St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane (formerly known as Mount Olivet Hospital) is a hospital located in the suburb of Kangaroo Point in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[1]
| St. Vincent's Private Hospital (Brisbane) | |
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| Sisters of Charity of Australia | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, QLD, Australia |
| Services | |
| Beds | 164 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1954 (founded), 1957(opened) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Australia |
Mount Olivet Hospital was established in 1957 as a hospice for the terminally ill. It was renamed in 2008 to emphasize its continuity with other hospitals belonging to St Vincent's Health Australia, the largest Catholic non-profit healthcare provider.[2][3]
The hospital redevelopment to increase its capacity and expand services was completed in 2010.
History
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The land on which the hospital stands originally belonged to Dr Lilian Violet Cooper, Queensland's first female doctor and surgeon. After her death in 1947, Dr Cooper's lifelong friend Mary Josephine Bedford donated the land to the Sisters of Charity to establish a hospice for the sick and dying, particularly for those who were poor.[4][5]
Transport
editThe hospital is accessible by bus
- 234 Woolloongabba Bus Station – City
- 234 City – Woolloongabba Bus Station (loop service)
References
edit- ^ "St. Vincent's Hospital Brisbane". St Vincent's Hospital (Brisbane). Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
- ^ Rosemary Desmond, Upgraded Brisbane hospital gets new name, 'Sydney Morning Herald', February 19, 2008.
- ^ "Mission vision values". St Vincent’s Private Hospitals. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Our Story". St Vincent's Hospital (Brisbane). Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ "Launch £270,000 hospital appeal". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 22 June 1953. p. 6. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2013.