Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital
Public Hospital
Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital is a public hospital located in Nowra.
This hospital provides cancer surgery.
Other cancer treatments are available at Shoalhaven Cancer Care Centre, including:
- chemotherapy
- radiation therapy
- haematology
- cancer genetic services.
Location and contact details
Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital
- Address
- 2 Shoalhaven Street Nowra NSW 2 5 4 1
- Phone
- 0 2. 4 4 2 1. 3 1 1 1.
- Fax
- 0 2. 4 4 2 3. 9 2 7 7.
- Website
- Visit website
Types of treatment
Shoalhaven Hospital provides cancer surgery.
Information about additional cancer services including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, haematology and cancer genetic services can be found at Shoalhaven 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. Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital is recommended for:
- colon cancer.
Cancer care teams
Specialists at Shoalhaven District Memorial 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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- Brain and spinal cord 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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- Soft tissue sarcoma
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- Upper gastrointestinal cancer
Cancer specialists
The following cancer specialists work at Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital:
Surgeons
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Dr David Reid General Surgeon, Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon
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Dr Dragos Iorgulescu General Surgeon
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Dr Helen Nicholson Urologist
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Dr Kurt Verschuer General Surgeon
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Dr Lyndon Chan Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon
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Prof Martin Jones General Surgeon
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Dr Minh Tran Urologist
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Dr Nagy Andrawis General Surgeon
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Dr Shella de Robles Colorectal Surgeon
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Dr Spencer Murray Urologist
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Dr Steven Craig Endocrine Surgeon, General Surgeon, Surgical Oncologist
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Dr Thiagarajan Sitharthan General Surgeon
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Dr Tony Palasovski Breast 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 South Coast Medical Service Aboriginal Corporation or phone (02) 4428 6666.
Information about what to expect before, during and after cancer treatment is available in this guide, written for Aboriginal people.
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