An invoice for the paediatric care is emailed to you within a few weeks after discharge. You can claim medicare benefits on my fees. The total cost varies as the billing is based on individual clinical needs.
Please note that if your baby requires nursery admission during their hospital stay, fees will vary and your health fund will cover most of the fee. Your health fund will not routinely cover my fees if your baby remains on the postnatal ward as the baby is considered an outpatient of the hospital, however the Medicare rebate amounts are shown below.
If you have reached your safety net for this calendar year, Medicare will refund 80% of your out-of-pocket expenses. After hours and emergency attendances do incur higher fees, as I am specifically called to the hospital to attend.
Either myself or my colleagues (A/Prof John Mills, Dr Jubal John and Dr Lupe Alda) will review your baby each day and do at least one full examination again before discharge. The bill that you receive reflects the 24hour cover provided for your baby’s stay in hospital.