Footscray Hospital Theatre

Footscray Theatre/Day Procedure Unit provides an excellent service both to the inpatient and outpatient population of Western Health. The units are proud to have a dedicated group of people working cohesively to provide a service that not only recognises the cultural diversity of the community but can also address their needs as an individual. Footscray Theatre and Day Procedure Unit provides immense learning opportunities to everyone within our departments, giving staff the opportunity to develop both personally and professionally.

Footscray Theatre and Day Procedure Unit aspires to uphold the values of Western Health:

Compassion: we care about the people we look after, about the work that we do and we care about each other

Accountability: staff understand the responsibility when caring for people

Respect: recognition of the need to be courteous, friendly and respectful to everyone at all times

Excellence: the unit strives for excellence in all aspects of work

Safety: to ensure that Footscray Theatre and DPU are safe places for staff and patients

All patients attending Footscray Theatre and Day Procedure Unit must be admitted. Admissions are divided into specific areas for the various medical specialities and different theatres. There is a mixture of both Clerical and nursing staff in the Day Procedure Unit / Admissions area

All patients, including those who are going directly to the wards, are first seen by the Clerical staff to make sure that all paper work is completed in accordance with hospital policy.

The patient will be met by a member of the nursing team who will monitor the patient from admission to discharge and will make sure that they receive the right care whilst at Western Health.

Nursing staff will talk with the patient about their medical condition to make sure that nothing has changed significantly since the patient was consented for their procedure.

It is important to remember that ALL patients who have any form of sedation must be escorted home by a responsible adult. This person is required to stay with the patient for twenty-four hours following the procedure.

Most patients walk to theatre or Radiology however, if required, patients can be transported using a hospital trolley or wheelchair. All patients will be dressed in a gown, dressing gown, theatre hat and overshoes prior to going to theatre.

Patients who are well enough to go home after their surgery/ procedure on the same day come to the Day Procedure Unit.

Chung's modified scoring system is used to determine whether a patient is ready to go home post operatively. Everyone is treated on an individual basis unless the doctor/surgeon has specified particular instructions to be followed. The nurse caring for the patient is responsible for contacting the friend/relative to collect the patient.

The Day Procedure Unit has a dedicated recovery area for patients who have received an endoscopic procedure.

Before going home, patients will receive their post-procedure care information, follow-up appointments and an education pamphlet from the Discharge Nurse. Once the patient is ready and a friend/relative has arrived, they will then be discharged.

The discharge nurse will contact patients who are coming to the Day Procedure Unit the day after surgery. The Day Procedure Unit do this as part of the continuum of care.

Contact Us

Footscray Hospital:

Theatre
Phone: 83456297

Day Procedure Unit
Phone: 83456702