this article does not cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message mater health services north queensland limited type healthcare founded 1945 headquarters townsville queensland australia key people mr gerrard wyvill ceo dr john stokes dir.med ms karen gerrard edon mr james barrett dir.fin ms trudy clarke dir.mis website http www.matertsv.org.au mater health services north queensland operates two private hospitals one established by the sisters of mercy in 1945 named mater hospital pimlico formally the mater misericordiae hospital townsville and the second purchased in 2007 named the mater women s and children s hospital hyde park formerly the wesley park haven hospital hyde park . contents 1 history 2 hospitals 3 developments 4 accreditation 5 see also 6 external links history edit five sisters of mercy members of the brisbane congregation arrived in townsville in 1878 . they began their ministry from a cottage on the shores of cleveland bay . citation needed in 1882 rockhampton was declared a diocese and the townsville group was governed from there until 1901 when the group became self governing with the formation of a townsville congregation . thirteen sisters were foundation members made up of sisters from the brisbane and rockhampton congregations who chose to stay in the north . over the years the number of sisters grew and their ministries diversified . care of sick people was a well established tradition among sisters of mercy and in keeping with that the decision was made in 1945 to establish a catholic hospital in townsville . a small private hospital in stagpole street known as the lister was purchased and the townsville sisters of mercy moved formally into health care ministry . the hospital was renamed the mater misericordiae mother of mercy the title given to all hospitals operated by the sisters of mercy . when this hospital was found to be inadequate to meet the demands of modern health care a property was purchased in fulham road and a new 50 bed hospital was opened in 1962 . the transfer to the new hospital was made possible by the support given to the sisters of mercy by local fund raisers . citation needed the mater hospital pimlico from the inner courtyard hospitals edit mater hospital pimlico is an acute medical surgical facility with a bed capacity of 158 . specialties represented include cardiac surgery cardiac catheter laboratories coronary care unit intensive care unit endoscopy interventional radiology orthopaedics neurosurgery respiratory laboratory urodynamics and sleep studies unit . the mater outreach services is composed of the post traumatic stress disorder unit ptsd and the cardiac rehabilitation services . mater women s and children s hospital in hyde park was established in 2007 and is a medical surgical facility with a present bed capacity of 70 . current specialty areas include women s children s obstetrics general surgery urology day oncology urodynamics and plastics . developments edit 1967 a 12 bed medical unit total bed capacity 62 . 1972 a two storey building to accommodate 2 units of 19 and 20 beds and a new education unit total bed capacity 101 1979 a two storey building to accommodate a 20 bed surgical unit new operating facilities medical records a new main entrance and a 6 bed extension to the maternity unit total bed capacity 127 1984 a three storey building to accommodate radiology a 20 bed surgical unit and a 20 bed medical unit total bed capacity 167 1985 a new conference room and facilities and additions to the education unit 1986 a new maintenance workshop solar hot water system and renovations to the nurses home to accommodate the townsville anaesthetic group . 1987 energy block addition to the workshop and air conditioning extended to all areas of the hospital . a new laundry . 1990 a single storey building to accommodate 5 medical consulting suites 1992 a four storey building to accommodate endoscopy laser interventional radiology cardiac catheter facilities a maternity unit 22 beds and 4 neo natal cots a surgical unit 40 beds and a medical unit 40 beds . total bed capacity 167 1993 renovations to allow for icu ccu 11 beds a larger entrance foyer administration medical records and expansion of the central sterilising and supply unit an additional operating room total 5 and 3 more recovery room bays total 9 . total bed capacity 167 . 1994 extension to accommodate a respiratory unit and a physiotherapy unit . 1996 construction of a discrete day surgery unit . 1997 opening of sleep disorder unit . construction of motel type accommodation for patients relatives and units for staff . 1998 opening of emergency unit and purpose built children s unit . refurbishment of the day unit to include the discrete cardiac catheter laboratory interventional radiography endoscopy urodynamics and new recovery room . commencement of haemophoresis therapy . expansion of the hospital volunteer service to now include in hospital volunteer services cardiac support group composed of past patients to assist with patient support mater hospital cardiac unit auxiliary inc to assist with patient support and fund raising . 1999 refurbishment of radiology including the installation of magnetic resonance image mri and nuclear medicine service . 2000 opening of lothair street complex including operating room suite intensive care and cardiac services pathology services purchasing kitchen and cafeteria . 2001 affiliation of the mater with james cook university in regard to medical and nursing education and research clinics at the mater with the relocation of 13 doctors later 28 . cardiac rehabilitation programme commenced in april . post traumatic stress disorder unit ptsd is officially opening by the prime minister . mater becomes and incorporated body july . blessing and opening of sr dorothea loth unit . re accreditation . relative accommodation fulham road completed . 2002 ante natal & post natal clinics . computer system upgrade to pims . launch of hospital web site 2003 blessing and opening of the new surgical admission unit . alterations to level 1 to provide space for new pelvic health unit prof aj rane . new medical suite and allied health rooms reach rehabilitation sportsmed physiotherapy are the result of refurbishment of old intensive care and later cardiac rehabilitation unit . medical offices with space for a total of 28 doctors . northern pathology relocates to sr dorothea complex beneath intensive care unit . 2004 new endoscopy unit 2005 construction of a new cardiac catheter laboratory . commencement of day oncology unit and clinical trial centre . 2006 construction of 2 additional consulting suites in the mater medical centre . relocation of ptsd to off site premises in mooney street . demolition of administration building on corner of fulham road park street . 2007 purchase of the wesley hospital townsville 58 bed medical surgical facility . total bed capacity 225 2008 move of women s and children s unit to the hyde park campus . change in company name from mater misericordiae hospital to mater health services north queensland limited mhsnq . mhsnq is broken into three parts . mater hospital pimlico mater women s and children s hospital and mater outreach services which consists of the cardiac rehabilitation services and post traumatic stress disorder unit ptsd . the mater also inherits a new logo . 2009 construction of medical suites lister house at mater women s and children s hospital hyde park . 2010 construction of new education centre at the pimlico campus . funding for this building was received from the department of health and ageing and the facility is a joint initiative with james cook university . 2011 launch of new hospital web site . accreditation edit mater health services north queensland utilises the programme developed by the australian council on healthcare standards achs and evaluation and quality improvement programme equip as a framework to implement and evaluate quality improvement systems through accreditation surveys . see also edit this section is empty . you can help by adding to it . january 2012 external links edit official site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mater health services north queensland & oldid 699788445 categories health services companies of australiahospital networks in australiahidden categories articles lacking sources from october 2013all articles lacking sourcespages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from october 2013articles to be expanded from january 2012all articles to be expandedarticles with empty sections from january 2012all articles with empty sectionsarticles using small message boxes navigation menu personal tools not logged 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