Hospital At Home Care - Anyone Got Referral From Private To Public

Okey dokey, long story.

We're moving from Melbourne to Woodend in June.

I'm having a caesar at St V's Private in Melbourne on 27 July. I was originally looking at transferring from there after a night to Kyneton Hospital (public) because I'd been told that was possible. Would be much easier for DP to come visit me in Kyneton (15 mins) than drive to Melbourne (1 hour) every day.

Anyhow, spoke to Kyneton today and they're flat chat. They couldn't do an elective caesar there nor could they accept me for post-caesar care.

But they did suggest that I could use them for Hospital At Home Care by getting a referral from St V's Private. So basically, this would be sooper-dooper. I'd spend two nights at St V's, go home but then get midwifery visits from Kyneton Hospital.

I'm LOVING this idea.

However, Kyneton Hospital midwife said this might be tricky as the referring hospital needs to fund it and I'd be going from a private hospital to a public one so that might be tricky. I don't totally understand that but got her gist.

Anyhow, anyone done it?

I know what you mean and it should work.

I know that Freemasons have an early DC program and it involves home visits I think of people live to far away they would out source to a closer hospital even if it was public.

Give St V a call and speak to there co ordinator of maternity services.

Thanks feeb - good to know that Freemasons do it. My ob delivers at both so I could potentially swap to there but have unresolved 'issewwwwwwwws' with the midwives from last time which would see me going in looking for a fight :) so might not be the best environment for me. They would, however, probably be very happy to discharge me early to see the back of me :)

Will call St V's.

I went through Royal Women's Hospital and then had at home visits from the local hospital domiciliary midwife. It was good because they also had local knowledge of resources that the Melbourne hospital didn't have.

hth

kate