Dear Nexus colleagues, September 10th is R U OK? Day.  This important initiative reminds us of the role we all play in supporting each other in our workplace. The current disruptions caused by COVID makes the day particularly relevant this year, reminding us to take the time to reflect on how we can make a difference […]

Updated 31st July To all Patients and Carers, Nexus Hospitals is constantly evolving its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and we are committed to protecting the health and well-being of our patients and their carers, as well as our staff, doctors and contractors involved in our hospital operations. In line with the Victorian State Government […]

Nexus Hospitals CEO, Andrew Petering has been interviewed in CEO Magazine on leading a truly collaborative culture at Nexus, and the benefit that brings to the healthcare system. “For Andrew, one of the most transformative aspects of Nexus has been the freedom to set a distinctive internal culture.” You can read the full article here.

Updated 8th July To all Patients and Carers, Nexus Hospitals is constantly evolving its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and we are committed to protecting the health and well-being of our patients and their carers, as well as our staff, doctors and contractors involved in our hospital operations. With the emergence of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), […]

As part of Cataract Awareness month, we are continuing our series of articles on cataract surgery. The origins of cataract surgery are embedded in antiquity, with the very first procedures performed in the fifth century BC¹. The procedure at the time used a technique called couching, and was performed only in extremely advanced cataracts. Couching […]

During June, we will be running a series of short information pieces on cataract – what it is, the impact cataract can have on quality of life, cataract surgery and how the procedure has evolved into one of the most successful operations in the western world. What is cataract? Cataract is the leading cause of […]

With the establishment of the Commonwealth Government’s National Partnership Agreement with State and Territory Governments, Nexus Hospitals is in the privileged position of being able to retain all of our permanent staff, and casual staff on their usual hours during this COVID-19 outbreak.  We understand the relief this has brought to our staff and their […]

As the new year gets underway, I am delighted to be able to announce that the Nexus Hospitals group has now expanded to 15 hospitals, with a 16th well on its way. Sundew Day Surgery On 11th February 2020 Nexus took formal ownership of Sundew Day Surgery, bringing our national portfolio of hospitals to 15. […]

To find out more about the Orange Private Hospital Development, please follow this link.   Orange Surgery Centre (OSC) and Nexus Hospitals are pleased to announce that they have entered into heads of agreement for a joint venture for the new Orange Private Hospital (OPH), within the Bloomfield Medical Tower (BMC) at 1521 Forest Road, […]

Manningham Private Hospital and the Nexus Hospitals group would like to congratulate Dr David Workman on his acknowledgement in this year’s Australia Day Awards. Dr Workman was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to ophthalmology and international relations. We are fortunate to have David on our Medical Advisory Committee at […]

Thank you for a year of continued great care and big achievements! 2019 has been a year of great achievements for Nexus Hospitals, and I would like to start by thanking each one of our staff and all our visiting medical officers for your contribution to our most important task – caring for the patients […]

We are delighted to announce today that one of Australia’s largest investment managers, QIC Limited (QIC), has acquired a majority stake in Nexus Hospitals, on behalf of its managed funds and clients. QIC brings a sophisticated, long-term, strategic approach to their investments across a range of infrastructure assets across the transport, energy and utilities and […]

Nexus Hospitals’ partnership with Medibank Private featured in the Australian Financial Review today, with Medibank CEO Craig Drummond highlighting our zero out of pocket joint replacement surgery model as a way of delivering high value healthcare whilst maximising the value of private healthcare expenditure. More information on our zero out of pocket model is available […]

Vermont Private Hospital has partnered with Medibank Private and Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr Daevyd Rodda to pilot a short stay, no gap joint surgery for suitable patients. The model of care featured on Channel 9 News on Monday 19th August. You can find out more here.

New cooperation between private hospital operator, doctors and health insurer guarantees “no gaps” for patients having joint replacement surgery.  Vermont Private Hospital (part of the Nexus Hospitals Group) in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs is the first to offer a new style of private health insurance arrangement guaranteeing that patients needing joint replacement can have their surgery […]

Dr Greg Moloney’s ground breaking treatment for Fuch’s endothelial dystrophy was featured on the 730 Report this week. Fuch’s affects 1 in every 25 Australians over the age of 40, and until recently, treatment options have been limited. Dr Moloney, who operates with us at Bondi Junction Private Hospital and Crows Nest Day Hospital, has […]

June and July have continued to be busy at Nexus, with the rebranding of Nexus’ 13 hospitals now nearly complete. Each facility has taken on a new logo, uniting the group under a single brand. This represents an important step on the Nexus journey to create a readily identifiable hospital group with a reputation of […]

Announcing our Greenfields development in Hobart Nexus Hospitals Press Release Hospital and associated health services in Hobart will get a much-needed boost with the proposed construction of a new Tasman Private Hospital at 48-52 New Town Road on the site of the old WIN TV studios. The Development Application to the Hobart City Council involving […]

We are delighted to announce that Tennyson Centre Day Hospital has been successful in its tender for public work as part of a collaboration between the public and private healthcare sectors in South Australia, aiming to reduce public surgery waiting times. Surgery shake-up as public shift to private As of yesterday, there were 17,462 people […]

It was great to partner again with the  Australian Society of Ophthalmologists as Platinum Sponsors for another very successful Business Expo over the weekend. Nexus is delighted to be in a position to support Australia’s Ophthalmologists in realising their career goals.

