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Mater Private Hospital Rockhampton Emergency Care Centre has experienced a 33 per cent increase in the number of patients in the first four months of 2021 compared with the same period last year.
The data also represents a 49 per cent rise in the number of patients presenting between January and April compared with that period in 2019.
Executive officer Sue Thurbon chalked the increase up to “greater accessibility and minimal waiting times”, and said the Rockhampton hospital had a long history of providing care to the people of Central Queensland.
“Mater has been part of the fabric of the Rockhampton community for more than a century,” she said.
Premium Content Mater Private Hospital Rockhampton has appointed a new paediatrician. Paediatrician and neonatologist Dr Lindsay Joseph will run clinics at Mater Private Hospital Rockhampton for children aged from newborn to 16 years. This could mean some children will not need to travel to southeast Queensland to receive treatment. It will involve treating children with developmental issues, chronic illnesses, behavioural problems, allergies and more, Dr Joseph said. By being here for two weeks of every month, we will be able to provide more consistent care for children. Dr Joseph was a specialist in premature and newborn babies and spent two weeks of every month at Mater Private South Brisbane s Neo-natal Care Unit treating seriously ill premature babies.