Preparing For Your Admission

Bookings

• 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:
• Please complete the Hospital Registration Form and both sides of the Patient History Sheet.
• Return both completed forms to the hospital as soon as possible. If returning the forms by fax could you please bring the original forms when presenting for admission.
• If you return the forms by mail or fax, you may be contacted by telephone if the hospital needs to confirm your details.
• The Pre-admission nurse will contact you to discuss your patient history details.
• You may be requested to attend the hospital to be seen by the pre-admission nurse and /or anaesthetist. If you are notified to attend the Pre-admission Clinic.

Medications

• Please list medications you are taking on the Patient History Sheet (including vitamins & herbal remedies).
• Unless instructed otherwise by your doctor or the pre-admissions nurse, continue to take your usual medications.
• Bring in to hospital your normal medications in their original packaging, including asthma puffers.
• Ensure that you have sufficient medications or repeat prescriptions for at least approx 1 week after discharge.
• Medication pertaining to existing conditions or medicines ordered as part of your discharge plan will be dispensed by a local Pharmacy. The pharmacy would appreciate payment being finalised on discharge, cash, cheque or credit card payment is accepted.

Hygiene

You are requested to have a shower on the morning of your admission.

• Do NOT use talcum powder or perfume.
• Do NOT wear any make up.
• Do NOT clip / shave the hair from the area to be operated.
• Remove any nail polish from fingernails and toenails.
• Depending on the type of surgery, you may be requested to have a shower on arrival to hospital with a special pre-operative body wash.

DO NOT bring to hospital

• Jewellery, valuables or large sums of money
• Mobile phones.

Medical Certificate
Notify your doctor if you require a medical certificate.

Admission and Fasting Times
The pre-admission nurse will notify you of the time you are to arrive at the hosptial and when you are to fast.

NO SMOKING & NO ALCOHOL for at least 24 hours before your procedure.

Day Surgery Patient Information
The Preadmission nurse will contact you prior to your admission.

You must arrange for a responsible adult to accompany you home and to remain with you till the following morning. You must not drive a vehicle for 24 hours.

May we take this opportunity to assure you that, during your stay with us, every member of our staff will strive to provide you with the highest standards of care.

Should you have any concerns prior to your admission, please do not hesitate to contact the hospital on 5722 2678.

What To Bring

• Department of Veterans Affairs card
• Pension Entitlement card
• Pharmaceutical Entitlement card
• Relevant existing X-rays and CT scans
• All medications you are currently taking in their original container (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 (not necessary for Day Procedure Patients)
• Gynaecology patients - Sanitary napkins
• Dental procedures - box of tissues
• Glasses, hearing aids and non-electronic walking aids
• Toiletries, including soap, toothpaste and toothbrush (not necessary for Day Procedure Patients)
• Reading material

Fees and Charges
Prior to your admission please contact your private health insurance fund to verify your level of cover.

1. Please confirm that you are covered for the procedure as some levels of cover have exclusions. This may require you to obtain a proposed procedure item number from your surgeon.
2. Is there an excess, how much and does it apply to day cases and/or overnight stays?
3. Are there bed fee/co-payments, how much and do they apply to day cases and/or overnight stays?

If you do not have private health insurance, you may need to obtain the proposed item numbers from your surgeon to enable the hospital to prepare an estimation of your hospital account. Please confirm this with the hospital when you lodge your admission forms. The estimated cost is payable on admission by cash, cheque or credit card.