What we do
Our Hospital in the Home service provides inpatient-level care at home with daily nurse visits, 24/7 phone and medical support that is guides and supported by hospital doctors and your GP.
What we offer
The team is made up of medical and nursing staff with nurse visits occurring between 8am and 4.30pm and are available by phone 24 hours a day. Medical support is provided 24 hours a day.
People admitted to the program are still considered inpatients and remain under the care of their treating hospital doctor at Wonthaggi Hospital.
The patient is visited by a member of the Hospital In The Home team. In some situations, the patient may be asked to return to the hospital for part of their treatment or for further investigation or review.
Who is eligible?
- Patients deemed stable enough to go home
- Patients with a medical issue that requires inpatient care
- Patients who have someone at home or nearby who can render assistance 24/7 if required
- Patients who have access to transport 24/7
- Patients who have access to a telephone
- Patients who live within the Bass Coast region
What types of illnesses/conditions are eligible?
The type of medical conditions and illnesses that are eligible varie from service to service. Hospital In The Home across the Bass Coast region is for people displaying eligible conditions which include but are not limited to the following:
Intravenous Antibiotics for Management of:
- Short term infections such as, urinary sepsis, cellulitis, bursitis, chest infections
- Long term infections such as wound infections, endocarditis, osteomyelitis
Anticoagulation management for:
- Pre and post-surgical
- DVT’s
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Arrhythmias
- Prophylaxis against further embolic events
- Breast care and drain tube management post-surgery
- Cardiothoracic post-surgical care
- Follow-up care for clients undergoing same day surgery
- Complex wound care management
- Patients requiring methylprednisolone for Multiple Sclerosis
- Management of patients with TB or Syphilis
- Iron Infusions