John Flynn Private Hospital

24/12/2025

🎄 Season’s Greetings 🎄
Thank you to every family who has shared their journey with us this year.
Wishing you a joyful Christmas and a bright, happy New Year in 2026. ✨

16/12/2025

11/12/2025

Thank you to all the families who joined our Parents Group Christmas photo session with Santa and helped make the day truly special. 🎅❤️

A huge shout-out to the wonderful local businesses who generously donated prizes for our Lucky Door Draw - your support means so much to our community. (See our thank-you poster included in the reel!) 🎁💛

We’d also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to our incredible hospital volunteers, Chrissy and Julie, for their ongoing dedication and for supporting Jo O’Connell (Midwife Navigator) in preparing our monthly Parent Groups. 🌟

09/12/2025

Our wonderful Midwives have lovingly put together these bags filled with essential women’s products to support the incredible Share The Dignity organisation.💖

Share The Dignity is an Australian women’s charity making a real difference in the lives of those experiencing homelessness, fleeing domestic violence, or simply doing it tough. They ensure that women, girls, and anyone who menstruates have access to the period products they need because when someone is struggling, the last thing they should have to worry about is managing their period.

07/12/2025

Congratulations to our wonderful Midwives 🎉 who celebrated big milestone Years of Service awards this year.

Sandy (20 years) 🎊
Linda (30 years) 🏅
Anne (35 years) 🌟

Thank you all for your hard work & dedication 💛👏

05/12/2025

Wishing our Paediatrician, Dr Tunde from Tiny Tots Paediatrics, a very happy birthday! 🎉
Thank you for the care, expertise and kindness you bring to babies, children and families every day. We hope you have a wonderful celebration.

28/11/2025

📣 Upcoming Breastfeeding Class!
Join us on Thursday, 11 December from 6–8pm for our next breastfeeding workshop. 💕
Learn what to expect in the early days, normal newborn behaviour, how to breastfeed, how often, and ways to feel supported. We’ll also cover how to avoid and manage common breastfeeding challenges like mastitis and blocked ducts.

👩‍🍼 Cost: $25 per person/couple (partners welcome!)
📞 To book: Call (07) 5586 5628

We hope to see you there!

27/11/2025

Wishing our Paediatrician, Dr Sanjeev Gupta from Tiny Tots Paediatrics, a very happy birthday! 🎉🎂
We’re grateful for the care and dedication you bring to our little patients and their families every day. 💛

27/11/2025

The mental load in early parenthood is real and it’s heavy.

🧠 Remembering appointments
🧦 Keeping up with the washing
📅 Managing visitors and meal prep
📱 Googling things at 2am

If your brain feels full, that’s not failure, it’s a sign you’re carrying too much alone.

This Perinatal Mental Health Week, we’re reminding new parents:

💬 It’s ok to ask for help
📢 It’s ok to say no
📞 It’s ok to talk to someone

Start with your partner, your GP, your midwife or call PANDA on 1300 726 306 for free support.
You are doing a great job. You also deserve support.

26/11/2025

🎄 It’s that time of year again! 🎄
Join us for our 2025 Christmas Parent Group ✨
📅 When: Thursday, 4 December
⏰ Time: 9:30am – 11:00am
📍 Where: 1st Floor Auditorium, John Flynn Private Hospital

📞 RSVP: Call (07) 5586 5628 by 10am, Wednesday 3 December for catering purposes.
Dress in your best festive outfit and get ready for a special visit from Santa! 🎅

Plus, we have MANY lucky door prizes generously donated by wonderful local businesses.
Bring a friend, come along, and enjoy a morning of fun and Christmas cheer! ✨🎁

25/11/2025

Up to 1 in 5 new mums and 1 in 10 new dads experience perinatal anxiety or depression.
You might feel:

💭 Constant worry
💤 Exhausted but unable to sleep
😞 Numb, sad or tearful
⚡ Easily overwhelmed

You are not failing. You are not alone.

This Perinatal Mental Health Week, let’s make space for real conversations – and remind each other that support is available.

Start by talking to your GP, midwife or maternal child health nurse.

Helpful resources:
• PANDA
• COPE
• Ramsay Mental Health
• Your Ramsay maternity team

24/11/2025

Please join us in congratulating Caroline on her appointment as Maternity Unit Manager at John Flynn Private Hospital.

Caroline brings over two decades of midwifery experience and a strong clinical foundation to this role. During her five months as Acting Maternity Unit Manager, she demonstrated exceptional leadership, supporting key recruitment initiatives and guiding the successful rollout of the K2 Fetal Monitoring Project.

We’re excited for the future as Caroline leads our Maternity Team through a dynamic period of growth and development.

Congratulations, Caroline, on this well-earned achievement!