The Youang Surgery Centre is on the corner of Bellerine and Ryrie Streets.

Entry is via Bellerine Street, opposite University Hospital Geelong, where there is a drop-off and pick-up point.

Directions to Outpatients from main entrance (Bellerine Centre Level 3)
Walk in glass sliding doors of hospital main entrance
Turn right 
Walk through glass sliding doors then turn left and proceed to Outpatient reception.

If entering from Bellerine Centre Level 4 (Myers St entrance)
Walk past maternity reception to Bellerine Centre lifts
Go down one floor to Bellerine Centre Level 3
Walk out of lifts turn right and right again and proceed to Outpatient reception.

Walk in entrance, the lift are located slightly to the right.

Take lift to level 3 (Kardinia House).

Turn left out of lift and walk to corridor which turns left.

Walk through cafeteria and turn right up corridor.

Proceed to end of corridor and turn right as if leaving the hospital via the main entrance (Bellerine Street)

Prior to exiting, turn left, walk through the glass doors, veer to the left and proceed to outpatients reception to check in.

Yes. All patients seen in the outpatients specialist clinics need to be referred by a GP or another specialist doctor, unless you are being followed up after being seen in the emergency department or after being discharged from University Hospital Geelong.

If you need to update your contact details  please contact the Outpatient Specialist Clinics on 4215 1396 or complete the online template.

Patients are referred to specialist clinics by general practitioners (GPs) or other specialist doctors. Sometimes patients are referred for follow-up after being treated in the emergency department or the hospital.

Once we have received your referral, the specialist clinic staff will prioritise your appointment based on the information the referring doctor has provided about your condition. You might receive an appointment date straight away or be placed on a waiting list to receive an appointment at a later date.

The outpatient specialist clinic will contact you and your doctor with information about the outcome of your referral. If you do not receive a letter regarding your referral within 10 working days please contact outpatients reception on 4215 1396.

Please contact our Interpreter Services if you need translation assistance for your Outpatients appointment.

Please let us know if you change your name, address or phone number.

You can do this by ringing us on (03) 4215 1396 between 8.30am and 4.30pm Mon-Fri. The outpatients department is closed on public holidays. You can also change your details online here.

On the day of your appointment, please bring:

• The appointment letter you received from the specialist clinic
• Any relevant X-rays, scans (CT or ultrasound), blood tests or other test results
• The list of current medications you are taking
• Your Medicare card, any TAC/WorkCover details
• Your GP's address and phone number

If you can’t come to your appointment please let us know as soon as possible by ringing (03) 4215 1396 between 8.30am and 4.30pm Mon- Fri. Outpatients is closed on public holidays.

You can also change your appointment online at http://www.barwonhealth.org.au/patients-visitors/column-4/outpatient-services/changing-or-cancelling-an-outpatients-appointment.

Your referral is reviewed and you are given an appointment date and time or waiting time for an appointment, based on the information or details that the referring doctor has provided.

If there is a change in your health (the reason why you were referred to outpatients), please contact your GP or referring doctor.

If your child is referred to the hip clinic by either GP, maternity ward, paediatrician or other hospital, there are a number of steps you should be aware of.

Please see the below chart for a full understanding of what will happen.

If you are seen somewhere else and no longer need your appointment in outpatients at University Hospital Geelong, please tell us either by phone or via this online form. This means we can give the appointment time to another patient.

If you are hearing or visually impaired, for example, or need an interpreter, it is important that you notify the Outpatient specialist clinic on 4215 1396 prior to your appointment so that assistance can be arranged for you.