Visiting Brisbane Private Hospital

Visiting Hours & Rest Periods 

Immediate family members are welcome to visit at any time. We request other visitors observe the following visiting hours:

General wards 10:00am – 12:30pm & 3:00pm – 8:00pm.

ICU/CCU – Visiting hours are restricted and limited to immediate family only.

As rest is an important part of a patient’s recovery, we request visitors keep noise to a minimum. While children are welcome at Brisbane Private Hospital, we request they be supervised by an adult at all times.

Intensive Care Unit – all visitors must report to the Nurses Station prior to visiting. There is a limit of 2 visitors at a time in the ICU and please check with the nurse regarding children visiting.

We encourage a rest period for all patients between 1.00 pm and 3.00pm daily, this rest is important to the patients recovery. Please consider the patient’s state of health and that of any other patients sharing the room. Often brief visits with fewer people are better.

General Information


Accommodation

There is a variety of accommodation close to the hospital. 

Automatic Teller Machine

Is located on the Ground Floor near the Coffee Shop. Other major banking facilities are located nearby in Wickham Terrace.

Coffee Shop / Food

Hudson's Coffee is located on the Ground Level adjacent to our front reception and offers a delicious range of coffees, cold drinks, fresh muffins, sandwiches and snacks.. Their opening hours are Monday to Friday 6.30am - 7.00pm and Saturday 8.00am - 5.00pm. 

Alteratively there are also numerous cafes located in a short stoll from the hospital along Wickham Terrace whilst in house vending machines are availale on the ground floor of the Brisbane Private Specialist Centre.
 

Flowers

Please check with staff on the ward prior to giving flowers to the patient as sometimes for certain reasons flowers may not be appropriate. Vases are available in the wards; please ask the nursing staff for assistance. Flowers are not allowed in the Intensive Care Unit or Oncology Wards within the hospital.

Mobile Telephones

We request mobile phones are not used within the hospital as they may interfere with patient monitoring equipment.
 

Parking

Undercover paid parking for patients and visitors is available in the Brisbane Private Specilist Centre carpark off Birley Street. A number of 2-hour car parking bays are also available surrounding the hospital. Please note: Parking bays allocated to Doctors and Ambulances are not available for patient or visitor parking. Cars parked in disabled car spaces must display a valid permit. Drop off zones are available at main entrance to the Hospital, 259 Wickham Terrace.

Public Telephone and Taxi Telephones

A public telephone is situated in the front reception whilst Taxi priority phones are located near the hospital lifts.
 

Public Transport

Brisbane Private Hospital is centrally located, and has easy access to public transport facilities

Buses

The Spring Hill City Loop (Bus 323) bus stop is located on Wickham Terrace at the front of the hospital. This service does not operate on weekends or public holidays. A timetable is available at the Hospital’s Coffee Shop, or for other bus timetables, go to:

Brisbane City Council - www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/transport
Brisbane Bus Lines - www.brisbanebuslines.com.au

Trains

Central and Roma Street train stations are within a short walk of the hospital.

For timetable information - www.qr.com.au

Relative Waiting Area

Located near the coffee shop in the main foyer, the relatives’ waiting area provides a central location for your relatives who wish to wait for you while you are having your procedure. Waiting in this area makes it easy for our staff to find family members, should the surgeon request to speak to them following your procedure.

Shopping

Brisbane Private Hospital is only 1.5km from the heart of Brisbane’s CBD shopping precinct and is an easy downhill walk from the hospital. There is also a bus service available – see “Public Transport “ above.

Smoking

As a health service provider, we want all who visit and work at Brisbane Private Hospital to enjoy a safe, comfortable and healthy environment.  Smoking will therefore not be allowed within any indoor or outdoor area on the Brisbane Hospital site from 4 January 2011.  For free confidential information on how to quit smoking please contact Quit on 13 78 48 or visit www.quit.org.au

Taxis

There is a taxi rank directly in front of the hospital on Wickham Terrace. Black and White & Yellow Cabs both provide free direct connection telephones located near the lifts in the hospital foyer.

Yellow Cab Co Phone: 13 19 24  or   www.yellowcab.com.au
Black & White Cabs Phone: 13 10 08  or   www.blackandwhitecabs.com.au