Mount Druitt Hospital
Public Hospital
Mount Druitt Hospital is a public hospital located in Mount Druitt.
This hospital provides cancer surgery.
Other cancer treatments are provided at the Blacktown Cancer and Haematology Centre, including:
- chemotherapy
- radiation therapy
- haematology
- cancer genetics services
Location and contact details
Mount Druitt Hospital
- Address
- 75 Railway Street Mount Druitt NSW 2 7 7 0
- Phone
- 0 2. 9 8 8 1. 1 5 5 5.
- Website
- Visit website
Types of treatment
Mount Druitt Hospital provides cancer surgery services,
Information about additional cancer services including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, haematology and cancer genetics services can be found at the Blacktown Cancer and Haematology Centre
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Treatment for some cancers can be complex and patients should be treated at a hospital which meets agreed criteria for managing this type of cancer. These centres are known as specialist cancer centres. Mt Druitt Hospital is recommended for:
- breast cancer
Cancer care teams
Specialists at Mount Druitt Hospital participate on the multidisciplinary cancer care teams (MDT) listed below. The teams meet regularly to coordinate care for people with these types of cancers:
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- Soft tissue sarcoma
Cancer specialists
The following cancer specialists work at Mount Druitt Hospital:
Additional information
General information about fees
Most treatments are available in both the public and private systems but the costs can be very different. Also, a specialist can work in the public system, private system or both.
It is important to ask about fees before any doctors' visits, tests or treatments. Ask what the fees will be and how much you will get back from Medicare or your private health fund. You will have to pay any remaining costs (the gap payment).
Interpreting and translating services
Patients, their families and carers who do not speak English as a first language or who are Deaf have the right to free, confidential and professional interpreters when they use public health services.
Information for Aboriginal people
To speak to an Aboriginal Health Worker, contact Greater Western Aboriginal Health Service or phone (02) 9836 7300.
Information about what to expect before, during and after cancer treatment is available in this guide, written for Aboriginal people.
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