Patients
Day Surgery
Staff at the Eye and Ear try to make the experience of a day surgery as easy as possible for our patients. At your pre-admission appointment or interview, you will have had the opportunity to hear more about the process and ask any questions you may have. You will also have received a letter in the mail confirming your surgery details.
On the day of your surgery, when you arrive at the hospital, please go to the Admission Desk inside the Gisborne Street entrance. The staff at the admissions desk will confirm your details and ask you to go to the ward or Day Surgery facility. All patients under 16 years of age require a parent or guardian to be present at admission. For children under 12 years of age who are staying overnight, a parent or guardian is required stay with them.
The Day Surgery Facility conducts elective eye, ear, nose and throat surgery. Emergency eye surgeries are also performed regularly in this unit. The majority of patients who have elective surgery as day patients are discharged back home soon after surgery. Some of the patients requiring further observation after the procedure are discharged to either the surgical ward or Medihotel.
It is important that you bring your Medicare card, all your medications in their original containers and any personal items you may need.
Day Surgery
The Day Surgery Facility consists of three operating theatres, a treatment room and two recovery rooms.
What are the different types of surgery performed at the hospital?
- Cataract Surgery
- Squint Surgery
- Glaucoma Surgery
- Corneal Surgery
- Oculoplastic Surgery
- Minor Eye procedures e.g. Chalazion, Pterygium, etc.
- Various Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery e.g. tonsils, adenoids, grommets, septoplasty, etc.
What will happen on the day of my surgery?
- You will need to report to the admission desk located at the ground floor of the Peter Howson wing.
- Proceed to the Day Surgery Facility located on the 3rd floor of the Peter Howson wing and present your admission papers to the receptionist.
- You will be asked to take a seat and wait until a nurse calls out your name. Surgery lists are not based on arrival times.
- Once called, the nurse will prepare you for surgery. Any premedication ordered by the doctor will be given to you at this time as well.
- If you have any questions about the procedure, you can ask nurses or the doctors any time before having anaesthesia and surgery. Please refer to Informed Patient Consent posters for more information.
- Once the procedure is complete, you will be transferred to the recovery room where they will take care of you until you are ready for discharge to either go home or the ward.
- Your post-operative instructions, discharge medications and follow up appointments will be given to you before you leave the unit.
How long will it take?
- Allow about 4-6 hours for the entire stay in the unit
- Morning Surgery runs from 7.30am to 1.30pm
- Afternoon Surgery runs from 12.00pm to 6.00pm
Location
The Day Surgery facility is located on the 3rd floor of the Peter Howson Wing.
Enquiries
If you have any other enquiries, contact Admissions on 03 9929 8340, Monday to Friday from 8.00am to 5.00pm.