St Vincent's Hospital (Brisbane)

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St. Vincent's Private Hospital (Brisbane)
Sisters of Charity of Australia
St Vincent's Hospital (Brisbane).jpg
St Vincent's Hospital (Brisbane)
Geography
Location Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Services
Beds164
History
Opened1954 (founded), 1957(opened)
Links
Website www.svphb.org.au
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St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane (also known as Mt Olivet Hospital) is a hospital located in the suburb of Kangaroo Point in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [1]

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St Vincent's Private Hospital was established as part of St Vincent's Health Australia, the largest Catholic non-profit healthcare provider. The hospital provides Catholic Healthcare Services to those in need.

The hospital redevelopment to increase its capacity and expand services was completed in 2010.

History

Mary Josephine Bedford, Brisbane, c1954 Josephine Bedford Brisbane, c1954.jpg
Mary Josephine Bedford, Brisbane, c1954

The land on which the hospital stands originally belonged to Dr Lilian Violet Cooper, Queensland's first female doctor and surgeon. After her death in 1947, Dr Cooper's lifelong friend Mary Josephine Bedford donated the land to the Sisters of Charity to establish a hospice for the sick and dying, particularly for those who were poor. [2] [3]

Transport

The hospital is accessible by bus

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References

  1. ↑ "St. Vincent's Hospital Brisbane". St Vincent's Hospital (Brisbane). Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  2. ↑ "Our Story". St Vincent's Hospital (Brisbane). Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Launch £270,000 hospital appeal". The Courier-Mail . Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 22 June 1953. p. 6. Retrieved 28 October 2013.

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