Specialist clinics are for assessment and care of patients by specialist doctors and healthcare professionals. These clinics are sometimes called ‘outpatients’. They are for patients who are not admitted to hospital or in an Emergency Department setting at the time of the appointment.
There is no fee for eligible patients to attend at a hospital specialist clinic. Fees may be charged by a specialist clinic for aids and appliances or prostheses. A fee for attendance may apply to patients who are not eligible for Medicare, or for attendance through other programs as agreed between the Commonwealth and Victoria (i.e. HACCPYP, CHSP and CH programs).
At West Gippsland Healthcare Group, we have the following specialist outpatient clinics:
Consulting Suite 1
Phone: (03) 5623 0810
Fax: (03) 5623 0823
Letter: Post to 41 Landsborough Street, Warragul VIC 3820
Gynaecology– please use HealthPathways to determine eligibility before referring to our service from 01/02/2020
Maternity (obstetric) care – please use HealthPathways to determine eligibility before referring to our service from 01/06/2020
Urology Nurse – please use HealthPathways to determine eligibility before referring to our service from 01/11/2019
Consulting Suite 1, also hosts a range of visiting specialists who conduct surgery at West Gippsland Hospital. These include orthopaedic, general, breast and vascular surgeons, urologists and ENT specialists. Appointments are made for these visiting specialists via the surgeons main rooms and private fees apply.
Private Consulting Suites (2 and 3) are located within the grounds of the West Gippsland Hospital. These suites are managed by private providers and private fees apply.
Preadmission Clinic
Phone: (03) 5623 0745
Fax: (03) 5622 6404
Letter: Post to 41 Landsborough Street, Warragul VIC 3820
Preadmission assessment prior to elective surgery
Anaesthetic assessment prior to elective surgery
Allied Health
First Call intake service
Phone: (03) 5624 3548
Fax: (03) 5623 0856
Electronic Referral: S2S direct to the required clinic.
Letter: Post to 41 Landsborough Street, Warragul VIC 3820
Diabetes Education – please use HealthPathways to determine eligibility before referring to our service from 01/06/2020
Dietetics
Physiotherapy
Occupational therapy
Speech therapy
Oncology
Referrals coordinated by Latrobe Regional Hospital Oncology Unit.
Phone: (03) 5173 8845