]
The Sisters of Mercy is a religious institute of Catholic women founded in 1831 in Dublin, Ireland, by Catherine McAuley. As of 2019, the institute has about 6200 sisters worldwide, organized into a number of independent congregations. They also started many education and health care facilities around the world.
Yeppoon is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. Yeppoon is renowned for its beaches, tropical climate, and the islands out on the bay. Located 41 kilometres (25 mi) from the city of Rockhampton, Yeppoon is the seat of the Shire of Livingstone and the principal town on the Capricorn Coast, a string of seaside communities stretching more than 150 kilometres (93 mi) from north to south. The beaches and shallow coves provide a destination both for tourists and retirees settling down in Central Queensland. Offshore, there are 27 islands including Great Keppel Island which is 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Yeppoon. In the 2021 census, the locality of Yeppoon had a population of 7,037 people; this does not include any neighbouring suburbs.
The Capricorn Coast is a stretch of coastline in Central Queensland, Australia and is part of the Shire of Livingstone.
Central Queensland University is an Australian public university based in central Queensland. CQUniversity is the only Australian university with a campus presence in every mainland state. Its main campus is at Norman Gardens in Rockhampton, however, it also has campuses in Adelaide (Wayville), Brisbane, Bundaberg (Branyan), Cairns, Emerald, Gladstone, Mackay, Melbourne, Noosa, Perth, Rockhampton City, Sydney and Townsville. CQUniversity also partners with university centres in several regional areas across Australia.
Herston is an inner suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Herston had a population of 2,311 people.
The Diocese of Rockhampton is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia, founded in 1892. It is situated in the central part of the state of Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Province of Queensland. The cathedral church of the diocese is St Paul's Cathedral in Rockhampton.
The Diocese of Rockhampton is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Australia. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Brisbane. Erected in 1882, it covers Central Queensland.
Mater Health Services North Queensland operates two private hospitals, one established by the Sisters of Mercy in 1945 named Mater Hospital Pimlico and the second purchased in 2007 named the Mater Women's and Children's Hospital Hyde Park.
Mater Women's and Children's Hospital in Hyde Park, Townsville, Queensland was established in 2007 when the Sisters of Mercy bought the competing private obstetric hospital, the Wesley/Park Haven Hospital.
CDC Queensland, formerly Buslink Queensland, is an Australian bus operator in the Gladstone, Rockhampton and Sunshine Coast regions of Queensland. It is a subsidiary of ComfortDelGro Australia.
Aubigny was a house located at 273 North Quay, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is associated with many significant aspects of Brisbane's history.
West Gladstone is a suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, West Gladstone had a population of 4,844 people.
Rockhampton Hospital is the largest major hospital in Central Queensland, Australia. Operated by Queensland Health as a public hospital, the hospital offers a wide range of medical services to a population of about 230,000 throughout the Rockhampton, Gladstone, the Capricorn Coast and Emerald communities.
Our Lady Star of the Sea Church & School is a heritage-listed Roman Catholic church and school at Goondoon Street, Gladstone, Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1924 to 1950. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
Bundaberg West is a suburb of Bundaberg in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Bundaberg West had a population of 2,500 people.
Angela Mary Doyle, AO is member of the Order of the Sisters of Mercy in Australia and is nationally recognised for her work as a hospital administrator at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Brisbane and for her early advocacy for the support and care of Queenslanders with HIV/AIDS.
North Mackay is a suburb of Mackay in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, North Mackay had a population of 5,933 people.
The Mater Misericordiae Hospital is a 105-bed hospital in North Mackay, Mackay, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. It is operated in the Mercy tradition.
Hidden Valley is a mixed-use locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Hidden Valley had a population of 879 people.
↑ "In good faith". www.abc.net.au. Brisbane: ABC. 2022. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
Further reading
Gregory, Helen (2015), For God and the sick: Mercy Health and Aged Care services Central Queensland 1915 - 2015, Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australian and Papua New Guinea, Rockhampton, Queensland, ISBN978-0-646-94185-1
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