Hospital in the Home
The Hospital in the Home Unit is based at Frankston Hospital and is staffed by Dr. Martin Jackson, Dr. Geoff Macaulay and a dedicated team of nurses. Click on the link below to read more about what conditions to refer to HITH, and how to make a referral
HITH information (pdf 22KB)
Hospital in the Home Blood Transfusion Service for residential care residents
Patients that reside in residential care institutions that require blood transfusions for chronic anaemia can now be referred to Hospital in the Home (HITH) directly, removing the need for Ambulance/non urgent transport, avoiding waiting times and disruption for the resident.
Patients must be referred to the HITH Physician by a Medical Practitioner. The referring doctor can contact HITH directly on 9784 7065 or 0416 123 315 during business hours or fax request on 9784 7242.
All referrals must include attachments of current general haematology results (these include B12, Folate, Iron Studies, FBE, 0ptional – Faecal Occult), and any information on current investigations or needed investigations.
A pre requisite for the use of this service is that the patient has received a blood transfusion in the past with no adverse reaction. If this is a first transfusion the patient must be referred to the hospital through the appropriate channels (see GP liaison web site).
If you consider your patient to be an emergency they must present as any other emergency, through the Emergency Department.
- Peninsula Health Residential Care Blood Transfusion Flow Chart
- Hospital in the Home Blood Transfusion Service
- Referral From – HITH Blood Transfusion Service
- Post transfusion observations and fact sheet
Community Rehab Program
The Community Rehab Program provides short term rehabilitation for patients recovering from illness, injury, surgery and/or hospitalisation. Click on the link below to read more about referral criteria for Community Rehab and how to make a referral.
Community Rehab Program Information (pdf 25KB)
Community Rehab uses the Subacute Referral Tool (used to refer to ACCESS) (pdf 142 KB)
Home Oxygen
Long term oxygen therapy is assessed by the Thoracic Medicine Department and is provided by the Aids & Equipment Service. To initiate a request, fax the completed request form to the Thoracic Medicine Department on 9784 7716
Long Term Oxygen Therapy Guidelines (pdf 29KB)
Cylinder Sizes (click below image to enlarge)
Home Oxygen Request Form (pdf 60KB)
