Introducing Health Choices

This service provides a range of nursing and midwifery care for patients in their own homes. The service is committed to working closely with patients, medical practitioners, the extended community and hospital teams across the metropolitan area of Perth.

Eligibility for the relevant program is dependent on meeting individual health fund criteria.

Hospital in the Home program

The patient is treated as an inpatient of the hospital, remaining under the care of their admitting medical practitioner. The medical team will determine the length of stay if the medical practitioner believes it is appropriate and safe for care to be provided in the patient’s home.

Post acute care

This program provides short term (usually 2-6 weeks maximum) ongoing nursing support following discharge
from hospital. Treatments include wound management, intravenous therapy and stomal therapy.

Postnatal care

The program provides midwifery and lactation consultant support to assist in the transition to the home environment. The service offers professional advice, guthrie testing and monitoring of the progress of the mother and baby.

Service costs

St John of God Health Choices costs are covered by most health fund providers or can be self funded by the patient. Referrals to the service can be received from inpatient wards, emergency department, out patient rooms, medical practitioners or self referral by patients.