Inpatient Incentive Program for Private Patients

Private Patient Liaison Officers, Christine Ludgwick, Renee Thompson and Jeanne Jancso.
Private Patient Liaison Officers, Christine Ludgwick, Renee Thompson and Jeanne Jancso.


Patients with private health insurance have the choice to be treated as either a public or private patient.

A private patient with appropriate hospital cover has NO OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES for their hospital stay and procedures (e.g. hospital accommodation, prosthetics, pathology, radiology, ICU, theatre fees, pharmaceuticals, etc.).

Your Specialist Doctor will provide medical care at no out of pocket expenses unless he or she advises you differently.  You should discuss the cost directly with your Specialist.

As a private patient, you are entitled to:

What are the Benefits?

A Specialist Doctor

As a private patient you are treated personally by a Consultant, an experienced Specialist Doctor.  If you require surgery, this will be performed by your Specialist Surgeon, and the anaesthetic will be administered by a specialist anaesthetic unless there are exceptional circumstances.

The Hospital

By using your private health insurance, the money received assists the hospital to buy additional equipment, maintain facilities aqnd continue to provide a better service.

Private Patient Incentives

  • TV rental
  • Newspapers
  • Car-parking
  • Phone calls
  • Visitor meals

In addition, all private inpatients receive a Toiletries Pack on admission (includes tissues, conditioning shampoo, shower cap, vanity set, soap, toothbrush and toothpaste).

Private Rooms

As a private patient, you may request a single room, however, priority is given to patients according to medically assessed special needs.

For More Information:

Please contact the:

         Private Patient Liaison Officer
         (Office hours: 07:30 to 17:00.  Weekends: 10:00 to 16:30)

         Phone: 9224 8480
         Fax: 9224 2055
         Email: rph.pplo@health.wa.gov.au




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