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St Vincent's Hospital (Brisbane)

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Number of beds
  
164

Phone
  
+61 7 3240 1111

St Vincent's Hospital (Brisbane)

Location
  
Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Founded
  
1954 (founded), 1957(opened)

Website
  
stvincentsbrisbane.org.au

Address
  
411 Main Street, Kangaroo Point QLD 4169, Australia

Similar
  
St Mary's Anglican Church - K, St Vincent's Private Hospital, St Paul's Presbyterian Church - S, Your Church in Brisbane, Baptist City Tabernacle

Profiles

St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane (also known as Mt Olivet Hospital) is a hospital located in the suburb of Kangaroo Point in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Contents

The hospital redevelopment to increase its capacity and expend services was completed in 2010.

History

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.

Transport

The hospital is accessible by bus

  • 234 Woolloongabba Bus Station – City
  • 234 City – Woolloongabba Bus Station (loop service)
  • References

    St Vincent's Hospital (Brisbane) Wikipedia