Before and during your visit

Before your visit

If you child has had recent testing such as laboratory results, radiology films/reports or clinical history relating to your child’s diagnosis, please provide this documentation, particularly x-ray films, for the paediatric surgeon to review before or at the time of surgical consultation. This documentation is vital to your child’s treatment. Your child's records may be obtained from your primary care physician’s office or from the medical institution where the records originated. Our department accepts records by postal mail, fax, or hand-delivery.

During your visit

This may be your child’s first time to visit the Monash Children’s Hospital; please provide the following items upon appointment check-in:

Concession card
Information about closest relative (for example, name, address, phone number
Insurance card
Referral or order sheet from primary care physician
Medical records, lab work, and x-rays
Parking ticket for validation
Advanced Directives or Power of Attorney (If you have these, please them bring with you. You may obtain a blank copy by contacting our Admitting Department

Published Date: September 17, 2009
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