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.

HOSPITAL VISITORS DIRECTION: 

Restrictions and Screening Processes Apply to everyone entering the Toowong Private Hospital. This screening process includes a temperature check; if a temperature of 37.5 C or above is recorded, entry to the Hospital will not be permitted.

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

• been diagnosed with COVID-19, unless you are no longer subject to a direction to self-isolate under section 362B or section 362H of the Public Health Act 2005; or
• returned from overseas within the last 14 days; or
• been in a declared COVID-19 hotspot since the start date of the declaration or within the last 14 days, whichever is shorter; or
• been in a location at the date and time subject to a contact tracing alert within the last 14 days; or
• been asked/directed to self-quarantine; or
• had contact with a person with COVID-19 within the last 14 days; or
• a fever (37.5 degrees or more) or symptoms consistent with COVID-19 (for example, a cough, sore throat, breathing difficulties or shortness of breath); or
• been tested for COVID-19 and have not yet received the results of that test

Patient Visiting Times:

• 10:00am to 12:00pm
• 1:00pm to 5:30pm
• 6:30pm to 8:30pm