Calvary Rehabilitation Hospital

Outpatient/Ancillary Services

This treatment is partially funded through your extras cover if you have this level of cover or by people who self fund to pay the costs of treatment. There is usually a gap payment associated with receiving these services. No medical referral is required and you can contact Calvary Rehabilitation Hospital directly to make an appointment. People accessing these services require less intensive or no medical supervision, and the assistance of a medical rehabilitation specialist at Calvary Rehabilitation Hospital is not required. They may require the input of their general practitioner or possibly other medical specialists. Patients may commence their treatment with a day patient program but then commence an ancillary program, either once they have completed the day patient program or they no longer require treatment from a medical rehabilitation specialist at Calvary Rehabilitation Hospital.

Alternatively, patients may commence immediately with ancillary services as they do not meet the requirements for the day patient programs. Patients often will receive assistance from one or two allied health disciplines during their period of treatment. Types of treatment might involve the following

• Physiotherapy
• Hydrotherapy
• Dietetics
• Occupational therapy
• Speech pathology
• Psychology

Key components

• No medical referral required
• Funded through ancillary (extras) cover with a gap payment

Medicare- Chronic Disease Management/ Enhanced Mental Health Care

Workcover - Third Party/ Motor Accident Insurance Commission (MAC)
This treatment is funded through Medicare/Workcover or MAC. There may be a gap payment for Medicare services but there is no gap payment for approved Workcover and MAC patients. To receive services under Medicare, a referral is required from your general practitioner with a completed care plan. To receive services through Workcover or MAC, a referral is required from your general practitioner or specialist. 

Key components

• Medical referral required from a general practitioner
• A care plan must have been completed by your general practitioner to be referred for medicare services
• There may be a gap payment for Medicare patients.
• There are no gap payments for approved Workcover or MAC patients

Attending Appointments
To help us to manage your appointment, please undertake the following;

• When arriving for treatment, please advise the reception staff of your arrival and sign in at the front reception counter 
• Bring your private health insurance card to your appointments or your Medicare card if you are receiving services under Medicare or Ancillary cover (extras) 
• Patients receiving ancillary services will be given a pink coding and appointment sheet.  Please provide this sheet to the reception staff so they can process your payment and arrange any further appointments. Payment is required on the day of treatment for these patients
• After you have concluded your treatment, please sign out at the front reception 
• If you are unable to attend an appointment, 24 hours notice is required or payment for the missed appointment may be required 

Other Information

• Hydrotherapy patients will require bathers and to bring your own towel to your session
• Wear loose fitting, comfortable clothing to enable you to undertake your exercise program without restriction
• Limited valuables should be bought in for sessions as there is limited secure property storage available
• If your session does not provide refreshments  then the following is available:
  • Snack vending machines on site
  • Access to water fountains
  • A selection of take away food facilities across the road.