Westmead Hospital

Service overview: Patient and carer accommodation is available at the Westmead Accommodation Complex at the corner of Darcy Road and Bridge Road Westmead.

• Operating hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 1:30pm
• Phone: (02) 8890 6900

Service overview: The Department of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Westmead Hospital provides inpatient and outpatient services to adolescents with complex health care needs and their families Clinical services are provided to young people aged between 14 years nine months up to 18 years and still attending high school The Department promotes better understanding of adolescent health issues through research education and training.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Operating hours: Monday to Thursday, 8am to 4:30pm
• Phone: (02) 8890 6788
• Fax: (02) 9893 9062

Service overview: The AYA ward at Westmead Hospital is an 8 bed inpatient facility for adolescents Patients aged 14 years and 9 months until the end of high school are admitted if medically compromised for treatment of anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders The program provides a safe supportive and therapeutic environment with individual group and family support.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 6788
• Fax: (02) 9893 9062

Service overview: The Adult Insulin Pump Service provides assessment education and initiation of insulin pump therapy for adults with type 1 diabetes including those planning pregnancy shift workers and people needing intensive glucose targets and lifestyle flexibility.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 6466
• Fax: (02) 8890 8333

Service overview: The Seniors Assessment Service provides ACAT Aged Care Assessment Team RAS Regional Assessment Service and AN ACC Australian National Aged Care Classification assessments in the community to assist older people and their carers.

• Referral needed: Referral may or may not be required depending on patient booking
• Operating hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4pm
• Phone: (02) 8890 7470
• Fax: (02) 8890 8688

Service overview: Geriatrics is a medical specialty focused on providing care and treatment for the health needs of older people.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Operating hours: 8am to 3pm
• Phone: (02) 8890 6544
• Fax: (02) 8890 8333

Service overview: Allergy and Immunology is for patients who have allergic diseases and problems relating to their immune system.

• Referral needed: Yes clinics need a valid referral from a GP specialist or an eReferral within the hospital
• Operating hours:
  • Monday (PCR immunology and allergy clinic): 9am to 12:30pm
  • Tuesday (Allergy clinic): 9am to 12:30pm
  • Wednesday (Immunology clinic): 9am to 12:30pm
• Phone: (02) 8890 6791
• Fax: (02) 9891 3889

Service overview: The Ambulatory Surgical Unit is for patients requiring oral surgery paediatric dentistry and special care dentistry under general anaesthesia treatment of malignant hyperthermia muscle biopsy ophthalmic procedures and Westmead Fertility patients.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Operating hours: 8am to 4pm
• Phone: (02) 8890 6447
• Fax: (02) 8890 1370

Service overview: Audiologists assess and manage disorders of the ear.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Operating hours: Monday to Thursday, 8:30am to 3:30pm
• Phone: (02) 8890 7479
• Fax: (02) 8890 9852

Service overview: Westmead Birth Unit provides midwifery and obstetric care for labour and birth including complex pregnancies It also provides assessment and management of pregnancy concerns after 20 weeks gestation and care for women who have birthed but require more intensive care than can be provided on a maternity ward.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Operating hours: Open 24 hours
• Phone: (02) 8890 6663

Service overview: The Westmead Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service provides comprehensive specialised rehabilitation for people with traumatic brain injury including inpatient rehabilitation transitional living community rehabilitation outreach and research It is a tertiary referral centre managing patients with complex disability from coma through to community reintegration.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 7941
• Fax: (02) 9635 8892

Service overview: The Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre is a purpose built cancer centre providing integrated research prevention diagnostic treatment and rehabilitation programs Services include consultation clinics chemotherapy and immunotherapy apheresis radiation therapy including brachytherapy palliative care symptom control familial cancer and genetic counselling psycho oncology and blood transplant and cellular therapies.

• Operating hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30pm
• Phone: (02) 8890 5200

Service overview: Cardiologists specialise in heart problems and diseases of the circulatory system.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Operating hours: 8am to 4pm
• Phone: (02) 8890 6795
• Fax: (02) 8890 8323

Service overview: CAYAH provides multidisciplinary specialist outpatient care for young people with complex clinical needs Appointments are for patients aged 14 years and 9 months to 18 years or up to 25 years where there are co morbidities Conditions include eating disorders medically complicated attention and learning disorders complex problems needing a multidisciplinary approach high risk marginalised youth transition care and gender dysphoria.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 5555
• Fax: (02) 9893 9062

Service overview: The Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology Research conducts epidemiological health services clinical physiological and basic science research and clinical trials in diabetes obesity and pituitary disorders.

