St Stephen's has purchased an additional 20,000 square metres of land adjacent to our current day hospital facility in Hervey Bay.  The additional land is essential for the master planning of a large, acute healthcare facility to meet the growing needs of the Fraser Coast community over the next 30 years. This demonstrates the long term commitment by UnitingCare Health to providing quality, not-for-profit, health services in the region.

After 60 years of providing hospital and medical services to the Fraser Coast  Community through its Maryborough facility, St Stephens now launches a state-of-the-art Day Hospital for Hervey Bay. The 5 million dollar facility is Stage 1 of a long term commitment by UnitingCare Health to develop quality, not-for-profit, health services in the region.

The Hervey Bay facility will be the sixth hospital for UnitingCare Health. UnitingCare Health is the health services arm of UnitingCare Queensland, and also includes The Wesley Hospital and St Andrews War Memorial Hospital, Brisbane; The Sunshine Coast Private Hospital, Buderim and The Wesley Hospital, Townsville.

Whilst the new Day Hospital may look a little lonely on the site at the present time, it is the first component of a master planned green-field medical precinct on the corner of Nissen Street and Urraween Road, opposite the Hervey Bay Hospital. Master planning of the 1.5 hectare site has been undertaken to enable sufficient space and facilities for expansion to a 60 bed in-patient hospital. Construction of an adjacent medical centre, with associated healthcare facilities such as radiology , pathology, pharmacy and doctor’s consulting suites is planned in the near future.

St Stephen’s Hervey Bay will be an extension of St Stephen’s Maryborough with the same management and staff providing the services and care. The new facility will provide many short and long term benefits to the Fraser Coast communities of both Maryborough and Hervey Bay.

 Refer to ABOUT US for more information on this exciting new facility.