Wagga Wagga Base Hospital
Public Hospital
Wagga Wagga Base Hospital is a public hospital located in Wagga Wagga.
This hospital provides cancer surgery.
Other cancer services are available at Riverina Cancer Care Centre, including:
- chemotherapy
- radiation therapy.
Location and contact details
Wagga Wagga Base Hospital
Types of treatment
Wagga Wagga Base Hospital provides cancer surgery.
Information about additional cancer services including chemotherapy and radiation therapy can be found at the Riverina Cancer Care 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. Wagga Wagga Base Hospital is recommended for:
- breast cancer
- colon cancer
- oesophageal and stomach cancers.
Cancer care teams
Specialists at Wagga Wagga Base 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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- Bowel cancer
- Upper gastrointestinal cancer
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- Breast cancer
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- Lung cancer
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- Neuroendocrine cancer
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- Urogenital cancer
Cancer specialists
The following cancer specialists work at Wagga Wagga Base Hospital:
Surgeons
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Dr Andrew Thompson Breast Surgeon, General Surgeon
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Dr Anna Giles General Surgeon
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Dr Bernard Cheung General Surgeon
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Dr David Littlejohn Breast Surgeon, General Surgeon
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Dr James Symons Urologist
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Dr Nicholas Williams Endocrine Surgeon, General Surgeon, Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon
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Dr Paul Bergamin Urologist
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Dr Ray Stanton Urologist
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Dr Richard Harrison General Surgeon, Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon
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Dr Robert Thomas Urologist
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Dr Sheila Kate FitzGerald Breast Surgeon, General Surgeon
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Dr Stephen Jancewicz Colorectal Surgeon, General Surgeon
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Dr Steven Sowter Urologist
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 make an appointment, contact Riverina Medical and Dental Aboriginal Corporation or phone (02) 6923 5200 (Medical) or (02) 6923 5300 (Dental).
Information about what to expect before, during and after cancer treatment is available in this guide, written for Aboriginal people.
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