St John of God Frankston Rehabilitation Hospital

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| state = victoria

| country = Australia

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| religious_affiliation = Catholic Church

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| beds = 60

| speciality = Rehabilitation

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St John of God Frankston Rehabilitation Hospital is a 60-bed hospital providing specialist inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation care.{{Cite web|url=https://sjog.org.au/our-locations/st-john-of-god-frankston-rehabilitation-hospital/about|title=About|last=|first=|date=|website=www.sjog.org.au|language=en|access-date=2017-06-15}}

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

The hospital was built in 1976 and opened the following year as Peninsula Private Hospital. It then relocated to a new site in 1999 and shortly after became the Nepean Rehabilitation Hospital.{{Cite web|url=http://local.infobel.com.au/AU101788762-0397883333/st_john_of_god_frankston_rehabilitation_hospital-melbourne.html|title=St John of God Nepean Rehabilitation Hospital - HOSPITALS, Melbourne - St John Of God Nepean Rehabilitation Hospital in Melbourne - (PHONE: 0397883...) - AU101788762 - Local Infobel.AU|website=local.infobel.com.au|language=en-au|access-date=2017-06-15}} The facility was acquired by St John of God Health Care in March 2004 and renamed St John of God Frankston Rehabilitation Hospital in 2012.Health Data Standards and Systems (2004-02-04), [http://www.health.vic.gov.au/hdss/archive/bulletin/64-250204.pdf “Bulletin, Issue 64”], pp. 3. Retrieved 2011-02-24.

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.Anne Barrowclough (2009-06-05), [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article6428858.ece?token=null&offset=0&page=1 “Paralysed stroke victim ‘cured’ with Botox”]{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2011-02-24.

St John of God Frankston Rehabilitation Hospital is a division of St John of God Health Care.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sjog.org.au/more/about-us/facilities|title=Facilities|website=www.sjog.org.au|language=en|access-date=2017-06-15}}