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The Division of Surgery is responsible for the provision of both Elective and Emergency surgical procedures with an emphasis on increasing the number of patients on the day of surgery as day cases. The pre-admission and assessment unit manages the admission of elective surgical and medical patients and incorporates the Booking Office, Pre-Admission Clinic (PAC) and Cardio-Pulmonary Exercise Testing. In addition, the Day Procedure Units undertake endoscopic procedures, post intervention management of cardiology and radiology patient and minor medical and surgical procedures.Services are managed across Footscray, Sunshine and Williamstown campuses and incoporate an adult and paediatric case mix. All surgical specialties have Head of Units and Nurse Unit Managers, who provide leadership within clinical units and ward areas. Multidisciplinary teams are aligned within specialties and extend from the operating room suite to ward settings. The guiding philosophy of the Division is to provide equitable access to high quality, patient focused services through managing patient outcomes, patient activity, financial and human resources. |
The following services are provided by the Division of Surgery: (click on boxes below)
| Admissions | Anaesthetics | Bookings | Breast Surgery |
| Colorectal Surgery | General Surgery | Head & Neck Surgery | Neurosurgery |
| Ophthalmology | Orthopaedics | Otolaryngology | |
| Pain Service | Plastic Surgery | Pre-Admission Clinic | Stomal Therapy |
| Thoracic Surgery | Urology | Vascular Surgery | Day Procedure Unit |
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