Commonly asked questions for Admission

• What do I need to do before admission?

  Your admitting doctor will give you a Patient Information Booklet containing a patient registration form, health questionnaire and acknowledgement of consent. Please ensure this is completed and returned to the hospital as soon as possible.

  Alternatively, your admitting doctor may provide you information on how to complete an Online Registration Form. 

• Who will contact me when I am booked into hospital?

  You can be contacted by Patient Services staff regarding your admission paperwork and/or Nursing Pre-admission staff regarding your procedure. 

• Where do I report to for my admission?

  Cabrini Malvern

  Please present to the Main Reception area of the hospital which is located on the Ground Floor near the main entrance. You will either be directed to the Day of Surgery Admission (DOSA), the Day Procedure Centre or admitted through Patient Services. 

  Cabrini Brighton, Cabrini Prahran, Cabrini Elsternwick

  Please present to the Main Reception area and our staff will provide you with directions. 

• What about my health insurance? Do I need to contact my Health Fund?

  It is advised that you contact your health fund provider prior to your admission to confirm your eligibility, level of cover and liability for any excesses, co-payments or other out pocket cost.

• I don’t have private health insurance, but I intend to pay for my hospitalisation. How do I find out how much I will pay?
  Please contact the hospital prior to admission for an estimate of fees and charges. It is impossible to foresee all circumstances that may affect your account; therefore, this estimate is an approximation only. You will be required to pay the estimated costs of your hospitalisation prior to or on admission.
• I have health insurance with my overseas insurer. How does this work?

  Cabrini does not accept all forms of overseas health insurance. Prior to your hospitalisation, you should obtain an estimate of expenses from the Patient Services Department. You will be asked to settle your account on admission and will be charged for any diagnostic services on discharge.

  On discharge, a detailed account will be supplied to you to claim from your overseas insurer. 

• I am a gold/white cardholder with Veterans’ Affairs. Am I covered?

  Gold cardholders

  You are fully covered for your hospitalisation costs (shared room only) and any diagnostic accounts.

  Should you choose to come into hospital as a private patient under your private health insurance and hold a Veterans’ Affairs gold card, you will be billed for your diagnostic accounts and are required to claim them from Medicare and your private heath fund.

  White cardholders

  You will require to have prior approval to ensure your admission is covered.

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• I am claiming through Workers Compensation, TAC or other legal claim. What do I need to do?

  You will be required to provide evidence of acceptance of your claim (including claim number, contact person and other relevant details). An approval letter from the Third Party can be emailed to psestimates@cabrini.com.au stating your name in the subject line. 

  Where approval has been given, your account will be forwarded to the Third Party for payment. If your claim has not been accepted (or is not yet determined) your account will be treated as uninsured and you will be responsible for payment of the estimated costs.

  Once approved, you are fully covered for theatre costs and accommodation in a ward or shared room. It does not automatically follow that you will receive approval for a period of hospitalisation even though you may have been covered under the same claim for previous visits. Each hospitalisation must be approved by the Third Party.