Pre Admission
Your booking will be
made through your doctor's surgery. For a smooth admission
process, we ask that you attend to the following matters prior
to your admission:
PRE
ADMISSION INFORMATION
24 hours prior to
admission, please telephone our Pre Admission Coordinator
with your details on 02 8876 9387 from Monday 9.00am-3.00pm,
Tuesday 9.30am-3.00pm, Wednesday 9.00am-3.00pm, Thursday 8.00am-2.00pm,
Friday 9.30am-3.00pm. Country admissions please phone 48hrs
prior to admission. This contact you have with the Pre Admissions
Office will confirm your details, including date and proposed
time of your admission, your procedure and your expectations
relating to discharge and post discharge care.
Click here to download the Pre Admission form.
WHAT
TO BRING
- Letters from your doctor
- Medicare Card
- Health Fund membership book or card
- Department of Veterans‘ Affairs card, any Pension Entitlement
card, any Pharmaceutical Entitlement card
- Relevant existing X-rays and CT scans
- All medications you are currently taking (including tablets,
vitamins, mixtures, creams, inhalers or drops). If possible,
please bring a list from your General Practitioner of your
current medications, their strengths and dosages.
- Sleepwear, dressing gown for overnight stay and slippers
or comfortable shoes
- Glasses, hearing aids and non-electronic walking aids
- Toiletries, including soap, toothpaste and toothbrush
You will be provided
with a security locker for medication and small personal items.
However, we recommend that you do not bring large amounts
of cash or any jewellery items with you. A few dollars is
recommended for incidental items such as magazines. Newspapers
are free.
The Hospital cannot
accept responsibility for your valuables.
Mobile phones should
not be used in the Wards as their signals can interfere with
electronic medical equipment.
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