Inpatient Services at Maitland Hospital

Assessment of urgent patients who cannot wait to see their GP.

Emergency care for paediatrics and adults.

For more information about the Emergency Department click here.

Ground floor. Use Emergency department entrance (no public access from the main entrance).

Open:  24 hours a day, 7 days a week including public holidays.

Doctors, Nurses and Allied health staff  (Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Dieticians, Speech Pathologists, Social Workers and Allied Health Assistants) work on the Inpatient wards.

See below for individual service information

Patients who are sick with a range of issues or recovering from surgery will be treated here.

Wards 3A and 3B, Level 3.

Wards 4C and 4D. Level 4.

Treatment of conditions relating to the mind, brain and well being.
For more information about HNE Mental Health Services click here.

Mental Health Unit, Level 3.

24 hours / 7 days a week

Support for women during labour and birth, and care for women with normal to high risk of obstetric or medical conditions.
For more information about Maternity Services at Maitland Hospital click here.

Located on Level 1

7 day - 24-hour service

Clinical Social Worker - Assessments, intervention and referrals.  Including Grief & Loss counselling support and follow up

Monday - Friday, 8:00am -4:30pm

On Call - Saturday & Sunday, 8:00am - 6:00pm (For pregnancy loss)

Day Stay Unit (Level 1)

Monday to Friday 7:00am - 8:30pm.

Saturday 7:00am = 2:30pm (only as required)

Paediatric Unit

Overnight inpatient services for babies, children and young people (0 -17 years of age)

7 day / 24-hour service

Special Care Unit

Babies requiring close monitoring and treatment. Overnight inpatient services for neonates

7 day / 24-hour service

Level 1

Paediatric Hospital in the Home

For paediatric patients who would otherwise require inpatient care and need continuing treatment or monitoring, but are stable and well enough to be discharged home.

Paediatric HITH RN:  Monday, Wednesday & Friday.

All other days & afterhours via On-Call Paediatric Registrar

Unit in the hospital for children and young people up to the age of 17 years.

Ward  4B, Level 4.

Services to manage mothers before, during and after giving birth.

For more information about Maternity Services at Maitland Hospital click here.

Ward 4A, Level 4.

Clinical Social Worker - Assessments, intervention and referrals.  Including Grief & Loss counselling support and follow up

Monday - Friday, 8:00am -4:30pm

On Call - Saturday & Sunday, 8:00am - 6:00pm (For pregnancy loss)

Lactation Service

Assistance, support and advice for women & families with breastfeeding. Breastfeeding Clinic

7 days - 7:00am - 3:30pm

Breastfeeding Clinic

Outpatients Department, Ground Floor. Alternate Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm.

Breastfeeding Classes

Every 2 weeks on Thursday (once only). Alternating between morning or evening.

Parenting Education Service

Antenatal education programs for women & their support person with their physical & emotional preparation for pregnancy, birth and early parenting. Offered Face to face or live streamed. Other specialised programs include a Young parents group and Next Birth after Caesarean (NBAC), face to face only.

Options include:

6 week programs on Tuesday or Wednesday, 6:30pm - 8:30pm.

2 week programs on Saturday 9:00am - 3:00pm.

Next Birth After Caesarean (NBAC) is held 2nd Tuesday every 2nd month, 3:00pm - 5:00pm.

Young Parents Group held monthly on a Tuesday 3:00pm - 5:00pm.

Patients requiring close monitoring and high treatment needs will be looked after here.
For more information about What to expect in ICU click here.

ICU, Level 1.

7 day / 24 hour service

Patients having surgery but not requiring an overnight stay.

Level 1.

Overnight inpatient services for adult patients

Medical, Surgical or Orthopaedic

7 day / 24 hour service

PACU

1st stage recovery for adult and paediatric patients

7 day / 24 hour service

Day Surgery

Day surgery services for adult patients

Monday to Friday, 6:30am - 9:00pm
Saturdays, 7:00am - 3:30pm

Unplanned/emergency surgery

Unplanned surgery for adults  & paediatric patients

7 day / 24 hour service

Elective Surgery

Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Gyne, Obstetrics, Paeds general surgery, Paeds ENT, Urology, Endoscopy,  Colorectal surgery.

Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 6:00pm

Occupational Therapy for Inpatients and Emergency Department.

Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Inpatients

Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Emergency Department

Monday to Friday, 7:00am - 4:30pm

Maternity

Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Oncology

Tuesday to Thursday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Child Protection

Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Aboriginal Health Liaison Officer

Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

On Call

Saturday and Sunday, 8:00am - 6:00pm

Physiotherapy for Inpatients

Clinical Criteria - Prioritised

Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Saturday and Sunday, hours as advised.

Physiotherapy Emergency

Primary and Secondary, March 2023 - 7 days/  8 hour  shifts

Speech Pathology Inpatients

Communication and swallowing assessment and therapy

Monday to Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm

Saturday, 7:30am - 2:00pm

Speech Pathology Video fluoroscopic Swallow Study (VFSS) Clinic

VFSS for inpatients and outpatients

Monday and Wednesday 2:00pm

Pharmacy services for

Paediatrics and Maternity

Monday to Wednesday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Surgical

Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Medical

Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Emergency and ICU

Monday to Saturday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Oncology

Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Dietetics for inpatients

Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Specialist service to help children avoid hospital admission or allow admitted children to go home earlier.

Located in the Outpatient clinic area, Ground floor.

Some people who are going to have a hospital stay are seen here first.

Located in the Outpatient clinic area, Ground floor.

Nurse led clinic for people with a range of lung, chest and breathing issues.

Located in the Outpatient clinic area, Ground floor.

Assists patients who have or will have a stoma.

Located in the Outpatient clinic area, Ground floor.

Specialist doctors  see people who have had a stroke.

Located in the Outpatient clinic area, Ground floor.

Complex wound assessment and management.

Located in the Outpatient clinic area, Ground floor.