About us<\/h1><\/div>The Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS)\u00a0is the newest healthcare facility for Metro North Hospital and Health Service (MNHHS).<\/p>\n
Our purpose<\/h2>\n
At STARS, we are passionate about our patients, our community and our people.<\/p>\n
Individualised care and humanity are the heart of everything we do, by providing safe, quality and tailored clinical care for patients.<\/p>\n
STARS is a specialist rehabilitation and surgical service focussed on providing individualised care and exceptional health outcomes now and into the future, building on Metro North\u2019s commitment to a Value Based Healthcare culture. Operations will ramp-up for STARS from early 2021.<\/p>\n
Our care<\/h2>\n
The facility is designed to provide a range of new and expanded healthcare services to:<\/p>\n
\n- Increase access to specialist rehabilitation services, elective surgery and endoscopy services<\/li>\n
- Reduce the number of sub-acute rehabilitation patients being treated in acute beds<\/li>\n
- Meet the growing demand for specialist rehabilitation services<\/li>\n
- Ensure more patients have access to services within clinically recommended timeframes<\/li>\n
- Reduce patient wait times for specialist rehabilitation and elective surgery and endoscopy services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
With 100 beds for rehabilitation, STARS is set to become one of the largest specialist rehabilitation services in the southern hemisphere.<\/p>\n
Low complexity, elective, short stay surgical procedures will be available across a range of targeted speciality areas:<\/p>\n
\n- Ears, Nose and throat (ENT)<\/li>\n
- General surgery<\/li>\n
- Ophthalmology<\/li>\n
- Orthopaedics<\/li>\n
- Urology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
Our team<\/h2>\n
Meet our dedicated executive team<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>Our performance<\/h2>\n
We publish information about how our hospital is performing on the Queensland Health Our Performance website<\/a>.<\/p>\nYou’ll find information about:<\/p>\n
\n- beds and staff we have at each hospital<\/li>\n
- how many people we see in our emergency and specialists departments<\/li>\n
- waiting times for appointments and treatment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
Our partnerships and collaborative community<\/h2>\n
MNHHS and The University of Queensland (UQ) formally established the to embed education and research with clinical care in STARS.<\/p>\n
Located at the Herston Health Precinct<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"STARS](\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" "\\"STARS")
<\/span><\/div>Get directions (Google Maps)<\/a> <\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS)<\/h2>\n
296 Herston Rd
\nHERSTON QLD 4006<\/p>\n
Phone:<\/strong> (07) 3647 7111<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nPerformance<\/h2>\n
STARS activity and performance report<\/a> for specialist appointments and planned surgery statistics.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>Services<\/h2><\/div>A summary of the healthcare services that will be at STARS is below.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/span><\/div>Level 3 Rehabilitation Gym and Therapy Area<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\nRehabilitation services<\/h3>\n\n- 100 rehabilitation beds<\/strong>:\n
\n- 60 general rehabilitation beds (30 existing beds transferring from the Geriatric and Rehabilitation Unit (GARU) and 30 new beds)<\/li>\n
- New specialist rehabilitation services comprising a 20-bed acquired brain injury unit and a 20-bed specialist rehabilitation unit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- 1310m2<\/sup>\u00a0day and inpatient therapy spaces<\/li>\n
- 28-bed Geriatric Evaluation and Management Service (GEMS) ward (transferring from RBWH)<\/li>\n
- Onsite Rehabilitation Engineering Centre<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>
Level 2 Surgery Stage 2 Recovery Area<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\nSurgical and specialist outpatient services<\/h3>\n\n- Surgical and endoscopy procedure centre<\/strong>\n
\n- Seven operating theatres<\/li>\n
- Three endoscopy rooms<\/li>\n
- Recovery spaces<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- 28-bed short stay surgical inpatient unit<\/li>\n
- Supported by anaesthetics and medical imaging<\/li>\n
- Specialist outpatient services<\/strong>\n
\n- Surgery<\/li>\n
- Endoscopy<\/li>\n
- Rehabilitation<\/li>\n
- Tess Cramond Pain and Research Centre<\/li>\n
- Dermatology<\/li>\n
- Rheumatology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>
Level 5 Single Inpatient Room with Ensuite<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\nOther services<\/h3>\n\n- 26-bed ward for future growth<\/li>\n
- Medical Imaging<\/li>\n
- Pharmacy<\/li>\n
- Sterilising services<\/li>\n
- Satellite Pathology service<\/li>\n
- Patient support services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>
Level 4 Courtyard for staff, patients and visitors<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\nBuilding features<\/h3>\n\n- Internal landscaped courtyard for patients, visitors, families and staff<\/li>\n
- Connection to the existing level six skybridge walkway<\/li>\n
- Approx. 450 car parking spaces for staff, patients and visitors<\/li>\n
- Plaza level with adjoining outdoor eating and open spaces, as well as connections with\u00a0Herston Quarter<\/a>\u00a0and associated retail and amenities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
The Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS)\u00a0is the newest healthcare facility for Metro North Hospital and Health Service (MNHHS).<\/p>\n
Our purpose<\/h2>\n
At STARS, we are passionate about our patients, our community and our people.<\/p>\n
Individualised care and humanity are the heart of everything we do, by providing safe, quality and tailored clinical care for patients.<\/p>\n
STARS is a specialist rehabilitation and surgical service focussed on providing individualised care and exceptional health outcomes now and into the future, building on Metro North\u2019s commitment to a Value Based Healthcare culture. Operations will ramp-up for STARS from early 2021.<\/p>\n
Our care<\/h2>\n
The facility is designed to provide a range of new and expanded healthcare services to:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Increase access to specialist rehabilitation services, elective surgery and endoscopy services<\/li>\n
- Reduce the number of sub-acute rehabilitation patients being treated in acute beds<\/li>\n
- Meet the growing demand for specialist rehabilitation services<\/li>\n
- Ensure more patients have access to services within clinically recommended timeframes<\/li>\n
- Reduce patient wait times for specialist rehabilitation and elective surgery and endoscopy services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
With 100 beds for rehabilitation, STARS is set to become one of the largest specialist rehabilitation services in the southern hemisphere.<\/p>\n
Low complexity, elective, short stay surgical procedures will be available across a range of targeted speciality areas:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Ears, Nose and throat (ENT)<\/li>\n
- General surgery<\/li>\n
- Ophthalmology<\/li>\n
- Orthopaedics<\/li>\n
- Urology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
Our team<\/h2>\n
Meet our dedicated executive team<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Our performance<\/h2>\n
We publish information about how our hospital is performing on the Queensland Health Our Performance website<\/a>.<\/p>\n
You’ll find information about:<\/p>\n
- \n
- beds and staff we have at each hospital<\/li>\n
- how many people we see in our emergency and specialists departments<\/li>\n
- waiting times for appointments and treatment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
Our partnerships and collaborative community<\/h2>\n
MNHHS and The University of Queensland (UQ) formally established the to embed education and research with clinical care in STARS.<\/p>\n
Located at the Herston Health Precinct<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Get directions (Google Maps)<\/a> <\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS)<\/h2>\n
296 Herston Rd
\nHERSTON QLD 4006<\/p>\nPhone:<\/strong> (07) 3647 7111<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>\nPerformance<\/h2>\n
STARS activity and performance report<\/a> for specialist appointments and planned surgery statistics.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>Services<\/h2><\/div>
A summary of the healthcare services that will be at STARS is below.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/span><\/div>Level 3 Rehabilitation Gym and Therapy Area<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\nRehabilitation services<\/h3>\n
- \n
- 100 rehabilitation beds<\/strong>:\n
- \n
- 60 general rehabilitation beds (30 existing beds transferring from the Geriatric and Rehabilitation Unit (GARU) and 30 new beds)<\/li>\n
- New specialist rehabilitation services comprising a 20-bed acquired brain injury unit and a 20-bed specialist rehabilitation unit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- 1310m2<\/sup>\u00a0day and inpatient therapy spaces<\/li>\n
- 28-bed Geriatric Evaluation and Management Service (GEMS) ward (transferring from RBWH)<\/li>\n
- Onsite Rehabilitation Engineering Centre<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>Level 2 Surgery Stage 2 Recovery Area<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\nSurgical and specialist outpatient services<\/h3>\n
- \n
- Surgical and endoscopy procedure centre<\/strong>\n
- \n
- Seven operating theatres<\/li>\n
- Three endoscopy rooms<\/li>\n
- Recovery spaces<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- 28-bed short stay surgical inpatient unit<\/li>\n
- Supported by anaesthetics and medical imaging<\/li>\n
- Specialist outpatient services<\/strong>\n
- \n
- Surgery<\/li>\n
- Endoscopy<\/li>\n
- Rehabilitation<\/li>\n
- Tess Cramond Pain and Research Centre<\/li>\n
- Dermatology<\/li>\n
- Rheumatology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>
Level 5 Single Inpatient Room with Ensuite<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\nOther services<\/h3>\n
- \n
- 26-bed ward for future growth<\/li>\n
- Medical Imaging<\/li>\n
- Pharmacy<\/li>\n
- Sterilising services<\/li>\n
- Satellite Pathology service<\/li>\n
- Patient support services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>
Level 4 Courtyard for staff, patients and visitors<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\nBuilding features<\/h3>\n
- \n
- Internal landscaped courtyard for patients, visitors, families and staff<\/li>\n
- Connection to the existing level six skybridge walkway<\/li>\n
- Approx. 450 car parking spaces for staff, patients and visitors<\/li>\n
- Plaza level with adjoining outdoor eating and open spaces, as well as connections with\u00a0Herston Quarter<\/a>\u00a0and associated retail and amenities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
- 100 rehabilitation beds<\/strong>:\n
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