What do I need to bring to hospital?
Wollongong Public Hospital
Please refer to this Info Pack PDF or Download the My Surgery Journey App for some handy info.
- Any letters from your doctors
- Any relevant x-rays, scans and blood test results
- Current medicines
- Medicare card, Veterans Affairs repat card, private health fund card
- Details of Workers Compensation, public liability or third-party case
- Comfortable clean day clothing
- Glasses, hearing aids, non-electric walking aids (labelled with your name)
The Wollongong Private
- Any letters from your doctors
- Any relevant x-rays, scans and blood test results
- Current medicines
- Medicare card, Veterans Affairs repat card, private health fund card
- Details of Workers Compensation, public liability or third-party case
- Comfortable clean day clothing
- Glasses, hearing aids, non-electric walking aids (labelled with your name)
Note: Please inform us or the hospital if you have any concerns about your surgery, with an early notice your surgery can be re-scheduled. If you are too unwell for surgery, it may be postponed until you are feeling better and it is safer for you to have an anaesthetic.