Brisbane Private Hospital

07/08/2025

🦵➡️🌊 He’s the expert in knees… but this August, Dr. John Gallagher is swapping his scrubs for a swimsuit.

At the end of the month, our resident orthopaedic knee replacement surgeon is diving head-first into one of the most challenging open water swims in the world — the English Channel!

That’s 34km (or more depending on the currents) between Dover and Calais, just him, the sea, and a generous coating of goose fat.

John’s been putting in the hard yards — braving the Sydney Cold Water Swim Camp (night swims and 8 hours in icy Botany Bay 🥶), taking on wild surf at Currumbin, and clocking up ocean kilometres with friends, such as a 5km swim from Coolangatta to Tugun. We couldn’t be more inspired by his dedication!

Follow the journey via his wife (and clinic-co pilot) Susie’s Substack, where she’s documenting the behind-the-scenes action ➡️ https://ow.ly/Og7450WAtrh

Go John! We’re all cheering for you! 🏊‍♂️💥

03/03/2025

We are delighted to share that we have reached an in-principle agreement with the Australian Health Service Alliance (AHSA) that ensures its members continue to be covered when attending one of our hospitals.

This agreement means AHSA fund members will not need to pay any additional fees.

31/01/2025

We're pleased to announce that today we have confirmed a new two year in-principle funding agreement with Bupa.

The agreement will ensure that Bupa patients can continue to receive care and treatment at our hospitals across the country without any additional out of pocket charges.

This agreement will give certainty to our staff, doctors and Bupa customers.

We're looking forward to continuing our partnership with Bupa, working together to deliver outstanding patient care and collaborating on initiatives to support the long term sustainability of our sector.

Healthscope now has new agreements with four of Australia’s five major insurance groups – Bupa, Medibank, NIB, HCF. Our notice of contract termination with the Australian Health Service Alliance (AHSA) funds remains in place, effective from 4 March 2025.



Read more: https://ow.ly/Iua950UQPyE

28/01/2025

🥳 Wishing you and your loved ones a healthy, happy and prosperous Lunar New Year! Enjoy the celebrations and our best wishes for the year ahead. 🐍

18/10/2024

GPs register now for this free CPD webinar.

Dr Jon Anderson, Orthopaedic Surgeon - Knee and Sport
Dr Brad Gilpin, Orthopaedic Surgeon - Elbow, Wrist & Hand.

Together they will be discussing the examination, diagnosis and management of shoulder and knee conditions.

GPs will be able to form a diagnosis, know when to refer and how to best direct radiologists for imaging.

Case-based discussions. GP facilitated. Wednesday 23 October 2024, 6.00pm-7.30pm (AEST)

Find out more https://brisbaneprivatehospital.com.au/internal-page/gp-webinar-oct

09/09/2024

If you’ve received great care at your local private hospital, please support the campaign to ask Bupa and Alliance members like Australian Unity, to fund private hospitals fairly.



Sign up here: https://ow.ly/JlqM50TiyrZ

06/09/2024

📣 Add your voice to Deb's to ask insurers like Bupa and the Alliance member funds like Australian Unity to do the right thing and fund private hospitals like ours fairly. https://ow.ly/LpoM50Th5gK

05/09/2024

📣 Is your local private hospital at risk?

🏥 We are calling on the wider public to pressure the big private health insurers like Bupa and the Alliance member funds like Australian Unity to do the right thing and fund private hospitals like ours fairly.

👉 Register your support here: https://ow.ly/A3zf50TfZnh

08/05/2024

We would like to inform our patients, staff and visitors that on Saturday 11th May, our carpark off Birley Street will be temporarily closed from 0830-1300 to ensure critical crane works that is taking place just outside of the car park.
No staff, doctors or visitors will be able to enter or leave the carpark during this period.

Thank you for your understanding of this temporary closure.

26/04/2024

🏥Last week the team at Brisbane Private Hospital unveiled two new state of the art operating theatres, boosting the hospital's capacity for orthopaedics and neurosurgery.

✨The new theatres are the first of their kind in Queensland and are fitted out with the latest Stryker iSuite technology.

👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️The theatre team and doctors were super excited to get in and start using these amazing new facilities


https://brisbaneprivatehospital.com.au/blog/unveiling-two-new-operating-theatres

25/04/2024

We would like to inform all patients and visitors of Brisbane Private that there will be critical construction activity occurring in and around our car park this weekend from 2200 on Friday 26th April until 2200 Sunday 28th April.

Car parking access will be restricted and there will be traffic management in place to ensure these works are completed safely.

We recognise that car parking disruption over this period could cause some inconvenience, but we thank you for your understanding as we undertake these critical works.

20/02/2024

Dr Poshi De Silva is an Australian trained pain medicine physician. He is dual-qualified in Pain Medicine and General Practice. He obtained his MBBS degree in 2005. Having completed his General Practice fellowship in 2018, he has undergone further specialty training in Pain Medicine at Princess Alexandra Hospital and Gold Coast Health Service and was awarded fellowship of the Faculty of Pain Medicine, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists in 2022.

Dr De Silva does private practice at Brisbane Private Hospital and Sunnybank Private Hospital in addition to his public engagement as a consultant in Pain Medicine at Princess Alexandra Hospital pain clinic. Dr De Silva has experience in occupational medicine and injury management. He is a member of a number of professional associations including Spinal Interventional Society, European Pain Federation, Australian Pain Society and International Association of the Study of Pain (IASP). He also holds an academic title with University of Queensland as a senior lecturer. Dr De Silva believes in holistic integrated patient care and utilises multidisciplinary, multimodal and interventional approaches for management of pain. His special interest areas includes management of low back pain, neuropathic pain, complex regional pain syndrome, fibromyalgia and persistent post surgical pain.

