St John of God Frankston Rehabilitation Hospital
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| St John of God Frankston Rehabilitation Hospital | |
|---|---|
| St John of God Health Care | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Frankston, victoria, Australia |
| Coordinates | 38°09′09″S 145°09′21″E / 38.152613°S 145.155769°E |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Private |
| Type | Specialist |
| Religious affiliation | Catholic Church |
| Services | |
| Beds | 60 |
| Speciality | Rehabilitation |
| History | |
| Construction started | 1976 |
| Opened | 1977 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Australia |
St John of God Frankston Rehabilitation Hospital is a 60-bed hospital providing specialist inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation care.[1]
Located in Frankston, Victoria, the facility is a specialist rehabilitation hospital, providing neurological, orthopedic, cardiac and reconditioning programs.
The hospital was built in 1976 and opened the following year as Peninsula Private Hospital. It then relocated to a new site in 1999 and shortly after became the Nepean Rehabilitation Hospital.[2] The facility was acquired by St John of God Health Care in March 2004 and renamed St John of God Frankston Rehabilitation Hospital in 2012.[3]
The hospital made global news in 2009 for its work with Russell McPhee, a man who had been paralysed for 20 years. After undertaking a course of botulinum toxin injections – or botox – McPhee was reportedly able to walk again.[4]
St John of God Frankston Rehabilitation Hospital is a division of St John of God Health Care.[5]
Facilities
[edit]The hospital has 60 beds, hydrotherapy pool, cardiac, physiotherapy and occupational therapy gyms, a chapel and a pet visiting room.[6]
The facility underwent a $723,000 façade upgrade in 2010, including redevelopment of the cardiac/pulmonary gym.[7]
Services
[edit]Rehabilitation services offered by the hospital include:
- Stroke
- Neurological
- Orthopaedic
- Spinal injury
- Cardiac
- Pain management
- Reconditioning
- Pulmonary
- Oncology
Social outreach
[edit]In 2010, the hospital partnered with Open Family Australia to introduce a new drug and alcohol educational program for homeless youths in Frankston.[8]
In conjunction with other local businesses, St John of God Frankston Rehabilitation Hospital funds a full-time youth worker to help combat youth homelessness, crime and alcohol and drug-related abuse among troubled youth in the region.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "About". www.sjog.org.au. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "St John of God Nepean Rehabilitation Hospital - HOSPITALS, Melbourne - St John Of God Nepean Rehabilitation Hospital in Melbourne - (PHONE: 0397883...) - AU101788762 - Local Infobel.AU". local.infobel.com.au. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ Health Data Standards and Systems (2004-02-04), “Bulletin, Issue 64”, pp. 3. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
- ^ Anne Barrowclough (2009-06-05), “Paralysed stroke victim ‘cured’ with Botox”[dead link], The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
- ^ "Facilities". www.sjog.org.au. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ St John of God Frankston Rehabilitation Hospital, “Facilities”. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- ^ St John of God Health Care (2011-01-05), “New look Cardiac/Pulmonary gym unveiled”. Press release. Retrieved 2011-03-08.
- ^ St John of God Health Care (2010-10-07), “Reaching out to youth at risk”. Press release. Retrieved 2011-03-08.
- ^ St John of God Health Care (2010-10-07), “Reaching out to youth at risk”. Press release. Retrieved 2011-03-08.