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Delivering better patient outcomes The quality of cardiac services being offered to patients at the Friendly Society Private Hospital continues to go from strength to strength with the addition of two new state-of-the-art machines. Cardiac Investigations Unit nurse manager Michelle Lohse said the new rotablator was an interventional machine which not only delivered quality outcomes for patients but helped keep some patients local, who would have otherwise had to travel to Brisbane. “The patients that benefit from this machine areMore

The recent Cane2Coral fun, run and walk raised much needed funds for a number of local charities and services our community depend on. The Friendly Society Private Hospital is extremely proud to maintain naming rights sponsorship of this event; an event that highlights the importance of living a healthy and active lifestyle, that reaps enormous health benefits. As a not-for-profit organisation, owned by the community, The Friendlies have a charity arm known as the Friendlies Foundation, established to raise fundsMore

Every year for the past 85 years the RFDS takes the finest care to Australia’s furthest corners so that anyone who lives, works or travels in remote and rural Australia can enjoy the best of health. As a not for profit organisation the RFDS relies entirely on fundraising and public contributions, one of these fundraising efforts is the RFDS Outback Air Race. Since it began in 1996 the race has raised over 1.5 million dollars, all of which has beenMore

The Friendly Society Private Hospital is leading the way in Anaesthesia Technology with the recent installation of The Perseus A500 Anaesthetic machine. It features a State-of-the-Art ventilator, is easy to prepare and maintain for both Anaesthetists and theatre staff. This investment in technology and equipment brings advantages to not only Anaesthetists but most certainly to our patients, some of the advantages include: High quality care due to ventilator accuracy in the delivery of anaesthetic agents and oxygen The ability toMore