Flowers to a patient at Redcliffe Hospital
A florist on the Redcliffe peninsula makes up the bouquet and delivers it to Anzac Avenue. Ring the ward first: Redcliffe asks visitors to call ahead, and some wards accept no flowers.
Redcliffe Hospital is the community hospital for the Redcliffe peninsula and the northern side of Moreton Bay, run by Metro North Health. It stands on Anzac Avenue, Redcliffe QLD 4020, about 35 kilometres north of Brisbane's CBD, and serves a catchment that runs from Brighton up to Deception Bay and west to Kallangur and North Lakes. Established in 1965, it has grown into a 250-bed regional hospital with medical, surgical and orthopaedic wards, cancer care, renal dialysis, maternity and a neonatal unit, rehabilitation, older persons care, palliative care, paediatrics and a busy emergency department, and the Moreton Bay Integrated Care Centre shares the campus. Florists in Redcliffe, Kippa-Ring and Scarborough deliver there every working day.
Redcliffe's visiting hours are flexible, with a catch
Unlike most Queensland hospitals, Redcliffe does not publish a fixed window. Visiting hours are described as flexible, but some wards and areas restrict them because of the care being given or to protect patient rest periods, and visitors may be asked to step out while treatment takes place. The hospital's advice is to call ahead and talk to the ward about its arrangements before you come. That advice suits flower deliveries perfectly: ring the switchboard on (07) 3883 7777, ask to be put through to the ward, and ask whether a bouquet is welcome and when the desk is staffed. Florists deliver in business hours and leave the flowers with the ward clerk.
Which wards decline flowers at Redcliffe
No flower policy is published for Redcliffe, so ward staff decide. Expect the usual refusals: intensive care and coronary care take no flowers or plants, the neonatal unit takes none, and patients receiving chemotherapy in the cancer care unit or on dialysis with low immunity are generally asked not to have them. Palliative care and rehabilitation wards, where patients stay longer, are usually the most welcoming, and a bouquet there is often appreciated by the whole family at the bedside. Maternity accepts small arrangements for the mother; keep scent low and the footprint small.
A big building site until 2032
Redcliffe Hospital is in the middle of a 1.1 billion dollar expansion, with a new clinical building rising on the campus and contractors appointed in 2026. Entrances, car parks and pedestrian paths move as work progresses, and the hospital itself asks visitors to allow extra time. Our florists deliver there weekly and know the current route to the wards, which is one reason to send flowers through a local florist rather than a parcel courier who may leave them at the wrong door.
What to write on the order
The patient's full name as admitted, the ward, and a room or bed number if the family has given you one. Add your own mobile number so the florist can ring you, not the patient, if the ward turns the bouquet away or the patient has gone home. Stays after planned surgery are short, and a home address in Redcliffe, Margate, Clontarf or North Lakes is often the better choice if discharge is within a day or two. A compact arrangement in its own water-holding container, low in scent and pollen, is right for a shared four-bed room.
Brisbane time and the cut-off
Queensland does not change its clocks, so from Sydney or Melbourne in summer the Redcliffe cut-off is an hour later on your watch. Order before 2pm on a weekday or 10am on a Saturday, Brisbane time, for same-day delivery Monday to Saturday; to a hospital, same day is never guaranteed, because the ward decides when a bouquet is accepted. Bouquets start at around AUD 75 and the delivery fee is shown at checkout.
Did you know? Established in 1965, Redcliffe Hospital is a 250-bed Metro North Health hospital on Anzac Avenue, now undergoing a 1.1 billion dollar expansion.
Frequently asked questions about flowers to Redcliffe Hospital
Can I send flowers to Redcliffe Hospital?
Yes to most wards, but ring first on (07) 3883 7777 and ask for the ward; the hospital itself asks visitors to call ahead. Intensive care, coronary care and the neonatal unit take no flowers, and cancer care and dialysis patients with low immunity are usually asked to go without. Give the patient's full name and the ward.
What are the visiting hours at Redcliffe Hospital?
Redcliffe describes its visiting hours as flexible, but individual wards restrict them for treatment and rest periods, so there is no single published window. Florists deliver during business hours and hand the bouquet to the ward clerk. Call the ward before you order to learn when its desk is staffed.
What flowers suit the maternity ward at Redcliffe?
A small, low-scent arrangement in a container that holds its own water: spray roses, gerberas or alstroemeria, with a baby card if the name is public. Rooms are shared with a cot and visitors, so keep it compact. Most mothers go home within two days, so if the birth was a couple of days ago, send to the house.