Information for GPs and specialists

Give eligible patients the opportunity to leave hospital sooner and continue receiving acute care in the comfort of their own home.

Epworth at Home patients are supported daily by a dedicated team of Epworth doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals through our hospital in the home service.

What conditions do we treat?

Epworth at Home - Hospital in the home can manage patients who need ongoing acute care for serious conditions, including:

• Anticoagulation support:
  • New atrial fibrillation diagnosis
  • Perioperative management for patients on Warfarin
  • Complicated DVT or pulmonary embolism
• Infusions:
  • Blood transfusions and iron infusions for palliative care
• Dehydration due to:
  • Sepsis
  • Chemotherapy complications
  • Pregnancy
  • Gastroenteritis
• Hospital-acquired infections:
  • Infected prostheses
  • Pneumonia
  • Surgical wound infections
• Inflammatory disorders:
  • MS, ulcerative colitis, and others requiring IV steroids
• Wound care:
  • Negative pressure (VAC) therapy
• Other serious conditions:
  • Traumatic or neoplastic conditions
  • Serious infections such as osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, endocarditis, spinal abscesses
  • Viral or fungal infections needing antiviral or antifungal treatment

Emergency Department referrals

Through Epworth Richmond Emergency Department, we also manage patients requiring acute admission for:

• Cellulitis
• Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
• Nursing home-acquired infections
• Pneumonia
• Severe sinusitis
• Oncology symptom support
• Tonsillitis
• Urinary sepsis

How to refer

If your patient is eligible, contact the Epworth at Home - Hospital in the home team:

Phone: 0407 530 954
Email: [email protected]

Also see How to refer to EEpworth at Home - Hospital in the home.