Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) update

Important Information

INCREASED COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR HOSPITALS.

Toowong Private Hospital is OPEN to:

· PATIENT VISITORS & NON-ESSENTIAL PERSONS
All patient visitors over the age of 16 must be fully vaccinated AND use the Qld Check-in App for verification

Toowong Private Hospital will be practising:

· UNIVERSAL MASKING(with flat surgical mask) of all patients and visitors

Hospital Visitors Direction:

RESTRICTIONS AND SCREENING PROCESSES APPLY TO EVERYONE ENTERING THE TOOWONG PRIVATE HOSPITAL.

Under the Queensland Health Direction you may not visit a hospital if;

you have been diagnosed with COVID-19, unless it has been 7 days since the end of isolation; or
you have arrived from overseas within the last 14 days; or
you have been informed or you have become aware that you are a close contact of a diagnosed person, unless it has been 7 days since the end of their quarantine period; or
you have a temperature equal to or higher than 37.5 degrees or symptoms consistent with COVID-19 (for example, a cough, sore throat, breathing difficulties or shortness of breath; or
you have been tested for COVID-19 and have not yet received the results of that test, unless the test was for a surveillance testing obligation under a Public Health Direction or Protocol approved by the Chief Health Officer.

Patient Visiting Times:

Monday to Friday

2:00pm to 5:30pm

6:30pm to 8:00pm

Saturday and Sunday

10:00am to 12:00pm

1:00pm to 5:30pm

6:30pm to 8:00pm

Masking and PPE requirements for all Staff and Medical Council Members is in line with “high risk” requirements.

Changes to COVID-19 restrictions change rapidly.
Please contact the hospital for accurate up-to-date COVID-19 restrictions.

Toowong Private Hospital recognises the significant distress the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic and its associated impacts is having on society in general and the increase mental ill health this is causing, for not just existing mental health patients, but many people within the Australian community.

Toowong Private Hospital is committed to continuing to provide high quality psychiatric care and services to patients across all settings of care including inpatient, day patient and community. All of our services have been modified to accommodate social distancing requirements and other safety measures introduced to contain the spread of COVID-19. This means that some of our services and treatments have been modified. It has also resulted in some of our services and treatments being available remotely via telehealth means (including video and telephone contacts).

Hospital Services and Treatment:

Existing referral pathways remain and should be used.

the person is an international arrival and is proposing to enter the hospital within 14 days of their arrival in Australia, even if they no longer have to isolate or quarantine under another public health direction; or
the person is a diagnosed person, or where they have ceased being a diagnosed person, it has been 7 days or less since the end of isolation;
the person has been informed or has become aware they are a close contact of a diagnosed person, unless their quarantine period has ended and more than 7 days have passed between the end of quarantine and the proposed time of entry; or
the person has a temperature equal to or higher than 37.5 degrees or symptoms consistent with COVID-19; or
the person has been tested for COVID-19 and has not yet received the results of that test, unless the test was for a surveillance testing obligation under a Public Health Direction or Protocol approved by the Chief Health Officer.