Is consultation and surgery done in the same building in Rockhampton?

Yes. The rooms at Mater Private Hospital Rockhampton are in the same building as the operating theatres, so on the day of surgery there is no separate hospital admission trip — pre-admission paperwork can be coordinated on the same visit. For Capricorn Coast patients this means one drive across the Yeppoon Road for consultation and a second on the day of theatre, with no extra trips in between.

Can I have post-operative reviews by telehealth from the Capricorn Coast?

Where the rehabilitation protocol allows, yes — typically after the first in-person post-operative review. Some operations need an in-person review with wound or sutures inspection at the early stage; once that is done, subsequent reviews can often be coordinated by telehealth, with active rehabilitation run by a Capricorn Coast physiotherapist. Dr Hirpara writes to the local physiotherapist with the post-operative protocol so rehabilitation continues without interruption.

Patients from Yeppoon

Hand & shoulder surgeon
for Yeppoon

Specialist upper limb care for Yeppoon and the Capricorn Coast — Yeppoon and the Capricorn Coast are a 45 minute drive east of Rockhampton along Yeppoon Road.

Drive time about 45 minutes east · Distance approximately 40 km

Why patients travel

From Yeppoon to the rooms

Capricorn Coast residents make up a steady portion of the practice's referrals — for shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand conditions that need specialist input not available on the coast. The drive is straightforward, and where appointment timing matters the practice will work with the patient to fit the consult around school runs, work shifts or other appointments in town.

Patients from Yeppoon are commonly seen for rotator cuff repair, shoulder replacement, carpal tunnel surgery, trigger finger release, Dupuytren's surgery, thumb joint replacement and the full range of shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand surgery. Fee structure, Medicare rebates and the surgery-quote process are on the fees page.

Not sure what's wrong?

Start with the symptom

If you haven't had a diagnosis yet, our symptom guides help narrow down what's causing the problem before your appointment.

Catchment

Towns and suburbs we see patients from

Referrals reach the practice from across the Yeppoon and the Capricorn Coast region. Specifically:

Yeppoon
Emu Park
Cooee Bay
Lammermoor
Mulambin
Pacific Heights
Keppel Sands
Bangalee
Tanby
Causeway Lake

If you are elsewhere in the region — please ring the practice; the catchment is not strictly defined.

The trip

Getting to The Range

Yeppoon Road runs the entire route from the Capricorn Coast to The Range, finishing within walking distance of the rooms. There's parking on-site at The Mater Private Hospital Rockhampton and a closer option via the I-MED carpark on Spencer Street.

On-site parking is available at the Mater, with a closer carpark via I-MED Radiology on Spencer Street. Full directions and a map are on the visit page.

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Imaging, therapy & scheduling

Designed around the distance

Imaging Imaging completed on the Capricorn Coast (I-MED Yeppoon and similar providers) can be viewed electronically by Dr Hirpara before the consult, so patients don't need to carry films across.
Post-operative therapy There's no hand therapy on the Capricorn Coast, so post-operative hand therapy is done at the Mater Private Hospital Rockhampton through Extend Rehabilitation. Local physiotherapy on the coast is used where a patient already has a relationship with a clinic.
Scheduling Where possible the practice combines pre-operative consultation, theatre planning and the first post-operative review into the smallest number of trips across the range — particularly for patients with limited transport.

Common questions

From Yeppoon — answered

Is consultation and surgery done in the same building in Rockhampton?: Yes. The rooms at Mater Private Hospital Rockhampton are in the same building as the operating theatres, so on the day of surgery there is no separate hospital admission trip — pre-admission paperwork can be coordinated on the same visit. For Capricorn Coast patients this means one drive across the Yeppoon Road for consultation and a second on the day of theatre, with no extra trips in between.
Can I have post-operative reviews by telehealth from the Capricorn Coast?: Where the rehabilitation protocol allows, yes — typically after the first in-person post-operative review. Some operations need an in-person review with wound or sutures inspection at the early stage; once that is done, subsequent reviews can often be coordinated by telehealth, with active rehabilitation run by a Capricorn Coast physiotherapist. Dr Hirpara writes to the local physiotherapist with the post-operative protocol so rehabilitation continues without interruption.

Other catchments