Ms Hackney said the partnership reflected Mater’s commitment to identify and address unmet needs in the communities it serves. “It’s a great demonstration of how Mater can draw on its expertise across all of its campuses to deliver high-quality care to those who need it most.” “This is an exciting collaboration to address a gap in services in Wide Bay and, in turn, improve the health and wellbeing of those in our community,” she said. Mater Private Hospital Bundaberg General Manager Catherine Hackney said 25 people have already benefitted from the agreement. “Securing a local urology service through working with the Mater is a great example of WBHHS acting on two of our strategic plan objectives of providing equity and access for all people in our region and fostering partnerships so we can better serve our community.” Locals benefit from new urology service “Offering a service locally makes a real difference to patients and ensures they can receive the same care that they would receive if they lived in Brisbane. “We’re thankful that Mater is a valuable partner that will be able to provide urology services locally in Bundaberg. That’s why we’re finding ways to offer quality specialist care closer to home,” she said. “It’s a real barrier for patients when they need to travel to access specialist services. Wide Bay Hospital and Health Board Chairperson Peta Jamieson said the initiative demonstrated the health service’s commitment to ensuring equity and access for all patients. “We’re getting a bit frail, so being able to access the services locally makes it much easier for both of us – we’re very much looking forward to future treatments being here in Bundaberg.” “In the past we have had to travel to Brisbane by train, stay at a hotel, Fay would have her treatment and then we’d catch the train home,” he said. Her husband John said being able to have the treatment locally made the process so much easier. It's meant a world of difference to Fay, who underwent a urological procedure earlier this month. Previously, patients had to travel to Brisbane to access urology services. Patients from the Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service area can now access a clinic at Mater Private Hospital Bundaberg thanks to a partnership between the two organisations. Resident Fay Steel no longer needs to travel to Brisbane with her husband John for urology appointments thanks to the return of a local public urology service. Fay and John Steel with WBHHS Chief Executive Debbie Carroll and Mater General Manager Catherine Hackney.
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