“… a new hospital is to be built on a hill facing the cool summer breezes, and protected by the by the rising hill behind from the westerly winds.” Brisbane Telegraph, March 1908.
One hundred years ago, on 14 August 1910, the Sisters of Mercy opened a 130-bed private hospital (now known as Aubigny Place) on Mater Hill at South Brisbane.
14/08/2010
Queensland Deputy Premier Paul Lucas officially opened the Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal Service (ADAWS) at Mater today (Thursday 29 July 2010).
29/07/2010
This Easter, you can help make little miracles happen, by supporting the Mater Foundation’s annual Mater Little Miracles Easter Appeal. Each and every one of the Mater’s little patients is a miracle.
In 2010, our goal is to raise a staggering $1 million to help staff continue to make little miracles happen everyday at the Mater Mothers’ and Children’s Hospitals.
30/03/2010
Mater welcomed a very special delivery on Friday 12 February when Alicia Zeneldin became the 300,000th baby birthed at Mater Mothers’ Hospitals.
12/02/2010
In an Australian first, Mater Mothers’ Hospitals (MMH) neonatal nurses are conducting retinal photography on premature babies for ophthalmic examinations.
22/10/2009
Mater celebrates its identity and heritage of the Sisters of Mercy in September every year, during Mercy Week.
The week long celebration from 20–26 September is an organisation-wide acknowledgement of Mater’s ongoing commitment to its Mission and Values, with this year’s theme based on the phrase ‘be proud of what you do’.
25/09/2009
The arrival of breast care nurse, Jenny Jones, this year has further solidified Mater Private Hospital Redland’s delivery of dedicated breast cancer services to women in the Bayside region.
General surgeon, Dr Jason Lambley has been a member of the Mater Private Breast Cancer Centre since 2006 and provides breast cancer services to women at Mater Private Hospital Redland, one of the few outer metropolitan hospitals providing localised care that negates the need for women to travel to inner-city hospitals for their surgical management.
23/09/2009
A group of Australian researchers are one step closer to a non-invasive test to predict fetal blood group typing for Rhesus (Rh) D-negative women to determine the risk of haemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN)—a condition that can cause fetal anaemia, hydrops fetalis and perinatal death.
15/09/2009
Paediatric urologist, Dr David Winkle and Active Rehabilitation Physiotherapy are leading the way in the treatment of incontinence in children with a new treatment modality, Urostym™, through the Mars Clinic.
15/09/2009
While primary liver cancer remains relatively uncommon in Australia, incidence rates have risen over the last three decades due to increased hepatitis B and C infections. Secondary liver cancer is a common problem, particularly in the setting of colorectal carcinoma.
15/09/2009