Dr De Silva is part of the Axxon Pain Medicine team and is taking on new patients – click the link to read Dr Poshi’s Toolkit to Manage Chronic Pain article.

Need to refer a patient? Call the team at Axxon Pain Medicine today on 07 3180 4400

08/02/2024

Introducing our new Pain and Rehabilitation specialist Dr Amrita Prasad.

Specialist Pain Medicine Physician, Specialist Rehabilitation Medicine Physician

After completing medical school in Australia, Dr Amrita Prasad completed dual fellowship training in Rehabilitation Medicine and Pain Medicine. She has worked in many regional and metropolitan hospitals and is actively involved in the mentorship of trainees. She has been an invited speaker at various Pain Conferences and is also on the Faculty of Pain Medicine Board as the New Fellow Representative.

Dr Prasad treats her patients within a holistic framework utilising multidisciplinary teamwork, evidence based care, and interventional pain procedures including spinal cord stimulation. She treats all areas of pain and has a special interest in persistent post surgical pain, neuropathic pain, pelvic pain and complex regional pain syndrome.

Dr Prasad has recently joined the Axxon Pain Medicine team and is accepting referrals, call the Axxon Pain Medicine team on 07 3180 4400 today.

16/11/2022

Do you know someone wanting to volunteer?
They could be a friend or relative with a bit of some spare time and a desire to give back.
We’re restarting our volunteer program and are looking for people who are generally available Monday to Friday 8.30am-2.00pm with friendly customer service skills and a positive can-do attitude.
Volunteers help people find their way around the hospital, provide beautiful care to our patients, and support to our staff.
If so please encourage them to complete our expression of interest form online https://brisbaneprivatehospital.com.au/careers/volunteers

15/09/2022

Preparing for your stay with us? Bring along your smartphone or tablet to enjoy our new digital content offering.

PressReader is a FREE digital content service that gives our patients, staff and visitors access to over 7,000 newspapers and magazines - from art, through to health and fitness, fashion and everything in between. Available in over 150 languages and accessibility-friendly, we look forward to not only caring for you during your stay, but keeping you entertained too.

20/07/2022

Hot-dignity-dog it’s International Hot Dog Day 🌭

This winter has been one of the toughest for some of our Brissy Private team, so what better way to say thank you than with gourmet hot dogs & ice cream!

Here’s some trivia for you, the term ‘hot dog’ was derived in the 19th century, when German immigrants brought to New York America’s first hot dogs, originally referred to as a dachshund sausage — for their long shape that resembled the beloved dachshund pups. Around 1870, Charles Feltman, a German immigrant, began to sell hot dogs out of a stand on Coney Island. He sold over 3,600 frankfurters in a bun that year alone.

Thank you to all of our Brisbane Private team - we appreciate you!

13/06/2022

Today marks the start of Men's Health Week!
With the aim to break down health barriers and create healthier environments by increasing awareness of male health issues, Men's Health Week is an opportunity to talk about and educate each other on the 'health gap' faced by the Australian male population.
We want to encourage all of our men in the Brisbane Private community to seek out detection and treatment of health issues, no matter how unimportant it may seem.
There is nothing more important than your health.
For more information head over to www.healthymale.org.au

Good health is vital for a happy and full life. Knowing more about how your body works and the conditions that can affect you are the first steps to leading a healthier life.

25/05/2022

Every year on the 26th of May, National Sorry Day remembers and acknowledges the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed from their families and communities, which we now know as ‘The Stolen Generations’. It is estimated that as many as one in three Indigenous children were taken from their families between 1910 and the 1970s; losing their connections to family, identity, land, language and culture.
The first National Sorry Day was held on 26th May 1998, in the wake of the 'Bringing Them Home' report that was tabled in Parliament in 1997. The Bringing Them Home report is a result of a Government Inquiry into the past policies which caused children to be removed from their families and communities in the 20th century.
Today, National Sorry Day is a day to acknowledge the strength of The Stolen Generations Survivors and reflect on how we can all play a part in the healing process for our people and nation. While today carries great significance for the Stolen Generations and other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, it is a day for all Australians from around the country to come together in commemoration of strength, unity and healing.
If you want to learn more about National Sorry Day, Reconciliation and how you can make change, follow the links below:

https://www.reconciliation.org.au/
https://healingfoundation.org.au/about-us/

The Healing Foundation help Indigenous Australian communities create locally-run projects focused on training & education to help create a different future

20/05/2022

Brisbane Private Rehabilitation Nurse Unit Manager, Andrew Abadiano cannot imagine life without being on a Rehab ward
“I started my nursing career on a Rehab ward in New Zealand, I was there for 8 years and loved it. When I moved to Australia 4 years ago, I knew I wanted to continue with this work, it is just so rewarding.

“Witnessing the progression of the patient from being acute, through to seeing them walk out of the hospital is amazing. When you know you played a small part of someone’s big achievement, words cannot describe the feeling.

"I have been with the Brisbane Private Hospital team for 4 years now, and it is truly an incredible place. The team are so supportive of myself and each other, they always help new team members and go out of their way to make each other feel safe and welcomed. The VMOs are fantastic, always approachable and go above and beyond for their patients. Many friendships have been formed, memories made and experiences had on this ward”.

"Every day I am reminded how lucky I am to have such a rewarding career with amazing opportunities, living in one of the most beautiful countries in the world."