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SWIFT Emergency & Urgent Care
Fees

Services

Everything we treat and offer at Rouse Hill, led by emergency physicians and working with specialists.

Emergency & urgent care

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Emergency physicians treat minor injuries through to severe, non-life-threatening illness, usually faster than a hospital ED.

  • A triage nurse assesses you on arrival, using the Australian Triage Scale
  • You're then seen by a doctor trained in emergency medicine
  • If you need hospital care, we arrange your transfer to a nearby emergency department
  • Scans and pathology are in the same building

Fractures & orthopaedics

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Orthopaedic surgeons follow up fractures and joint injuries, and can arrange surgery at nearby private hospitals if you need it.

  • Specialist follow-up within 24 hours if needed
  • Hip, knee, shoulder, elbow, hand and wrist, and foot and ankle
  • Walk in with a new injury
Our orthopaedic surgeons
  • Dr Mohammed BabaShoulder, elbow, wrist and hand
  • A/Prof Roderick KuoFoot and ankle, trauma
  • Dr Adrian LowShoulder, knee and trauma
  • Dr Jun NagamoriSports knee surgery
  • A/Prof Nicholas C SmithHand and wrist
  • Dr Louis ShidiakHip and knee surgery, sports injuries
  • A/Prof James SullivanHip and knee surgery, joint replacement
  • Dr Timothy YeohKnee and shoulder surgery

Sports injuries

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Emergency physicians, orthopaedic surgeons and physiotherapists treat sports injuries and plan your return to play.

  • Saturday morning sports injury clinic, 10am to 1pm
  • X-ray, ultrasound and MRI to find the extent of the injury
  • A recovery plan, with physiotherapy if you need it
  • Advice on preventing the next injury

Paediatrics

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Specialist urgent care for children 3 months and up, with follow-up clinics so care doesn't stop when you go home.

  • Walk in when your child is sick or hurt
  • Specialist care through Children's Health Hub, run by paediatricians affiliated with The Children's Hospital at Westmead
  • Newborns to teenagers, including allergy, gastroenterology, surgery and dietetics

Cardiology

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A fast-track pathway for low-risk chest pain, once our emergency team has assessed you as safe.

  • Urgent review by a specialist cardiologist
  • Exercise stress test and echocardiogram
  • Transfer to a nearby hospital if you need admission

Severe or crushing chest pain, or chest pain with shortness of breath, can be life-threatening. Call 000.

Infusion clinic

By appointment

Infusions for adults and children in a monitored setting, supervised by a senior emergency physician.

  • Iron infusion: about 1 hour. Bring your Ferinject from the pharmacy, or we can supply it
  • Zoledronate for osteoporosis or high calcium: under 1 hour
  • IV antibiotics after a SWIFT visit or on your GP's prescription
  • Open 10am to 10pm, every day
Before a zoledronate infusion
  • Stop oral osteoporosis tablets (oral bisphosphonates)
  • Keep taking daily calcium and vitamin D
  • Finish any dental work first
  • Drink plenty of fluids on the day

Physiotherapy

On-site physiotherapists follow up muscle, bone and joint injuries, working alongside our orthopaedic team.

  • Recovery after an injury or procedure
  • Follow-up for fractures, sprains and sports injuries
  • Arranged by your SWIFT doctor when you need it

Pathology

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An in-house lab collects samples during your visit, so results come back faster and treatment isn't held up.

  • Blood and other tests taken on-site
  • Results go straight to your SWIFT doctor

Also in this building

Independent practices, not part of SWIFT's clinical team. Book with them directly.

Imaging & radiology

Independent provider

X-ray, CT, ultrasound and MRI in the same building, run by Imaging Specialists, an independent practice.

  • X-ray and CT every day, 10am to 9pm
  • Ultrasound weekdays 10am to 5pm, plus after-hours sessions
  • MRI, subject to availability
  • Interventional radiology for back, shoulder and joint pain

Dental

Independent provider

An independent dental practice shares our building, for general and emergency dental care.

  • Toothache, broken teeth and dental emergencies
  • Book with the dental practice directly