From the CEO SWelcome to the summer edition of Pindara Magazine. ince our last edition we have been thrilled to open our brand new hospital wing named after a great Gold Coast Doctor who was very well respected and admired by the whole Gold Coast health services community - Dr David Lindsay. It marked another wonderful occasion in the history books of Pindara Private Hospital. In 1971 Gwen and Allan Ramsay on the advice of Sir Bruce Small purchased eight acres of land here in Benowa for the purpose of building a private hospital. They had a belief they could build a private hospital to serve the community of the Gold Coast. Since it was first built, Pindara has had five owners – Australian Hospital Care Limited purchased it in 1986 from the Ramsay family. In 2001 it was then purchased by Mayne Health and then sold onto Affinity Health in 2003. Ramsay Healthcare purchased this facility in April 2005 and the facility has not looked back since. Pindara has a proud history of community engagement and excellence in healthcare. Facility upgrades to various sections of the hospital have occurred over its 43 year history. Operating theatres were increased from four to five in 1993; the east wing maternity and orthopaedic patient rooms were added in 1995; the building and opening of Pindara Place and the Pindara Day Procedure Center in 1998, the addition of a New Critical Care Unit in 2000, a cardiac Catheter Laboratory and a sixth operating theatre were added in 2004, the east wing was refurbished in 2007, and a Ramsay Healthcare $63m construction of a 37 bed surgical ward, 13 bed children’s ward, six operating theatres including a self-contained endoscopy unit, a 48 suite Medical Consulting Building and a multistorey car park accommodating 750 cars onsite was completed in 2010. Pindara has always been earmarked by the Ramsay Board for a multistage redevelopment with the site having been approved by council for 450 inpatient beds. On 16 September we celebrated the opening of another milestone in redevelopment of this very busy campus. In May 2013 Mayor Tom Tate turned the sod on the land purchased adjacent to the hospital. Now, thanks to another $50 million investment by the Ramsay Board we are able to showcase the beautiful five-storey building at the Allchurch Avenue entrance of the hospital. The building consists of 116 private ensuited rooms, a new hospital kitchen, staff dining facilities, and an additional three operating theatres. These specialist facilities house surgery, oncology, haematology, palliative care and neuro sciences. I was particularly delighted with the opening of the Gold Coast Neurosciences Unit on the third floor. This dedicated specialist unit treats patients for neurosurgery and spinal surgery and is the first private facility for interventional neuroradiology on the Gold Coast and the second private facility in Queensland. As an adjunct to the neurosciences unit and to enhance vascular surgery at this hospital, Pindara has built an absolute state-of-the-art Philips and Stryker Hybrid operating theatre. This operating theatre commanding a space of 58 sqm is fitted with $2.4 million of radiology equipment, has specialist staffing and provides for advanced techniques in interventional surgery and procedures and is the number one configuration of its type in the world. Mr Kevin Barrow – CEO Philips Health Care joined us for the opening to present a plaque which will be displayed at the hospital indicating that this suite is a Philips Number 1 in the world. Today the Pindara campus houses a total of 17 operating theatres and 335 inpatient beds, together with a comprehensive range of high-end specialist support services, making it the largest and most comprehensive private hospital on the Gold Coast. Redevelopments of this magnitude and logistical difficulty don’t just happen. All this has been made possible with the cooperation and leadership of many people, and we are indebted to their superb skills in bringing this all to fruition. It has been wonderful to see the patients enjoying such gorgeous accommodation and facilities. Many patients have now been treated in our multimillion-dollar hybrid and recovered in the purpose-built Neurosciences unit. The feedback from the patients and staff has all been very positive. Other construction is still underway as we continue to develop the campus into the best private health facility on the Gold Coast. I hope you enjoy the pictorial coverage of the new facilities in this edition. Trish Hogan CEO Pindara Private Hospital Pindara Private Hospital Trish Hogan CEO Pindara Private Hospital Katriya De Vincentiis Editor Pindara Magazine Robbie Falconer Assistant Editor Pindara Magazine Business Development & Marketing Manager Pindara Private Hospital Published by Nude Publishing a division of Nude Creative Pty Ltd www.nudepublishing.com.au Art Direction, Editorial & Production Nude Creative hello@nudecreative.com.au www.nudecreative.com.au National Advertising Manager Peter Wastie peter@nudepublishing.com.au Medical Contributors Dr Frank Howes Ophthalmologist (Eye Spy) Dr Meenahski Raj Neurologist (Alzheimers Uncovered) Dr Daniel De Viana Breast Surgeon (Reconstructive Breast Surgery) Dr Stephen Withers Genetist & Paediatrician (Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer and Genetic Predisposition) Lifestyle Contributors Amanda James Anthony Sherratt Jason Oxenbridge Lizzie Keen creative / digital / publishing phone 07 5514 8355 www.nudecreative.com.au Disclaimer. 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Pindara Private Hospital Magazine - Issue Three
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