Holiday service changes and closures
21 December 2023
From Monday 25 December to Sunday 7 January we will be operating some reduced services, to allow some of our staff to take a break.
Find out what will be open and when below, including hours for our radiotherapy treatment centres in Ballarat, Box Hill, Moorabbin and Sunshine.
Patient Navigator services will remain open during this period, except on weekends and public holidays.
Patients who need assistance on weekends, after hours and public holidays should phone us on 03 8559 5000 and ask to speak to the After-Hours Hospital Coordinator.
If you require urgent medical assistance, please call 000.
Onsite cafes will also be closing down on various days over the period.
Super Eight, on the ground floor, will close from Friday December 22 and reopen on January 2.
The Loft, on level 7, will close on December 23, 25, 26, 30 & January 1.
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Department |
Changes |
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ALLIED HEALTH |
Nutrition, Speech Pathology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy On-call only weekends and public holidays Spiritual Care On-call only on public holidays |
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AMBULATORY SERVICES |
Day Therapy Closed 25 December and weekends Peter Mac @ Home Open all days Specialist Clinics Closed on weekends and Public Holidays Dental Closed for the entire period Patient Navigators Closed on weekends and public holidays |
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MEDICAL ONCOLOGY, HAEMATOLOGY AND PALLIATIVE CARE |
Ward 1A Open Ward 3A Open Ward 5A Open Apheresis Open, normal operations |
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ADOLESCENT & YOUNG ADULT CANCER SERVICE |
Closed weekends and public holidays |
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PATIENT ACCESS |
Transport Closed on weekends and public holidays Accommodation Closed. Returning to normal operations 3 January Admissions Closed on weekends and public holidays Main Reception & Switchboard Reduced staffing public holidays and weekends |
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PHARMACY |
Closed 25 December, open all other days |
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WELLBEING CENTRE
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Closed weekends and public holidays |
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PSYCHOSOCIAL ONCOLOGY
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Closed on weekends and public holidays |
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RADIOTHERAPY |
Bendigo Closed on weekends and public holidays except 26 December
Closed on weekends and public holidays except 26 December
Closed on weekends and public holidays except 26 December Parkville Closed on weekends and public holidays except 26 December and 1 January Sunshine Closed on Sundays and public holidays (weekend service on Saturdays) |
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REHABILITATION SERVICE |
Closed on weekends and public holidays |
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SPECIALIST NURSES |
Closed on weekends and public holidays |