Referring a patient

The list of Outpatient Clinics and clinicians has been compiled as a ready reference to our services. Contact details, referral and special notes are included to assist you when making a referral to St Vincent’s Hospital.

 

Referral Letters
Referrals are to be faxed to the relevant Clinic.
See individual Clinics for details.

Urgent Appointments
For an URGENT outpatient appointment phone switchboard (02) 8382 1111 and ask to speak to the Registrar of the relevant speciality.

Out of Area Patients
To provide the people of NSW with equitable access to Tertiary Health Care the State is divided into Area Health Services. Within these Area Health Services are population networks that are allocated to individual Tertiary referral hospitals.

Priority is given to patients who fall within these networks. St Vincent’s Hospital is a part of South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service.  View map of SESIAHS.

Heart failure, cardiothoracic transplant services, Trauma, Immunology B Ambulatory Care and bone marrow transplants (match unrelated donor transplants) are state wide services.

Access to St Vincent’s Hospital outside of these established referral lines is achieved by consultant to consultant referral. All cases are reviewed individually to ensure St Vincent’s Hospital is able to meets its primary healthcare obligations.

Private patients may also be referred through consultants at  St Vincent's Clinic.