Visitor restrictions (11 January 2021)
Based on the latest announcements from the Chief Health Officer, between 6 pm on Monday, 11 January and 1 am on Friday, 22 January, Mater campuses at South Brisbane, Redland and Springfield will maintain the following arrangements;
- All staff, students, volunteers, visitors and patients (while outside their room) are required to wear masks at all times while in clinical areas.
- Surgical face masks will be made available for patients, visitors and support persons on entry to hospitals and our Mater staff will be available to assist with safely putting on masks and with any concerns you may have.
- Current visitor restrictions (and agreed exemptions) will continue during this period.
- Current visitor restrictions (and agreed exemptions) will continue during this period.
Visitors are currently not permitted at Mater’s South-East Queensland hospitals, with the exception of:
- Two visitors or support persons permitted for patients in labour/birth suites.
- One visitor or support person permitted for patients at end-of-life or in palliative care.
- One visitor or support person permitted for patients with a disability.
- One visitor or support person permitted for patients under the aged of 18.
These restrictions are in place for the following hospitals: Mater Hospital Brisbane, Mater Private Hospital Brisbane, Mater Children’s Private Brisbane, Mater Mothers’ Hospital, Mater Mothers’ Private Brisbane, Mater Private Hospital Springfield, Mater Private Hospital Redland, and Mater Mothers' Private Redland.
People who have been in Greater Brisbane on or after 2 January 2021 are currently not permitted to enter aged care, hopsitals, disability accommodation and prisons/youth detention centres anywhere in Queensland, unless 14 days have passed since the person was in Greater Brisbane or an exception applies.
Please visit the individual facility pages for further information on all other Mater hospitals across Queensland.
Queensland border restrictions
For the latest information on border restrictions, please visit the Queenland Health website.