Before we can confirm your admission, you must complete the following pre-admission form. Please complete both sides and return it to the hospital where you will be admitted at least seven days before admission. Click here to complete the form. If you have any further questions, please contact us for further information.
To help make your stay as pleasant as possible it is important that you bring the following items with you on your day of admission:
- All information from your doctor including letters, requests and a consent form if you have this.
- All your usual medicines in their original dispensed packs and any current prescriptions you have, along with an up to date Medicine List.
Please do not bring medicines in blister packs (Webster Packs) or dosette boxes as these cannot be administered by nursing staff. You will need to discuss all your current medicines, including over the counter medicines and natural remedies, with your specialist doctor. They will advise if you need to stop taking them before your hospital admission.
- All x-rays and scans relating to your current medical condition.
- Private health insurance details, Medicare card, DVA card, Safety Net card, Pensioner card, authority to admit from WorkCover, pharmacy card, health benefits card, as needed.
- Your credit card or other method of payment.
- A certified copy of your power of attorney or advanced health directive, if you have one.
- Comfortable clothing that is not too long or loose. If you are staying overnight please also bring sleepwear and toiletries.
- Any personal items you normally use such as prescription glasses, walking aids and hearing aids.
- Comfortable, low-heeled and non-slip shoes that fit you well.
- If you use a CPAP machine please bring this with you, along with any medical documents relating to your sleep apnoea or CPAP machine. For day only admissions you may leave your CPAP machine at home.
- A small amount of money for incidentals.
- Electronic devices such as a mobile phone or other smart devices.
Please do not bring any valuables with you to hospital.
Free 24-hour parking is available at the hospital including disabled parking. Public parking is also available in adjacent streets; please take note of the relevant parking times and restrictions when you park. Parking access is via Willetts Road.
Mater Private Hospital Mackay is located a short sixteen minute (7.9km) drive to Mackay Airport and approximately a seven-minute drive (4.1km) to Mackay Train Station. You can view schedules via Qantas.com or virginaustralia.com for flights.
To book a taxi call 131 008 or (07) 4944 4955. Click here to view bus timetable.
McAuley House provides a comfortable, welcoming and convenient place for patients, carers, family and friends of patients to stay. We offer eight motel-style units and they are conveniently located within the grounds of the hospital.
We charge an accommodation fee to assist with the ongoing cost of running McAuley House. To find out more about the charges, please contact us. Full payment for accommodation bookings is due upon arrival. Bookings can be made in advance and must be confirmed two days prior to the stay. If accommodation is no longer required, please notify us as soon as possible. If you have any further questions, please contact us for further information.