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With Plastic Bags being banned in Queensland in 2018, the Friendly Society Private Hospital is doing its part to be environmentally conscious by recycling some unused fabrics, donating it to the Bundaberg Boomerang Bag project. Boomerang Bags take donations of fabric and recycles it to create shopping bags which are then given to shops for customers to take and keep, to encourage people to stop and think about their decision to use plastic bags when shopping. The Friendlies Environmental ServicesMore

Almost 4500 life-saving procedures have been done in the Friendly Society Private Hospital’s Cath Lab, which has celebrated its 5th Birthday. The Cardiac Cath Lab is the only facility of its kind between the Sunshine Coast and Townsville, where cardiologists perform both diagnostic and interventional cardiac procedures such as angiograms and placement of stents. Friendly Society Private Hospital CEO Alan Cooper said it was amazing to see how far the service had come since opening in 2012. “The number ofMore

When you ask Dr Chris O’Brien what drew him to a career in Orthopaedic Surgery he doesn’t take long to think of an answer. “The first reason has always been the ability to make a difference to a person’s life,” Dr O’Brien said. “I like the notion that I can take something that is broken and fix it. “The other reason is with orthopaedics, as opposed to some other specialities, there are very good outcomes for patients, with a 90%More

The first solar panels have been laid on the Friendly Society Private Hospital roof, with the hospital on track to switch over to solar electricity by the end of the year, saving the hospital more than $3million in electricity costs over the next 10 years. In addition, the final switch over has been made to solar hot water, creating an immediate yearly saving of $84,000. Friendly Society Private Hospital Business Development Manager Stuart Bonnett said while the solar electricity andMore