Our Doctors: How to Refer a Patient

How to Refer a Patient

Click here to download a Directory of Visiting Medical Officer. Alternatively a copy is available from the Executive Office at the hospital by  contacting (02) 9717 0101 for your copy to be posted to you.

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Ezi Access

Commencing 1st April GP’s now have a new pathway to assist in their patients’ admission process, known as Ezi Access Pathway.

When you are unable to make contact with a Kareena Specialist to arrange the acute admission of you patient then the NEW Ezi Access pathway will assist to facilitate the direct admission of medical patients.  It is required that you have assessed the patients and they have a diagnosis which requires admission.

Direct admissions organised via a Kareena Specialist by yourself will remain unchanged.

In order to initiate an Ezi Access pathway, all you have to do is to phone the Senior Medical Officer on 97170251.  The Senior Medical Officer will ask you a series of questions about the patient including their health insurance details.  They will then liaise with a Kareena Specialist to accept the care of your patient.  Once this confirmation is accepted, from the Kareena Specialist and a bed is available, the Senior Medical Officer will liaise with you regarding admission protocols for patients.

If your patient is acutely unwell or unstable we recommend that you call 000 for an ambulance.

Kareena Private Hospital will continue to have experienced medical support on site 24 hours a day.  In addition we have recently engaged the services of Intensive Care Specialists to support our Level 1 Intensive Care Unit.

Referrals to Rehabilitation

Endeavour ward is a 24 rehab unit that provides rehabilitative care for Orthopaedic, Reconditioning, Neurosurgery and musculoskeletal patients.

We currently have 3 accepting consultants and a great multidisciplinary team including nursing, allied health, speech pathology and dietician, all working together to provide fantastic outcomes for our patients. The rehab unit is opened Monday to Saturday with Sunday a dedicated rest day.

Referrals to the unit can be done by contacting the Nurse Unit Manager on 9717 2342 or the After Hours Manager on 9717 2182.

The Nurse Unit Manager will get in touch to inform you of the patient’s acceptance to the Rehab program and to inform you when a bed becomes available.