Expanding the Nexus portfolio of world-class hospitals The Nexus journey is a story of partnership. We have a strong commitment to partner with our surgeons and staff, to build a national network of world class, boutique hospitals. This model is underpinned by our commitment to provide highly trained hospital and theatre staff focused on a […]

Ophthalmologist Dr Johnny Wu, who operates at our Southbank Day Surgery in Perth, recently presented at the 2018 Asia Pacific Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Annual Meeting in Thailand. His own clinical trial on the performance of the Vivinex™ Toric T2 intraocular lens formed the basis of his talk on cataract surgery and astigmatism. Click to […]

During the year, Nexus has embarked on a group wide initiative to provide mindfulness training to staff across all our hospital sites.  We believe strongly in the adage that if we are well, our wellness spills over onto others. This is critical if we are to provide exceptional care for patients in our facilities each and […]

We all know that recruiting and retaining high quality, skilled staff is a constant challenge in healthcare. Maintaining a stable and experienced team is central to providing an outstanding experience for doctors and great outcomes for patients. To address this challenge, Bondi Junction Private Hospital (BJPH) has this year piloted two in-house training programs that […]

Nexus was founded with the aim of partnering with doctors to build a high-quality, national network of surgical hospitals. In the five years since we celebrated our first hospital partnership, we have achieved a large part of this goal. We have openly shared best practices across our hospitals to deliver a better patient experience, increased […]

Nexus Hospitals would like to congratulate corneal surgeon Dr Greg Moloney, who operates with us at Crows Nest Day Hospital and Bondi Junction Private Hospital. Greg was recently awarded the prestigious Troutman Cornea Prize for Young Clinician Investigators. The award is bestowed annually by the US-based Cornea Society for the paper judged the most outstanding and innovative in […]

Nexus Hospitals would like to congratulate our Hobart Day Surgery surgeon, Professor Alex Hewitt, who is part of a team of Australian researchers studying glaucoma. The group have recently identified new genetic markers that increase the risk of developing the damaging eye disease almost sixfold, giving hope for better prediction, and opening the door to developing preventative […]

Nexus Hospitals welcomes the government’s announcement of Medicare funding for Corneal Cross Linking in the treatment of keratoconus, will be added to the Medicare Benefits Scheme from the 1st of May 2018, significantly improving the affordability of this procedure. This funding will allow greater community access to first line treatment of progressive keratoconus, and in suitable […]

Interplast sends teams of volunteer plastic and reconstructive surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses and allied health professionals to provide free life-changing treatment and medical training in developing countries across the Asia Pacific region, including; Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indonesia, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Fiji, and Vanuatu. In […]

A radical procedure to restore a patient’s vision using a lens embedded in an extracted tooth has been performed for the first time in the southern hemisphere.  The procedure, osteo-odonto keratoprosthesis, was performed at Sydney Eye Hospital by a team led by ophthalmologist and Nexus partner surgeon Dr Greg Moloney. This innovate procedure was the […]

Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt is leading a review of the Private Health Insurance system, continuing the work of previous health minister Sussan Ley. As part of this ongoing review, Nexus Director Scott Bell was appointed to represent the day hospitals sector as part of a working group of industry stakeholders including private hospital operators, […]

Jenny Tate, an ophthalmic nurse based at Kogarah Private Hospital, recently travelled with fellow team member Catherine Perry on a medical mission to a remote Cambodian community. Jenny shares their experiences with us here. Cambodia Vision is a non profit organisation. Their aim is to work in small provincial towns in Cambodia,focusing on blindness prevention […]

Vermont Private Hospital We are very proud to announce the successful completion and accreditation of Vermont Private Hospital, our brand new development at Vermont South in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.  With four operating theatres and private suites to accommodate overnight patients, the hospital has already attracted significant attention from the local medical community. Our first ophthalmic […]

At Nexus we have continued to invest in growth within our existing hospitals by introducing new specialties, additional surgeons and new equipment. Most recently we have included new high-end endoscopic equipment at our Insight Clinic in Albury, new ophthalmic equipment in Charlestown to support the introduction of a retinal surgery and the provision of operating theatre […]

On 9 June 2016 Nexus acquired Bondi Junction Private Hospital, a two theatre overnight facility located in the heart of Bondi Junction in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. Bondi Junction Private was historically focused primarily on plastic and ENT surgery. However, we recently established a high-quality ophthalmology service at Bondi Junction Private which is actively engaged with surgeons from […]

National Day Surgeries has a proud history of developing hospital projects in conjunction with surgeon ownership that spans over twenty years. Their approach to partnering with surgeons and developing first-class facilities, focusing on best practice patient care, resonates strongly with the Nexus philosophy. For this reason the two groups have found a very strong alignment […]

Nexus is proud to announce that five new hospitals have recently joined our rapidly expanding group. Bondi Junction Private Hospital was acquired by Nexus Hospitals on 9th June 2016 Three facilities owned by National Day Surgeries and associated surgeons also joined the Nexus Hospitals group on 30th June 2016 – Tennyson Centre Day Hospital (Adelaide), […]

We are very proud to introduce you to Vermont Private Hospital Being built in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, Vermont Private Hospital is the latest specialist surgical facility for Nexus Hospitals. The hospital’s grand opening is scheduled for September 2016. Vermont Private Hospital has been designed to provide advanced surgical care for patients requiring day or short-stay […]