Hospitals
The spiritual power of healing inspired the Sisters of Mercy to pioneer public health services in Brisbane nearly 100 years ago. They funded their services to the poor from the revenue of the first Mater Private Hospital, established in 1906.
Continuing to provide compassionate healthcare in response to changing community needs, Mater Health Services now includes three public and four private collocated hospitals caring, for more than half a million patients each year.
Public Hospitals
In accordance with its Mission to "offer compassionate service to the sick and needy" Mater Health Services provides a quality health care facility for uninsured patients. Mater public hospitals, Mater Adult Hospital, Mater Children's Hospital and Mater Mothers' Hospital provide a breadth of service that ensures peace of mind and security for our growing community.
Today, Mater public hospitals are at the forefront of clinical excellence and are always developing new methods, practices and techniques for better patient outcomes. Mater public hospitals have a reputation of international acclaim for world-leading health care advances, and the individual hospitals are regularly acknowledged for their outstanding contributions to health care.
Taking advantage of on-site research and education facilities, staff at Mater public hospitals have access to the most advanced and innovative techniques for management of illnesses and disease, as well as information about cutting-edge techniques in medical and surgical procedures.
Private Hospitals
The Mater Private Hospital Brisbane is one of Australia's leading acute medical and surgical private hospitals, offering a range of general and specialised services in comfortable, hotel-like surroundings. The 402 bed facility offers 24 hour emergency care, an intensive care unit, a coronary care unit, breast care unit, day procedure unit, eight operating theatres, a health assessment centre, an endoscopy service, a rehabilitation unit, a sleep disorders unit, and a movement disorders service.
The 40 suites in the Mater Medical Centre accommodate a wide range of medical specialists, allied health practitioners and a Haematology/Oncology Day Hospital.
The Mater Private Clinic contains 39 medical suites and is connected directly to the Mater Private Hospital via three levels of a Link Building. The combined facilities of the Clinic and Link Building include four floors of specialist suites, additional patient beds, operating theatres, an expanded day procedure unit, a rehabilitation unit, and several ground floor retail outlets.
In September 2000, the Mater Private Hospital Brisbane extended its services to Brisbane's bayside community with the establishment of the Mater Private Hospital Redland. This 60 bed, acute private hospital is collocated with Redland Public Hospital in Cleveland and offers a range of medical, surgical and obstetric services with day surgery and overnight accommodation options.