Your admission choices

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If you have a Medicare card you can generally choose to be treated as a public or a private patient. To help you make an informed admission choice, read My Admission, My Choice, My Election.

you will be treated by doctors nominated by the hospital
you will not be charged for hospital accommodation, medical and diagnostic services, prostheses or other relevant services
your follow-up care when you leave hospital will usually be provided in an outpatient clinic of the hospital.

you can choose the specialist doctor who will treat you
you will be informed prior to making a choice, whether there will be any out-of-pocket expenses for hospital-generated accounts or doctor(s) fees
your specialist doctor will usually provide follow-up care in their private room after you leave hospital. As a private patient you may also be eligible to transfer to a private hospital for further treatment or for follow-up care.
you will have access to a single room if one is available and you have single room health cover.

For further information on the benefits of choosing to be a private patient read What it Means to be a Private Patient.