Protecting patients and the community from COVID-19
Mater is working closely with the Queensland Government to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Our priority is always the health and wellbeing of our patients, our staff and the community.
To ensure this, Mater adheres to all State Government directives and restrictions affecting hospitals and health services.
Mask wearing is now mandatory at all Mater hospitals in Queensland.
You can view the State Government’s current COVID-19 hospital restrictions and travel rules, and access information about vaccination against COVID-19, HERE.
Visitors restrictions from Thursday 20 January 2022
Following a directive from the Queensland Chief Health Officer Mater will be implementing visitor restrictions across all Queensland facilities. From Thursday 20 January, patients are allowed a maximum of two visitors at any one time.
In Emergency Departments and COVID-19 wards only one support person is permitted if the patient is a child or requires significant assistance. No other visitors are allowed.
No vaccine, no visit
Mater is complying with the State Government directive requiring visitors to public and private hospitals to be fully vaccinated (including specialist clinics and medical suites). All visitors to Mater hospitals will need to demonstrate their COVID-19 vaccination status before being permitted to enter our healthcare sites from Friday 17 December 2021.
This can be done through the State Government’s Check In Qld app when you enter one of our hospitals. Some exemptions apply to this directive for visitors entering hospitals in cases of childbirth, end-of-life care and emergency medical care.
To apply for an exemption, please click here.
- Mater appreciates that some unvaccinated visitors may object to these new restrictions.
- We ask all visitors to remember that Mater is implementing a State Government health directive, the aim of which is to protect the health and wellbeing of all hospital patients, staff and visitors.
- The reopening of Queensland's borders on Monday 13 December is likely to increase the risk of community transmission of COVID-19.
- Mater asks all visitors to our hospital sites to comply with these requirements and to treat all Mater People with respect. Abusive behaviour will not be tolerated.