• Referral needed: Yes

Service overview: The Centre for Research into Adolescents Health CRASH is the research arm of the Department of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine and promotes the health of young Australians through clinical and public health research informed policy better clinical practice professional education and consumer information.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 6788

Service overview: The Parramatta Chest Clinic is a specialised service providing screening treatment and education for conditions related to tuberculosis It is an offsite outpatient day clinic that is part of the Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Operating hours:
  • Monday, 8am to 4:45pm
  • Tuesday, 8am to 3:15pm
  • Wednesday, 8am to 4:45pm
  • Thursday, 8am to 3:15pm
  • Friday, 8am to 4:45pm
  • Closed weekends and public holidays
• Phone: (02) 9843 3110
• Fax: (02) 9843 3116

Service overview: Childbirth and parenting education classes provide interactive group sessions run by midwives and physiotherapists covering labour birth breastfeeding and early parenting to help women and their families prepare for birth and caring for a newborn.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8990 5555

Service overview: Clinical pharmacology encompasses all aspects of the relationship between drugs and humans including the safe and effective use of medicines

• Phone: (02) 8890 6086

Service overview: Westmead Centre for Oral Health provides general public dental services and state wide specialist oral health services It is a major teaching facility with advanced patient care facilities operating suites and the Institute of Dental Research and links to community dental clinics.

• Phone: (02) 8890 6766

Service overview: The Dermatology Department provides general and specialised services for a wide range of skin disorders including inflammatory skin disease autoimmune disease and skin cancers with multidisciplinary clinics and UV light therapy.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 7149
• Fax: (02) 8890 9673

Service overview: The Developmental Disabilities Service provides multidisciplinary rehabilitation assessment review and monitoring of adults with developmental disabilities through specialist outpatient clinics including physical disabilities spasticity dysphagia spina bifida Rett syndrome Down syndrome and Baclofen pump refill.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 7800
• Fax: (02) 9633 5952

Service overview: DEACC provides outpatient and inpatient services to people with diabetes and their families including education dietetics podiatry insulin initiation and stabilisation transition clinics metabolic clinics endocrine diagnostics hormone implants and outreach education.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Operating hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30pm
• Phone: (02) 8890 6466
• Fax: (02) 8890 8333

Service overview: The Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology provides outpatient clinics diabetes education dietetics podiatry insulin pump starts inpatient care and endocrine investigations and is active in research and clinical trials for diabetes pituitary disorders and obesity.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 6796
• Fax:
  • Office: (02) 9635 5691
  • Referrals: (02) 8890 8333

Service overview: Westmead diabetes clinics provide specialist medical care for people with diabetes focusing on optimising diabetes control and screening for and treating diabetes complications in collaboration with diabetes educators dietitians and podiatrists.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 6544
• Fax: (02) 8890 8333

Service overview: The Diabetes in Pregnancy Service provides specialist care for women with type 1 diabetes type 2 diabetes prediabetes and gestational diabetes including diabetes education dietetics and combined endocrinology and obstetrics clinics to optimise blood glucose and reduce risks for mother and baby.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 6466
• Fax: (02) 8890 8333

Service overview: The Emergency Department provides 24 hour emergency care for patients with serious illness or injury and prioritises treatment according to clinical urgency Patients with the most serious conditions are always seen first.

• Referral needed: No
• Operating hours: Open 24 hours
• Phone: (02) 8890 5555

Service overview: The Endocrinology Clinical Trials Unit conducts clinical research trials across a range of endocrine and metabolic conditions including diabetes adrenal disorders pituitary disorders bone health and obesity.

• Referral needed: Yes

Service overview: The Eye Clinic provides specialised ophthalmology services including assessment treatment and follow up for a wide range of eye conditions and works closely with the Ambulatory Surgical Unit for procedures requiring anaesthesia.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Operating hours: 8am to 4pm

Service overview: The Falls Clinic provides multidisciplinary assessment and management for older people who are at risk of falls offering prevention strategies medication review physiotherapy input and safety planning.

• Referral needed: Yes

Service overview: Genetic risk assessment and counselling for individuals and families with a history of cancer.

