Calvary Mater Newcastle
Medical centre
The Medical Centre provides access to cancer care coordinators, allied health staff, treatments in the infusion room and venesection services.
Specialised medical includes gastro, geriatric, stroke and liver.
The centre provides clinics for a range of outpatient services:
- Medical oncology
- Radiation oncology
- Haematology
- Bone marrow transplant
- General psychiatry
- Psycho-oncology
- Head and neck
- Lung clinic
- General medical
- Specialised medical
- Alcohol and drug
- Physiotherapy
- Pre procedure
- Pacemaker
- The Wig Service
Referrals and appointments
All appointments are by referral only. New patients who are referred to a medical or radiation oncologist will be contacted within two days of a referral being made. Follow-up appointments are made after the clinic attendance at the reception desk or by telephone.
Patients requiring a blood test will need to visit the pathology department (Pathology North) on level 3 of the NewMed Building (located between north and south block), one hour prior to your appointment time.
Patients referred to a particular doctor are likely to be charged by the hospital. No consultation fee is higher than the Medicare benefit or the scheduled fee.
Information and support services
Information packages are available at the time of your first consultation.
The medical centre waiting room has free wifi access.
Tea, coffee and biscuits are located in the beverage bay of the waiting room. Donations are greatly appreciated.
Useful contacts
The medical centre is located on Level 3 and open Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays and weekends.