IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY PHONE 000 AND ASK FOR AN AMBULANCE.
The Emergency Department offers a 24 hour service with Hospital Medical Officers on staff with additional on-call support from General Practitioners, Anaethetists and Surgeons. All Nursing staff have advanced life support skills.
Your treatment starts as soon as you step into the Emergency department.
On arrival, you see a special emergency nurse called the triage nurse.
The triage nurse assesses how serious your condition is.
In Australia, the triage system is used to guide hospital staff to see patients according to how sick they are.
This system allows patients with life-threatening problems to be seen first. Patients are seen according to urgency, not arrival time.
In general, the triage system has five levels:
Alternative Options
If your condition is not a medical emergency, there are many alternative health services you could consider, these are safe, accessible options that can support you without the need to attend the ED.
A GP is often the best first point of contact for health issues that are not urgent. If your GP is not available, or you are unsure if you need to visit ED, try one of these alternative service providers:
Victorian Virtual Emergency Department (VVED)– www.vved.org.au
𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 – Puts you directly in touch with a registered nurse for caring, professional health advice around the clock.
Call 1300 60 60 24 or visit website for more info
https://www.health.vic.gov.au/primary-care/nurse-on-call
𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐤𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠.𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 – Connects you with online bulk billing doctors in Australia for prescriptions, medical certificates, pathology requests and more.
See here – https://bulkbilling.doctor/
𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐎𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝
24/7 Australian Telehealth Service providing Online GP Appointments, Medical Certificates and Prescriptions.
Fee for service $60-$90.
Visit the website to access the service
https://www.doctorsondemand.com.au/
IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY PHONE 000 AND ASK FOR AN AMBULANCE.
