The 58-bed hospital on Milton Road treats more than 3000 patients a year and has contracts with the Commonwealth and private health insurers.
It is well known for its trauma recovery program and offers both inpatient and day-patient services.
Administrators are working with psychiatrists to facilitate ongoing care for patients on a “case-by-case basis”.
A spokesman for the Department of Veterans’ Affairs said it was working with the administrators to ensure DVA-funded patients in the hospital continue receiving care “and that those requiring services beyond the anticipated wind down period are transferred to an appropriate alternative service provider”.
“DVA understands that administrators are working to ensure the impact on patients is minimal, this includes supporting psychiatrists to maintain continuity of care at alternative local hospitals,” the spokesman said.
A spokeswoman for Queensland Health Minister Tim Nicholls said his office was aware that the hospital would close in two weeks.
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“Queensland Health continues to work with the private hospital to determine what impact the closure will have on public mental health services, and to support continuity of care if required,” the spokeswoman said.
Since the LNP took government in October, Nicholls has ordered various reviews, sought to rein in Queensland Health’s building program, and now also faces a public sector nurses’ strike.
Queensland Mental Health Commissioner Ivan Frkovic recently highlighted the “significant systemic issues” in the private sector that compromised its ability to continue treating patients and take pressure off the public system.
The pending closure comes as receivers for private hospital giant Healthscope continue to search for a financial saviour. Its hospitals, including five in south-east Queensland, remain open.
The federal government is under pressure to again intervene in Australia’s private health sector, and to compel insurers and Commonwealth pricing authorities to strike a better deal for hospitals.
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