Pre Admission Clinic
| Telephone: | 5367 1568 |
| Fax | 5367 9656 |
| Contact | Coordinator |
| Address | Bacchus Marsh & Melton Regional Hospital Clarinda Street PO Box 330 Bacchus Marsh VIC 3340 |
| Service Description | Patients with a surgical booking are contacted by phone for health assessment, anaesthetic risk assessment and discharge planning. Pre Admission Clinic staff use the patients health questionnaire as a guide and the patient may be booked into the clinic for an appointment with the Pre-admission Clinic nurse/anaesthetist. Referrals to other services include physiotherapy, occupational therapy and discharge planner. During a clinic visit patients may have ECG’s, blood tests, routine observations including height and weight. Anti-embolitic stockings are fitted in Pre Admission Clinic. |
| Eligibility | All booked surgical patients |
| Access hours | 9.00 am – 4.00pm Monday - Friday |
| Referral process | Automatic for all patients on a surgical list Pre-admission medical practitioner assessment Patients may refer themselves prior to a surgical booking Surgeons may request |
| Cost to client | Nil charge for assessment. ECG’s, blood tests, medical practitioner fees are all bulk billed. Antiembolitic stockings cost $10.00 or $20.00 a pair. |