Acute Care Pathway for GPs - call us on: 0459 743 624
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Referral and admission achieved in 60 minutes, or less.
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Saving time and improving your patient experience
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Available 24 x 7 x 365 days - 0459 743 624
Our Acute Care Pathway provides GPs with an immediate referral pathway for non-life-threatening treatment 24 x 7 and direct hospital admissions.
Acute specialists to refer to include:
- General Surgery
- Orthopaedics
- General Medical
- Rehabilitation
These specialists are available to you for direct referral and admission by calling 0459 743 624.
Once on the call with us, GPs can discuss your patient with our specialist for a formal clinician-to-clinician handover to arrange an immediate referral and admission. Your patient then arrives at Sunnybank Private Hospital, by ambulance if necessary, where our admissions team admits them and commences treatment as arranged.
- All calls are and admissions are facilitated by a senior nurse coordinator
- No private emergency fee or lengthy waits to be admitted
- Health fund checks and patient transfers included
- Doctor to doctor patient handover
For patients with private health insurance needing immediate in-hospital care, talk to us about our Acute Care Pathway.
Note: Sunnybank Private Hospital does not have an emergency department and does not accept patients without a referral.
Sunnybank Private Hospital is a level 5 acute facility with 120 beds, surgical, medical and rehabilitation wards, ICU, onsite specialist consulting suites,
a day infusion service including chemotherapy), and access to an array of highly skilled specialists, clinical and support staff – ideal for patients seeking individualised private hospital care in a comfortable and welcoming environment.
Patients seeking immediate emergency care should attend their local emergency department or dial triple zero (000).
Other GP referrals
Our admitting specialists accept referrals directly to their rooms and can organise a consultation. To find out more about any of our specialists and their experience and interests, you can use our Specialist Search function, or click the banner below:
