Knox Private Hospital celebrates four decades of quality care.
Since opening its doors in 1985, the hospital has undergone 4 major redevelopments and multiple service expansions to be one of the largest acute private hospitals in Victoria.
In 2025, our service includes a 24 hour Emergency Department, 15 operating theatres and day procedure centre, cardiac cath lab and diagnostic centre, ICU, CCU, multiple patient wards, in-patient and out-patient support services and a team of caring and skilled nurses and doctors providing round the clock care.
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For 40 years, Knox Private Hospital has been a place where lives are changed, and heartwarming, inspiring stories are made.
From the dedicated staff and doctors to the patients and families who have walked through its doors, every moment has contribued to its legacy of care and compassion. As we celebrate this milestone, we invite you to share your story with us.
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For Candice Stenzel, Knox Private Hospital isn’t just the place she delivered her little ones - it’s where she found support, friendship and lasting memories during one of the most vulnerable times of her life.
“My first baby was in 2010 - beautiful Charlotte - who was helped into the world by a lovely midwife named Marion,” she said.
Candice with her partner Robin and baby Charlotte, at Knox in 2010.
Three years later, Candice returned to Knox while pregnant with her second, but this time under more difficult circumstances. Due to cervical issues, her obstetrician placed her on strict bedrest at just 23 weeks. She ended up staying in hospital for nine and a half weeks - right through to 32 weeks gestation.
“I basically lived at Knox,” she said. “The whole time I got to know the nurses and cleaning staff, who all looked after me so well.”
It was a long stay, but one marked by care and compassion for Candice.
“I look back at my time on bed rest fondly,” she said. “I even made a lifelong friend in another patient there who was also in on bedrest too.”
At 32 weeks, Candice was discharged. Then, at 36 weeks - on the very day she was heading back to Knox - her waters broke. She delivered her second baby, Max, at the hospital shortly after.
“It’s a shame Knox isn’t a maternity hospital anymore,” Candice said. “But I was so well looked after and I’ll always fondly remember my time there having my babies.”
Since then, Candice has returned to Knox for other procedures and recalled being very well taken care of every time.
Candice’s story is just one of many that show how, for 40 years, Knox has been more than a hospital - it’s been a home, a haven and a place where families begin.
"Today, I'm thrilled to celebrate our workplace's 40th anniversary!”
Says Ranjina Vellu, whose history has been entwined with Knox Private Hospital for over 30 years.
“I've shared so many personal milestones here: my 21st birthday as a new immigrant from Fiji… my 30th, 40th, and 50th birthday this month!”
Having worked various roles at Knox throughout the years, Ranjina says she’s grateful for the amazing leaders at the hospital, the opportunities presented to her and the many friendships she’s made.
Pictured: Ranjina Vellu
Ranjina also shares a more “personal” connection with Knox, having brought all three of her children into the world at the hospital.
“Now, my youngest daughter is in Year 8, my son in Year 12, and my eldest is completing her law degree. My husband and I cherish the memories we've made here.”
Ranjina says she is proud to say she’s been part of Knox’s incredible journey for 30 years.
“It has given me so much - a second family, lifelong friends, and a sense of belonging,” she says. “When friends ask how I've stayed at one workplace for so long, I say, 'This is my second home.’”