Information for doctors about Warrnambool

At St John of God Warrnambool Hospital, we work in partnership with our accredited medical practitioners and welcome enquiries from specialist doctors wishing to obtain accreditation to treat patients at our hospital.

Our doctors work in collaboration with us in multiple areas including:

  • clinical service provision
  • teaching and education of medical students, junior doctors and specialists in training
  • Medical Advisory and Credentialing Committee membership
  • clinical governance activities with numerous quality and peer review activities
  • GP education programs
  • involvement in clinical research, including clinical trials.

Accreditation

To admit patients to our hospital, all medical practitioners must be accredited to practice.

Our Chief Executive Officer is the primary point of contact for any accreditation queries by medical practitioners.

Chief Executive Officer
St John of God Warrnambool Hospital
PO Box 316
Warrnambool VIC 3280

Phone: 03 5564 0605 
Email: [email protected]

Alternatively, contact our Executive Support Officer to receive an application by phone: 03 5564 0605 

Referrals and admissions

To arrange patient medical admissions, contact the hospital with the patient's full name, date of birth, admission diagnosis and any specific care instructions:

Surgical admissions require completion of a surgical booking pack/consent form which can be supplied to you. Contact our bookings office for instruction on the process for surgical admissions.

GP direct admission can be facilitated after we provide you with instructions and an admission pack for admitting your patients directly from your General Practice Clinic.

By-laws and code of conduct

All accredited medical practitioners and service providers are expected to adhere to our code of conduct and practitioner by-laws. These documents govern the relationship between St John of God Health Care and its accredited practitioners, and set expectations for professional conduct, patient safety and the delivery of quality care at our hospitals and services. Practitioners will receive both documents following successful credentialing.

Consulting suites

Our hospital has a number of dedicated consulting suites for visiting medical practitioners.

Other consulting physicians and surgeons have consulting rooms onsite across specialties such as gynaecology and obstetrics, plastic and reconstructive surgery, general surgery, psychiatry, gastroenterology and cardiology.

The consulting suites are situated:

  • Botanic Road Entrance - Suites 6 – 9
  • Wentworth Street Entrance - Suites 1 - 5