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Women's Emergency Care

Women’s Emergency Care provides direct primary clinical care for women with acute obstetric and gynecological problems and newborns with a range of neonatal conditions. The service is available 24 hours a day.



We are a patient-centered department with our focus on the clinical wellbeing of our patients whilst recognizing and supporting the other aspects of care, e.g. psychological, psychosocial, social, and socioeconomic. This requires extensive liaising and co-ordination with varying departments within the hospital, e.g. WSSS, CASA, Mental Health.

The Women's Emergency Service provides the following services:

  • Immediate assessment and intervention for women with conditions relating specifically to Maternity and Women's Health. For example, assessment of bleeding in early pregnancy, pelvic pain, breast conditions, emergency contraception, and abnormal vaginal bleeding
  • Gynecological care of women across the spectrum of age
  • Sexual Assault support services to CASA providing clinical support (medical and / or nursing / midwifery)
  • A Short Stay Ward (Assessment Centre) for monitoring, assessing women in early labor, and antenatal conditions, and gynecological conditions requiring short term treatment
  • An Early Pregnancy Assessment Service (EPAS) has been established to provide a coordinated and specialised care of the woman experiencing pain / bleeding in Early Pregnancy.

Clinical Head: Dr Melinda Truesdale, Medical Director of Emergency
Manager: Carolyn Looney

How to refer


Women can self refer
Referral letter
Teams and departments at the Women’s
Domicillary, MCHN


Hours and days of service operation


Every day, open 24 hours

Please bring to the appointment:


  • Referral letter
  • Test results/Imaging
  • Medicare Card
  • Health Care Card
  • Blood group card
  • List of medications
  • Any information that may be of relevance to your health.

Location and contact details


Service Contact: Triage Nurse or Receiving Emergency Registrar
Phone: (03) 8345 3636 or (03) 8345 3637
Fax: (03) 8345 3645

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