Assistance for you and your family

Accommodation and travel

If you live in a rural or remote area and need to travel more than 50km for specialist medical services that are not available locally, you may be eligible for the Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme (PTSS) to help with your travel and accommodation costs.

For accommodation located close to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, please view the nearest accommodation on Google Maps.

Disability access

We have facilities to assist people with disabilities access the hospital. This includes:

Reserved disability parking bays in car parks
Dedicated drop off zone at the front of the hospital
Access ramp outside the main entrance to the taxi rank
Wheelchairs are available at the main entrance. Please ask an RBWH Foundation volunteer or the front information desk. Our volunteers are available to help Monday-Friday 8.00am-4.00pm
All floors across the hospital are accessible by lifts which have braille buttons and audible level announcements
Disable accessible toilets are located on every floor. Please ask staff if you need further directions
Nappy and incontinence bins are located throughout the hospital.

Advance care planning

Advance care planning is a process of planning for your future health and personal care so your values, beliefs and preferences are made known. This can help to guide decision-making at a future time if you cannot make or communicate your decisions.

Chaplains

Chaplains offer spiritual support and pastoral care to patients, visitors and staff. This includes

an accepting, compassionate, respectful and attentive presence to people of all or no particular faith
Help and support in times of stress or crisis
Prayers and the Sacraments (eg communion) where appropriate
Regular Christian Services in the Chapel/Prayer room.

For more information phone: (07) 3646 8404

RBWH Chapel/Prayer Room Services

Services are held in the Chapel/Prayer Room, Ground Floor, Ned Hanlon Building, next to Metro Cafe. The Prayer Room is open to people of all faiths or for those needing a quiet place of refection