• Virtual care available: Yes
• Operating hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5pm
• Location: Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre and Breast Cancer Institute, Block F Level 1 Entrance 6
• Email: westmeadfcs@health.nsw.gov.au
  Phone: (02) 8890 6947
• Fax: (02) 8890 9217

Service overview: The Department of Gastroenterology provides diagnosis treatment and ongoing management for digestive health conditions including liver disease inflammatory bowel disease endoscopy and bowel cancer screening.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 6390

Service overview: Genetics Services provide assessment diagnosis management and counselling for individuals and families with genetic conditions including inherited disorders and congenital abnormalities.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Operating hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm
• Phone: (02) 8890 9780
• Fax: (02) 9845 8323

Service overview: The Gynaecology Outpatients Clinic provides assessment and management for a wide range of women’s health conditions including menstrual concerns pelvic pain fertility issues menopause and early pregnancy complications.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 5555

Service overview: Haematology provides inpatient and outpatient care for blood disorders including anaemia clotting disorders leukaemia lymphoma myeloma and thrombosis with access to specialised diagnostics and treatments.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 6740

Service overview: The Hepatology Clinic provides specialised assessment and treatment for liver conditions including hepatitis cirrhosis fatty liver autoimmune liver disease and liver tumours with access to imaging endoscopy and clinical trials.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 6390

Service overview: The High Risk Foot Service provides multidisciplinary management for patients with complex foot conditions including diabetic foot ulcers infections neuropathy and vascular compromise focusing on prevention limb salvage and ongoing care.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 6466

Service overview: Hospital in the Home provides acute hospital level care in the patient’s home for eligible conditions including infections wound care intravenous therapy and postsurgical monitoring reducing hospital stays and supporting recovery at home.

• Referral needed: Yes

Service overview: Infectious Diseases provides assessment treatment and ongoing management for infections including HIV hepatitis tuberculosis complex bacterial infections and infections in immunocompromised patients and provides infection control advice for the hospital.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 5555

Service overview: IDMS provides early management for inpatient diabetes care including preadmission optimisation early review during admission and timely post discharge follow up and supports protocol development and staff education.

• Referral needed: Yes

Service overview: The ICU provides specialised care for critically ill patients requiring continuous monitoring advanced life support mechanical ventilation and complex medical and surgical management.

• Referral needed: No
• Operating hours: Open 24 hours
• Phone: (02) 8890 7000

Service overview: Medical Imaging provides diagnostic imaging including X ray CT MRI ultrasound nuclear medicine and interventional radiology Services support inpatient outpatient emergency and specialist departments.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 6399

Phone: (02) 8890 6663 or (02) 8890 7395 (more than 20 weeks' gestation)

Note: For emergencies and if under or less than 20 weeks' gestation, please go to our ED or call (02) 8890 5555

Pregnancy information

Service overview: Nephrology provides specialist care for kidney conditions including chronic kidney disease acute kidney injury hypertension glomerulonephritis dialysis management and transplant coordination.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 6795

Service overview: Neurology provides diagnosis and management of neurological conditions including stroke epilepsy migraines neuromuscular disorders movement disorders and multiple sclerosis with onsite diagnostics including EEG and EMG.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 5555

Service overview: Neurophysiology provides diagnostic testing including EEG nerve conduction studies EMG evoked potentials and monitoring for patients with neurological conditions and supports both inpatient and outpatient services.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Operating hours: Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 4pm

Service overview: Neurosurgery provides specialised surgical care for brain spine and nervous system conditions including tumours trauma vascular malformations spinal disorders and functional neurosurgery.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 5555

Service overview: The Obesity Clinic assists general practitioners in managing patients with moderate to severe obesity or obesity with significant medical problems such as heart disease arthritis diabetes and respiratory disorders.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Operating hours: Tuesdays, 9am to 12pm
• Phone: (02) 8890 6544
• Fax: (02) 8890 8333

Service overview: Antenatal Clinics provide maternity care for women throughout pregnancy including routine monitoring high risk pregnancy management screening tests and specialist obstetric consultations.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 6666

Service overview: Physiotherapy provides rehabilitation and recovery support for mobility strength balance respiratory conditions musculoskeletal problems postsurgical care and chronic disease management.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 5555

Service overview: Plastic surgery provides reconstructive surgery for trauma burns skin cancer hand injuries congenital abnormalities and wound management Cosmetic procedures are not offered.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 5555

Service overview: The Podiatry Clinic provides assessment and treatment for foot and lower limb conditions including diabetic foot complications gait issues skin conditions and wound management.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 6466

Service overview: The clinic supports women with type 1 diabetes type 2 diabetes or prediabetes to optimise glucose control medications and management of complications before conception to reduce risks in pregnancy.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 6544
• Fax: (02) 8890 8333

Service overview: Rehabilitation services support patients recovering from illness injury or surgery with multidisciplinary care including physiotherapy occupational therapy speech pathology and rehabilitation nursing.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 5555

Service overview: Renal medicine provides care for kidney disease including dialysis chronic kidney disease management acute kidney injury hypertension and transplant coordination.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Operating hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30pm
• Phone: (02) 8890 6409   

Service overview: Respiratory Medicine provides assessment diagnosis and treatment for lung conditions including asthma COPD sleep apnoea interstitial lung disease lung infection and respiratory failure.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Operating hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30pm
• Phone: (02) 8890 6792

Service overview: Rheumatology provides diagnosis and management of arthritis connective tissue disorders autoimmune conditions and musculoskeletal diseases.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 5555

Service overview: The Sexual Health Clinic offers confidential testing treatment prevention counselling and support for sexually transmitted infections HIV PrEP contraception and reproductive health.

