Medical Alert: COVID-19
Room consultation
In accordance with Australian Public Health advice, we ask any individuals
who have:
1. Travelled overseas in the last 14 days OR
2. Who have been in contact with travellers and begin experiencing flu
like symptoms/fever OR
3. Who have been in close contact with someone diagnosed with COVID19
and begin experiencing flu like symptoms/fever
to please stay at home and contact 1800 001 497 to arrange a bulk-billed
phone/telehealth consult with Dr Sebastianus Kwon.
All eligible phone or video consultations are Bulk Billed.
Operations
From of 1 April, the government has enforced cancellation of all non-urgent operations until further notice. Urgent and semi-urgent cases can still go ahead after assessment by Dr Kwon.
For patients whose procedure has been postponed, they will be contacted as soon as the restriction is lifted to re-schedule their procedure.
For new patients needing a procedure, they will first be assessed via TeleHealth and any urgent procedures (see below) scheduled now and non-urgent procedures wait-listed for when the restriction is lifted.
Procedures that can proceed now include:
– Urgent procedures (Category 1) include: strangulated hernia, acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis (inflamed gallbladder).
– Semi-urgent procedures (Urgent Category 2) include severe gallstones attacks (biliary colic), hernia with severe symptoms, suspected GI bleeding or suspicion of cancer.
For more information, contact us on:
Call 1800 001 497
More general information is available at:
National Public Health Information Line on 1800 004 599 or NSW Public Health Unit on 1300 066 055.
Australian Government Department of Health at www.health.gov.au
NSW Health at www.health.nsw.gov.au
