Pre-Admission
It is important you attend to specific tasks to prepare for admission, so your stay at Brunswick Private runs smoothly.
Your hospital booking
The booking for your hospital stay will be made through your Doctor’s rooms, or as a referral directly from another hospital.
Complete admission paperwork
If you have a planned admission, you will receive admission paperwork from your Doctor's rooms. Please ensure you complete the forms and return them to Brunswick Private Hospital.
Where possible, we require your admission forms one week prior to your admission date. This is important so that we can confirm your hospital booking.
For rehabilitation patients transferring from another facility, where possible you will be assessed by our Rehabilitation Assessor to ensure suitability with our hospital programs. You will also be provided with several information brochures about Brunswick Private, our facilities and programs at this time.
Confirm costs and insurance coverage
Prior to your admission, please contact our admissions staff to verify your insurance and any out-of-pocket expenses you may incur from your hospital stay. Our staff are happy to answer any questions you may have about costs and insurance coverage. If you have any concerns, we recommend you speak to your health fund.
For further information see:
Fees and Accounts
Veterans / DVA
Admission confirmation
It is important that you call our admissions staff on 03 9385 1111 the day before your scheduled admission, to confirm your admission details.
What to bring to hospital
Please remember to bring the following to hospital (if relevant to you):
- Health care card
- Pensioner concession card
- Pharmaceutical safety net card
- Health fund membership card
- Veterans' Affairs card
- Workers' Compensation claim/s agent details and approval letter
- Third party/accident details
- All medication currently being taken, in original packaging
- A list of all medications from your GP (preferably typed)
- All medication repeat prescriptions
- All relevant x-rays/scans
- Notes, letters and/or reports from your Doctor
- Copies of legal documents:
- Medical decisions
- Enduring Power of Attorney (Financial)
- Enduring Power of Guardianship (Personal Decisions)
- Advanced Care Directive
- Sleepwear/night attire/dressing gown (if staying overnight)
- Slippers (non-slip) or comfortable shoes
- Toiletries (if staying overnight)
- Reading material
- Spectacles and case
- Pen and notepaper
- Small amount of cash
- Credit card (if required)
- Mobility/walking aid (if used)
- CPAP (if required)
Valuables
We strongly recommend that you do not bring the following items with you, as the hospital does not accept responsibility for loss or damage to personal property:
- Jewellery
- Large sums of money
- Other valuables
On arrival
On the day of your admission, ensure you arrive to hospital at the time designated by our admissions staff or your Doctor. On arrival, please register at reception. You will then be shown to your room.
Medication
On admission to hospital, you’ll be asked about the medications you are currently taking, and whether you have had any unexpected reactions or allergies to medications in the past. If so, these will be noted on your medication chart.
For more information, please download the Brunswick Private Hospital Patient Information Guide below.