• Referral needed: No
• Operating hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm
• Phone: (02) 9843 3124

Service overview: The Sleep Disorders Clinic offers assessment diagnosis and management for sleep apnoea insomnia restless legs syndrome narcolepsy and other sleep conditions.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Operating hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30pm
• Phone: (02) 8890 5555

Service overview: Speech pathology provides assessment and therapy for communication difficulties swallowing disorders voice issues language disorders and cognitive communication needs.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Operating hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30pm
• Phone: (02) 8890 5555

Service overview: The Spinal Injury Unit provides acute care rehabilitation and long term management for adults with spinal cord injury including nursing medical therapy and community support services.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Operating hours: Open 24 hours
• Phone: (02) 8890 5555

Service overview: The Stroke Service provides emergency stroke treatment acute medical management rehabilitation and specialist follow up with access to imaging and multidisciplinary care.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Operating hours: Open 24 hours
• Phone: (02) 8890 5555

Service overview: The Diabetes Transition Support Program assists young adults aged 15 to 25 years with type 1 or type 2 diabetes or CF related diabetes to transition from paediatric to adult health care.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Operating hours:
  • Monday, 1pm to 4pm
  • Wednesday, 2:30pm to 5:30pm
• Phone: (02) 8890 6288
• Fax: (02) 8890 8333

Service overview: The Pituitary Centre provides multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment of pituitary diseases including clinical assessment imaging dynamic endocrine testing specialised sampling pituitary surgery and radiotherapy and participates in clinical trials.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 6544
• Fax: (02) 8890 8333

Service overview: The Thyroid Disorders Service provides diagnosis investigation and management of thyroid disorders including hypo and hyperthyroidism thyroiditis goitre thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer with a weekly thyroid clinic fine needle aspiration biopsy and radioactive iodine therapy.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 6544
• Fax: (02) 8890 8333

Service overview: Transplant Services provide assessment treatment and long term follow up for patients undergoing organ transplantation including kidney pancreas and donor coordination services.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Operating hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30pm
• Phone: (02) 8890 6409  

Service overview: The Trauma Service provides specialised care for patients with severe injuries requiring coordinated emergency surgical critical care and rehabilitation support.

• Referral needed: No
• Operating hours: Open 24 hours
• Phone: (02) 8890 5555

Service overview: Upper GI surgery provides specialist surgical care for conditions of the oesophagus stomach pancreas liver and gallbladder including cancer obesity surgery and complex abdominal surgery.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 6390

Service overview: Urology provides surgical and medical care for conditions affecting the kidneys bladder prostate and urinary tract including cancer stones infections and continence issues.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Operating hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30pm
• Phone: (02) 8890 6409  

Service overview: Vascular surgery provides diagnosis and treatment of artery vein and lymphatic conditions including aneurysms blockages varicose veins diabetic foot disease and vascular trauma.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Phone: (02) 8890 5555

Service overview: Westmead Vacation Care is a long day vacation care service at The Childrens Hospital at Westmead supporting health staff with priority access extended hours rotating roster placements maternity leave contracts and breastfeeding provisions.

• Operating hours: Monday to Friday, 7am to 6:30pm
• Phone: (02) 9845 3961
• Fax: (02) 9845 0640

Service overview: Westmeadow Child Care Centre is a long day care centre supporting WSLHD staff with priority of access extended hours rotating roster placements maternity leave contracts onsite locations and breastfeeding provisions.

• Operating hours: Monday to Friday, 6:30am to 6pm
• Phone: (02) 8890 3350
• Fax: (02) 9845 6448

Service overview: The Women’s Health Clinic provides specialist care for reproductive and women’s health concerns including contraception menopause pelvic pain menstrual disorders and follow up for abnormal screening results.

• Referral needed: Yes
• Operating hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30pm
• Phone: (02) 8890 6666

Service overview: The Youth Health Clinic provides confidential health care for young people including mental health support sexual health advice general health checks substance use support and social wellbeing services.

• Referral needed: No
• Operating hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm
• Phone: (02) 9840 3600