Services & Departments

The Orthopaedic Unit at University Hospital Geelong comprises a dedicated Orthopaedic Ward on Level 5 of the Baxter Wing, a dedicated Orthopaedic Theatre (Theatre 4) with laminar flow, an office and a seminar room (both of which are adjacent to the ward) on Baxter Wing 5.

• There is extensive Outpatients Services.
• The medical staff consists of one full-time orthopaedic surgeon and eight visiting surgeons.
• The unit has four registrars.
• The unit is also serviced by allied health teams including inpatient and outpatient orthopaedic physiotherapist and occupational therapists.
• The Orthopaedic Unit is also actively involved in research.

There are three Outpatient sessions attended by Orthopaedic Surgeons:

• Monday afternoon
• Wednesday morning
• Thursday morning

There are also four outpatient sessions per week led by physiotherapists and staffed by podiatrists and general practitioners (with a special interest in orthopaedics).

Orthopaedic Ward

Baxter Wing 5 is an Orthopaedic Unit which receives patients from the Barwon south west region.  Elective, emergency and trauma orthopaedic cases are admitted to the ward.