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(07) 3307 3243What to expect on the day of your procedure.
Find out morePre-admission is an important part of your day hospital care. If you have any questions about your planned day surgery admission, the completion of forms, cost or your health insurance status, please contact our team who will be happy to assist you.
To ensure we can confirm your admission, health insurance and other details/arrangements please complete our online preadmission form at least 5 days before your admission.
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Alternatively, you can print the IVF and General Surgery assessment forms and fax them to (07) 3307 3247 or email as a PDF to info@shsdh.com.au.
If your admission date has not been confirmed, please answer “not known” to the question.
Please notify us if your weight is over 150kg prior to your admission as we will need to organise a pre-admission assessment.
If you have private health insurance please contact your health fund to check your level of cover for hospital admission. Please ask these 5 questions
Reminder
After a general anaesthetic, for your safety, you must have an escort to accompany you home, and a responsible adult must stay with you overnight. If these cannot be organised, please contact the day hospital at least two days prior to your admission to discuss your discharge plan with one of our registered nurses. We can assess your scenario and liaise with your specialist/anaesthetist and they can assist with discharge planning. If you do not have an escort, or overnight carer, then your procedure may be cancelled.
If you cannot speak or understand English well, and do not have someone who can speak English to accompany you to the hospital, then please inform our team before your admission date so we can arrange an interpreter.
Please advise us on your pre-admission form and inform our staff during your pre-admission call if you have any visual, hearing, physical or cognitive impairments to ensure we can provide any additional support and information you may need.
Please let us know:
If your procedure is subject to Work Cover or a Third Party Claim, please send full details of the claim to the hospital, including a letter from your insurance company accepting liability for your admission to hospital for the procedure.
Unless your doctor gives you specific instructions
Fasting : Food
Do not eat anything for 6 hours before your admission time
Fasting : Drink
You may drink WATER up to 2 hours before your admission time
You may brush your teeth, but do not swallow any fluid
Alcohol
Do NOT drink any alcohol on the day or night of admission.
Smoking | Chewing gum | Recreational drugs
Do not smoke cigarettes, take recreational drugs, or chew gum for 12 hours before admission. Smoking is not permitted at the Day Hospital.
On the last working day prior to your admission, a staff member will contact you on the telephone number you have provided to confirm your admission time and discharge arrangements.
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