Ringwood Private Hospital direct admissions service is a comprehensive medical access solution that enables the direct admission of medical patients into Ringwood Private Hospital.
Our Medical Officers including Physicians, Geriatricians and Palliative Care Specialists are available to assess and admit your patients who may require in-patient care.
Situations where this may be of assistance include:
- Complex medical co-morbidities requiring ongoing management in an in-patient hospital setting.
- Concerns related to complex polypharmacy.
- Urgent assessment/reassessment of aged care placement
in the context of declining medical health.
Ringwood Private Hospitals direct admission process is available to privately insured, compensable DVA, high acuity medical and surgical patients, when referred by a General Practitioner or a Ringwood Private accredited specialist.
The process is simple
Our Hospital Coordinators are available 24/7 to accept the admission of your patients and discuss their needs with you.
There are 3 steps:
- Assess the patient.
- Call the Ringwood Private Hospital Nursing Coordinator
- Hospital nursing coordinator contacts patient to confirm admission and to arrange the bed and patient transfer.
Enquiries and referrals 24 hours, 7 days a week - (03) 8804 4261
Patient details required:
- First & Surname
- Address
- Date of Birth
- Diagnosis
- Next of kin name & contact number
- Special requirements e.g. infections, Cognitive Impairment
- Health fund name
- Health fund number
