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New Maternity Unit Opens at North West Private

A brand new 30 bed accommodation wing for maternity patients opens today at North West Private Hospital, providing new mothers with guaranteed single rooms and a modern and comfortable environment in which they can recover and bond with their babies.

North West CEO Chris Murphy said the new wing of 30 new rooms with private ensuites, is linked to the existing maternity ward and close to the Special Care Nursery.  The hospital is also expanding its birthing suites as part of this development bringing the total number of birthing suites to five.

“We are very pleased with the new rooms and their décor.  Some of the rooms in the new wing looks out onto the peaceful creek behind the hospital and we also have a few deluxe rooms which I am sure will be very popular,” Mr Murphy said.

“North West Private has a strong reputation in the north west suburbs of Brisbane for the provision of excellent maternity services and these new facilities will only enhance this reputation and the services we can offer new mothers.”

North West Private boasts experienced midwives and specialist neonatal nurses on staff and the hospital offers mothers antenatal and lactation classes.

“Many of our mothers come back to our hospital as repeat patient for the births of further children because they are very happy with the service we can offer.  The hospital is also very accessible without the traffic hassles that can sometimes come with larger metropolitan hospitals and we have free onsite carparking which has recently been expanded.”

North West Private Hospital has been undergoing major construction works since 2007 including:

• A new car park completed in 2007;
• Expansion of the specialist consulting suites in 2007;
• Expansion of the Special Care Baby Nursery in 2008;
• Construction of two additional operating theatres, creating a total of five theatres completed in early 2009;
• Construction of a new Day Procedure Unit, and Front Reception area completed in late 2009. 

“The maternity development project will assist us in meeting the growing demand for our maternity services in the north west of Brisbane,” Mr Murphy said.