Our Doctors: How to Refer a Patient

How to Refer a Patient

For a General Practitioner to have a patient admitted to Wangaratta Private Hospital they must either refer to a specialist or obtain admitting rights with the hospital.

In order to obtain admitting rights at Wangaratta Private Hospital please contact the Executive Office on 03 5722 2678 to obtain an application form and a copy of the hospitals By-laws.

Admitting to Wangaratta Private Hospital

Specialist consulting suites are supplied with Admission Kits and Patient Information Brochures which you are able to supply to your patients following consultation. For elective admissions, the completed kit may be returned to the hospital by either your rooms or by the patient. Admissions staff then processes the kit and the patient is booked in. Patients will be contacted by the hospital with their admission details and given a quote for any out of pocket costs

For non-elective admissions, the hospital may be called on 03 5723 0950 to determine bed availability and to give the patient details including:

• Name
• Date of Birth
• Diagnosis
• Insurance/Fund/Payment details
• Requirement for an operating theatre

All patients will be required to present insurance details, show proof of Work Cover approval or if self-insured pay the estimated cost of their stay prior to admission.

The operating suites are covered by an on-call service after hours and are available for emergency surgery by the mutual convenience of the surgeon, the anaesthetist and the operating suite staff.

Services

The hospital provides inpatient facilities for a range of medical practitioners in the following disciplines:

• Dentistry
• General Medicine
• General Surgery
• Gynaecology
• Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding
• Ophthalmology
• Oral Surgery
• Orthopaedics
• Plastic Surgery
• Sleep Disorders
• Urology
• Urodynamics
• Vascular

Diagnostic Services

• Radiology – Northeast Health Wangaratta
• Symbion (Dorevitch) Pathology

Allied Health Services

The following services are available at Wangaratta Private Hospital:

• Diabetes education
• Dietetics
• Occupational Therapy
• Physiotherapy
• Podiatry
• Social Work
• Speech Pathology
• Stomal Therapy