COVID-19 changes to visiting our hospitals
Updated 13 February at 1:30pm
Standard COVID-19 visitor restrictions apply at this facility. This means you must not visit this facility if:
- You are unwell
- You have been diagnosed with COVID-19 or have been asked to self-quarantine
- You have been tested for COVID-19 and are awaiting test results
- You have had contact with a person with COVID-19 in the last 14 days
- You have a fever (37.5 degrees or more) or history of fever (e.g. nights sweats, chills) or acute respiratory infection (e.g. cough, shortness of breath, sore throat), runny nose, vomiting or nausea, diarrhoea, loss of smell or loss of taste.
- You have returned from overseas or a hotspot in the last 14 days and do not have an exemption to visit.
Additionally you must not visit this facility if:
- You have been in a public exposure site as listed by the Victorian Government in the last 14 days
- You have been in Greater Melbourne area on or after 29 January 2021, unless 14 days have passed since you were in Greater Melbourne, or you have received a negative COVID-19 test result.
If you are unsure if visitor restrictions apply to you – please call ahead and ask the ward or facility before you arrive.
Latest news
Queensland’s first new digital hospital STARS is ready for business
Healthcare, including elective surgery, is now underway at STARS and is set to reduce patient wait lists and increase access to specialist treatment for approximately 100,000 Queenslanders each year.
$10M Herston Biofabrication Institute Opens
Health Minister Yvette D’Ath and Metro North Health staff officially opened the Herston Biofabrication Institute this week, set to advance healthcare research and technologies in Queensland.
COVID-19 (coronavirus) Fever Clinics and Community Assessment Clinics
Metro North Hospital and Health Service is conducting COVID-19 (coronavirus) screening at Fever Clinics and Community Assessment Clinics at a range of locations.
Research study may find new therapies for heart failure sufferers
A research group at The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) is investigating the cause of abnormal heart rhythms in people with advanced heart failure, to help identify potential new therapies.
Events
Advanced Life Support - Level 1 Course - 9 March
Date: Friday 9th March 2021
Time: TBC
Venue: The Prince Charles Hospital
Level 1 courses are for those clinicians who want general competence in airway management and basic life support for a deteriorating patient and cardiac arrest. Suitable if you normally are part of team rather than the lead.
COVID-19 changes to visiting our hospitals
Updated 13 February at 1:30pm
Standard COVID-19 visitor restrictions apply at this facility. This means you must not visit this facility if:
- You are unwell
- You have been diagnosed with COVID-19 or have been asked to self-quarantine
- You have been tested for COVID-19 and are awaiting test results
- You have had contact with a person with COVID-19 in the last 14 days
- You have a fever (37.5 degrees or more) or history of fever (e.g. nights sweats, chills) or acute respiratory infection (e.g. cough, shortness of breath, sore throat), runny nose, vomiting or nausea, diarrhoea, loss of smell or loss of taste.
- You have returned from overseas or a hotspot in the last 14 days and do not have an exemption to visit.
Additionally you must not visit this facility if:
- You have been in a public exposure site as listed by the Victorian Government in the last 14 days
- You have been in Greater Melbourne area on or after 29 January 2021, unless 14 days have passed since you were in Greater Melbourne, or you have received a negative COVID-19 test result.
If you are unsure if visitor restrictions apply to you – please call ahead and ask the ward or facility before you arrive.
Latest news
Queensland’s first new digital hospital STARS is ready for business
Healthcare, including elective surgery, is now underway at STARS and is set to reduce patient wait lists and increase access to specialist treatment for approximately 100,000 Queenslanders each year.
$10M Herston Biofabrication Institute Opens
Health Minister Yvette D’Ath and Metro North Health staff officially opened the Herston Biofabrication Institute this week, set to advance healthcare research and technologies in Queensland.
Events
Advanced Life Support - Level 1 Course - 9 March
Date: Friday 9th March 2021
Time: TBC
Venue: The Prince Charles Hospital
Level 1 courses are for those clinicians who want general competence in airway management and basic life support for a deteriorating patient and cardiac arrest. Suitable if you normally are part of team rather than the lead.
COVID-19 changes to visiting our hospitals
Updated 13 February at 1:30pm
Standard COVID-19 visitor restrictions apply at this facility. This means you must not visit this facility if:
- You are unwell
- You have been diagnosed with COVID-19 or have been asked to self-quarantine
- You have been tested for COVID-19 and are awaiting test results
- You have had contact with a person with COVID-19 in the last 14 days
- You have a fever (37.5 degrees or more) or history of fever (e.g. nights sweats, chills) or acute respiratory infection (e.g. cough, shortness of breath, sore throat), runny nose, vomiting or nausea, diarrhoea, loss of smell or loss of taste.
- You have returned from overseas or a hotspot in the last 14 days and do not have an exemption to visit.
Additionally you must not visit this facility if:
- You have been in a public exposure site as listed by the Victorian Government in the last 14 days
- You have been in Greater Melbourne area on or after 29 January 2021, unless 14 days have passed since you were in Greater Melbourne, or you have received a negative COVID-19 test result.
If you are unsure if visitor restrictions apply to you – please call ahead and ask the ward or facility before you arrive.
Latest news
Queensland’s first new digital hospital STARS is ready for business
Healthcare, including elective surgery, is now underway at STARS and is set to reduce patient wait lists and increase access to specialist treatment for approximately 100,000 Queenslanders each year.
Events
Advanced Life Support - Level 1 Course - 9 March
Date: Friday 9th March 2021
Time: TBC
Venue: The Prince Charles Hospital
Level 1 courses are for those clinicians who want general competence in airway management and basic life support for a deteriorating patient and cardiac arrest. Suitable if you normally are part of team rather than the lead.