Please ensure you:

• Have completed any tests and investigation ordered by your surgeon.
• Have contacted your Health Insurer and obtained a ‘prior approval’ number and letter covering your payment arrangements (if applicable).
• Have an ACC approval letter (if applicable).
• Know when to stop eating and drinking before your admission and surgery.
• Know whether your regular medications and natural remedies should be taken as normal, e.g. anti-coagulants and some natural remedies are often stopped prior to surgery.
• Have completed your forms and have returned them to the hospital 10 days prior to surgery.
• Know when to arrive for admission and where to report to:

  Level 3 Reception
  125 Ormiston Road
  Botany Junction

• Please contact the hospital if within 24 hours of your surgery if you become ill.
• Arrange for someone to drive you to and from hospital on the day of your surgery.
• Have a responsible adult stay with you for at least 24 hours following surgery.