Patients & Visitors

The facility is designed to ensure a smooth journey for the patient from pre-admission to post discharge. Administration and nursing pre-admission is done within 48 hours of admission and a follow up phone call is made the next day following discharge. In many cases the patient will speak to and meet the same person. This gives the patient a feeling of comfort and they are reassured they will be treated and respected as an individual during their stay.

Parking

Streets around the Cambridge day Surgery have restricted parking. Please read the signs completely to avoid a parking fine. Some parking bays are available at the rear of Cambridge Day Surgery.

Prior To Admission

We request you forward information, clinical details and consent forms.
Cambridge Day Surgery will verify all details with you, the patient.
Pre-admission telephone interview to discuss your questions and specific needs.
An interpreter service can be arranged. Please inform Cambridge Day Surgery should you require an interpreter.
If your procedure is being performed under general anaesthetic or intravenous sedation you must ensure you have arranged transport home and a responsible person to care for you for 24 hours following your procedure.
Private Health Funds differ in the types of cover for hospital stay. It is advisable that you contact your Private Health Fund prior to admission to ensure you are covered for your procedure.
Patients who are self funded will be contacted by the administration staff prior to admission to discuss fees payable on the day of admission.

Day Of Admission

You are asked to arrive at time allocated with all relevant paperwork – CHECK LIST
You will be escorted into Day Surgery in order of procedure.
Nurse will escort you through to prepare for procedure.
The nurse will place identity bands and record your vital signs.
If you haven’t yet seen the Anaesthetist he/she will see you before you are taken to theatre.
Please do not bring in large sums of cash and leave valuables at home.

Overnight Stay

The overnight rooms are utilised Monday through Thursday and the majority of patients staying overnight are breast surgery patients. Many have had first stage breast reconstruction following mastectomy and are having secondary and revision procedures. The patient satisfaction results are excellent and are directly attributed to the friendliness, compassion and professionalism of the staff and the calm and comfortable surroundings. The windows are double glazed to reduce noise, the rooms have a television for each patient and meals are served when the patient requests and not when the facility decides it is meal time.

Patients often have the same surgeon and similar procedures therefore they have someone to talk to about their experiences, anticipations, emotions and expectations. They may also meet up in the surgeon’s rooms at their post operative visit giving them a chance to “reconnect”. The 2 night staff nurses provide skilled and experienced care overnight.

Discharge the following day is between 8-9am.

After Your Procedure

Following your procedure you are taken to recovery for monitoring.
Length of stay following your procedure varies between 1-4 hours.
Local anaesthetic patients are able to go home immediately after the procedure however, your Surgeon may request you stay for a short time afterwards. If so, you will be taken to the discharge lounge and offered light refreshments.
Your relative or escort will be contacted to pick you up.
Upon discharge the Nurse will explain the post-operative instructions to you and your escort.
Your follow-up appointment is always at your surgeon’s rooms.

Visitors

Cambridge Day Surgery and the Medical Suites are a smoke free zone.
A limit of 2 visitors per patient is allowed if you are visiting a patient in the overnight rooms
Visiting hours end at 8pm.

Cambridge Day Surgery

Cambridge Day Surgery

First Class Medical Facilities

Cambridge Day Surgery

First Class Medical Facilities