Wyong Hospital
Public Hospital
Wyong Hospital is a public hospital located in Hamlyn Terrace.
This hospital provides cancer surgery.
Chemotherapy is provided at Central Coast Cancer Service.
Location and contact details
Wyong Hospital
- Address
- 664 Pacific Highway Hamlyn Terrace NSW 2 2 5 9
- Phone
- 0 2. 4 3 9 4. 8 0 0 0.
- Website
- Visit website
Types of treatment
Wyong Hospital provides cancer surgery.
Information about additional cancer services including chemotherapy and radiotherapy can be found at Central Coast Cancer Service.
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.Wyong Hospital is recommended for:
- colon cancer.
Cancer care teams
Specialists at Wyong 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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- Blood cancer
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- Bowel cancer
- Upper gastrointestinal cancer
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- Breast cancer
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- Endocrine cancer
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- Gynaecological cancer
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- Head and neck cancer
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- Lung cancer
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- Skin cancer
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- Urogenital cancer
Cancer specialists
The following cancer specialists work at Wyong Hospital:
Surgeons
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Dr Deepak Chhabra General Surgeon, Hepatobiliary Surgeon, Pancreatic Surgeon, Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon
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Dr Edward Latif Urologist
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Dr Finlay Macneil Urologist
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Dr George Liang Breast Surgeon, Endocrine Surgeon, General Surgeon
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Dr Jamal Merei General Surgeon
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Dr Mark Louie-Johnsun Urologist
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Dr Peter MR Stewart Colorectal Surgeon
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Dr Ping-En (Paul) Chen Breast Surgeon, Endocrine Surgeon
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Dr Shannon Di Lernia Colorectal Surgeon, General Surgeon
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Dr Stephen Ruthven Urologist
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Dr Zhen Hou Colorectal Surgeon, General Surgeon
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 Yerin Aboriginal Health Service or phone (02) 4351 1040.
Information about what to expect before, during and after cancer treatment is available in this guide, written for Aboriginal people.
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