St John of God Frankston Rehabilitation Hospital

[1] Located in Frankston, Victoria, the facility is a specialist rehabilitation hospital, providing neurological, orthopedic, cardiac and reconditioning programs.

[3] The hospital made global news in 2009 for its work with Russell McPhee, a man who had been paralysed for 20 years.

After undertaking a course of botulinum toxin injections – or botox – McPhee was reportedly able to walk again.

[5] The hospital has 60 beds, hydrotherapy pool, cardiac, physiotherapy and occupational therapy gyms, a chapel and a pet visiting room.

[7] Rehabilitation services offered by the hospital include: In 2010, the hospital partnered with Open Family Australia to introduce a new drug and alcohol educational program for homeless youths in Frankston.