Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS)

Your health. Our purpose.

STARS is a specialist rehabilitation and surgical service focussed on providing individualised care and exceptional health outcomes.

Located at the Herston Health Precinct, STARS is part of a collaborative community home to more than 30 health facilities, medical research institutes, universities and organisations. The Precinct is made up of 13,000 clinical and non-clinical staff, scientists, researchers and students, working together to deliver excellence in health.

Welcome to STARS

Here is a short video to familiarise yourself with STARS and the easy check-in process.

With 100 beds for rehabilitation, STARS is one of the largest specialist rehabilitation services in the southern hemisphere.

Low complexity, elective, short stay surgical procedures will be available across a range of targeted specialty areas including:

Ears, Nose and Throat (ENT)
General surgery
Ophthalmology
Orthopaedics
Urology

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