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Pre-Admission Clinic and Surgical Day Care Unit

All elective surgery patients will attend a Pre-Admission clinic prior to their surgery. They either attend the central Pre-Admission Services located within Specialist Outpatient Services Department, or a decentralised clinic depending on the specialty.

The Surgical Day Care Unit (SDCU) is an inpatient facility that provides a day admission service to patients with a wide range of surgical, medical and diagnostic needs.

The majority of patients booked for elective surgery are admitted on the day of surgery. SDCU is the admission point for most patients booked for surgery or other procedures on the day of admission.

Attendance

Patients attend PRE-AC approximately 1 - 6 weeks prior to their surgery. Registration with PRE-AC is valid for six months.

Integrated Pre-admission Assessment Form

Patients admitted for routine surgery at the RBWH will be sent a four page Pre-Admission Assessment Form to complete. The patient needs to complete the grey areas on the form. Patients are encouraged to attend their GP if they have any problems completing these sections. The hospital staff completes the rest of the form at their Preac appointment.

Links PREAC Patient Information Sheet Specialist Outpatient Clinics Specialist Outpatient Service Factsheet

Pre-Admission Clinic (General) Specialist Outpatient Clinic Level 1 Dr James Mayne Building Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Hours Open: 8.30am to 5.00pm Telephone: (07) 3636 7813 or (07) 3636 7476 Email: RBWH-Feedback@health.qld.gov.au (with the subject "PREAC") Pre-Admission Clinic (Gynaecology) Gynaecology Outpatients Ground Floor Ned Hanlon Building Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Telephone: (07) 3636 8111 Email: RBWH-Feedback@health.qld.gov.au (with the subject "PREAC Gynae") Surgical Day Care Unit (SDCU) Level 4 Ned Hanlon Building Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Telephone: (07) 3636 8111 Email: RBWH-Feedback@health.qld.gov.au (with the subject "SDCU") General Admissions Ground Floor Ned Hanlon Building Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Hours Open: 6:30am to 10:30pm Telephone: (07) 3636 7935 (public elective) or (07) 3636 7009 (intermediate) Email: RBWH-Feedback@health.qld.gov.au (with the subject "Admissions")