Chesterville Day Hospital

Details

Name :

Chesterville Day Hospital

Address  :

28 Chesterville Road

Town  :

Cheltenham

State  :

Victoria

Country  :

AUSTRALIA

Post Code:

3192

Phone  :

03 9585 3777

Fax  :

03 9583 0970

Web URL  :


Description

about Chesterville Day Hospital
Our key values are to treat everyone with friendliness and respect and to ensure excellence in every procedure while fostering staff fulfilment and a happy environment

quality
We strive for continuous quality improvement through adherence to professional
and government standards Voluntary accreditation with the Australian Council on HealthCare Standards promotes a focus on quality Our staff are committed to professional growth through continued education responsibility and accountability

care
Our focus is exemplary care during your stay Our first and foremost goal is the safe performance of your procedure and recovery Safety through sterility and regular maintenance and updating of equipment to the latest available is paramount Attention to comfort and privacy is provided by our stateoftheart building Systems are in place to protect the confidentiality of your information

that is
affordable
We have agreements with major health funds to cover the hospital costs associated with your visitPrior to admission we will obtain details of your cover and then provide information of costs that can be expected Unfortunately Medicare does not cover private hospital costs


History

In 1985 Chesterville Day Hospital started in a renovated house at 28 Chesterville Road CHELTENHAM as South Eastern Endoscopy Service Initially only Gastroscopy was offered
In 1989 we were one of the first Day Surgeries to receive registration with the State Health Department and Commonwealth Department of Health Colonoscopy was introduced

The site was popular with patients with its close proximity to Southland but parking and entry to the Building was limited

In 2000 the block of land next door was purchased and development of Chesterville Day Hospital commenced The new Day Hospital was opened in Nov 2001 with two Theatres 10 recovery beds and importantly 19 car spaces
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