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.
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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 liaison and co-ordination with varying departments within the hospital such as WSSS, CASA and Mental Health.
The Women's Emergency Service provides the following services:
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- 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
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- Gynecological care of women across the spectrum of age
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- Sexual Assault support services to CASA providing clinical support (medical and / or nursing / midwifery)
- An 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.
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Hours and days of service operation
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7 days a week, 24 hours a day
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Please bring:
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- 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.
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Service contacts
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Clinical Head: Dr Michelle van den Driesen, Medical Director of Emergency
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Clinical Manager: Dr Vivienne Ainsworth
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Nurse Unit manager: Carolyn Looney
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