For Patients

What You Need to Bring to Hospital

If you are planning to come to the WCH for treatment for yourself or your child, contact the Hospital - (08) 8161 7000 - before leaving home to confirm your appointment.

As well as personal clothes and toiletries, you will need:

Patient Assistance Transport Scheme (PATS) form (if appropriate)

• referral letter from your health care provider
• details of appointment times and locations
• instructions for preparing for in-hospital tests/treatment
• x-rays and/or test results
• list of current medications and doses
• previous medical history
• Medicare card
• health care/pensioner entitlement card
• private health insurance card
• access to money - eg bank or credit card.

If you are claiming PATS assistance, you will need to keep and attach all of your original receipts for travel, petrol and accommodation.

last modified: 08 Apr 2016

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