COVID-19 Status

COVID-19 Information

• I am visiting a patient who is staying overnight or longer

  Overnight patients: visiting hours are from 10am – 7 pm Monday to Sunday.

  End of life support: will be able to receive visitors as per the hospital visiting hours.

  No visitors are allowed for patients awaiting COVID-19 test results.

  All visitor restrictions are at the discretion of the patient’s treating team.

• I am attending the hospital for a day surgery admission

  Day surgery patients are kindly asked to be dropped off at main reception. Your nominated contact person will be phoned with your expected time of discharge and collection arrangements. A loved one’s journey through the hospital, from admission to discharge can be tracked with their patient case number here.

• I am attending the hospital for an appointment

  When confirming your appointment with your doctor’s rooms, please check if you are able to have a support person accompany you. This is being managed on a case-by-case basis, dependant on the size of the waiting area.

• QR Code COVID-19 Screening

  We have implemented the Queensland Check In Queensland app at the entrance to our hospital for the following categories of attendees: 

  • Visitors 
  • Patients 
  • Contractors 
  • Medical reps 
  • Delivery people 

  A person, must not enter the hospital if: 

  1. the person has been diagnosed with COVID-19, unless the person is no longer subject to a direction to self-isolate under section 362B or section 362H of the Public Health Act 2005; or 
  2. during the 14 days immediately preceding the entry, the person who is an international arrival arrived in Australia from a place outside Australia; or 
  3. during the 14 days immediately preceding the entry, or since the start date identified for the COVID-19 hotspot, whichever is shorter, the person has been in a place which at the time of entry is a COVID-19 hotspot (https://www.health.qld.gov.au/system-governance/legislation/cho-public-health-directions-under-expanded-public-health-act-powers/declared-hotspots-direction); or 
  4. the person has been to an interstate exposure venue, unless 14 days have passed since the person was at the interstate exposure venue; 
     
     Note: a person who has been to an interstate exposure venue must quarantine as required by the Interstate Exposure Venues Direction (No. 2) or successor. 
  5. during the 14 days immediately preceding the entry, or since the start date identified for the interstate area of concern, the person has been in a place which at the time of entry is an interstate area of concern (https://www.health.qld.gov.au/system-governance/legislation/cho-public-health-directions-under-expanded-public-health-act-powers/interstate-areas-of-concern). 
  6. the person has been informed they are a close contact of a diagnosed person, unless their quarantine period has ended; or 
  7. the person has a temperature equal to or higher than 37.5 degrees or symptoms consistent with COVID-19; or 
  8. the person has been tested for COVID-19 and has not yet received the results of that test.