Services

• A triage nurse assesses you on arrival, using the Australian Triage Scale
• You're then seen by an emergency specialist or Senior Emergency Doctor
• Treatment includes medicines, IV fluids, splinting and plastering, stitches, incision and drainage, and foreign body removal
• If you are unstable, we stabilise you here, then transfer you by ambulance to an appropriate nearby hospital
• Direct admission to a nearby private hospital is possible, depending on bed availability, private health insurance approval and your condition being stable
• Imaging on site, provided by Imaging Specialists, an independent company
• Pathology samples are collected by your treating clinicians and sent to Australian Clinical Labs

• Iron infusion: we prescribe and supply Ferinject or Monofer
• No referral needed for iron, phosphate or zoledronic acid infusions. Recent blood tests (within 1 month) must be available before your visit
• Zoledronic acid infusion for osteoporosis or high calcium
• Phosphate infusion for severely low blood phosphate, given in a cardiac-monitored bed supervised by a Senior Emergency Doctor
• Vyepti infusion for migraine: please bring your own Vyepti medication. A specialist referral is needed
• IV antibiotics after a SWIFT doctor consultation or with a GP referral
• Booking is essential for infusions

• A referral to orthopaedic surgeons, if needed
• X-ray, CT, ultrasound and MRI on site, provided by Imaging Specialists
• A recovery plan, with the on-site physiotherapy or hand therapy clinic if you need it
• Splints, boots and crutches are available to buy on site, if needed

• Walk in when your child is sick or hurt
• Blood collection for children with difficult veins. Booking is essential for planned blood collection
• Babies under 3 months: take them to your nearest hospital emergency department

• Eye redness, pain or injury, and ear, nose and throat problems
• A dedicated eye room with a slit lamp for a proper examination
• Referral to an ophthalmologist or ENT specialist, if needed

• Orthopaedic consultations need a referral from a SWIFT doctor or your GP
• Specialty Orthopaedics, an independent specialist group, has consultation rooms on the SWIFT campus. See the list of specialists below

• Assessed by our emergency team, in consultation with cardiologists
• Referral to cardiologists, if needed
• Transfer by ambulance to a nearby hospital if you need admission

If chest pain is severe or sudden, or you think it is life threatening, Call 000.

• Blood, urine, swab and other tests collected on site
• Only need a blood test? Call us to book an appointment
• Blood collection for people with difficult venous access
• With a valid Medicare card, most general tests are bulk billed
• The SWIFT team chases up your blood test results and lets you know