Support services
Cancer support
The Bays offers cancer support services through the cancer journey.
Diabetes educator
Our diabetes educator regularly visits our diabetic patients in hospital. Visits are arranged as required.
Reviews are arranged for newly diagnosed diabetic inpatients to assist with understanding diabetes, how to monitor their glucose levels, how to administer medication, dietary information and best managing their overall health and well-being.
Our diabetes educator provides an outpatient clinic service for our antenatal midwifery patients diagnosed with gestational diabetes.
Our clinical team will arrange diabetic education and appointments for patients as necessary.
Dietitian
Our dietitian regularly visits the hospital to see inpatients who have been referred by their specialist for review.
Often patients with diabetes, high cholesterol or weight issues are reviewed by the dietitian during their stay in hospital. The dietitian is often involved with patients who have poor appetite, loss of weight, malnutrition and vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Our dietitian also provides nutritional assessment and education when a change of diet is required due to surgery or medical condition.
Our maternity patients who are diagnosed with gestational diabetes are often referred to visit our dietitian in the outpatient clinic to assist them with managing their blood glucose levels.
The Bays Health & Wellbeing Program
The Bays Healthcare Group supports a range of health & wellbeing events and initiatives to enhance local community life.
The Bays and a team of local experts have come together to encourage local residents to retain or regain their health and wellbeing.
The Bays Health and Wellbeing Program aims to improve people’s health by addressing the underlying causes of health problems.
Dedicated to improving healthcare in our local community, all sessions are offered free of charge.
Register to receive Health and Wellbeing Program updates from The Bays.
Physiotherapy
Physiotherapists regularly visit our hospital to provide treatment for our patients. If you require physiotherapy treatment during your stay with us in hospital, your treating specialist will refer you to a physiotherapist.
- Beleura Health Solutions provide an in-hospital physiotherapy service to The Bays
Visiting physiotherapists and occupational therapist manage mobility, transfer assessments and lead our pain management program. They work with us to tailor physiotherapy programs that meet the individual needs of patients.
Speech pathology
Speech pathology assessment and therapy can be arranged for patients. The clinical management team and/or treating doctor will refer for speech therapy review if required.
Wound management
In consultation with your doctor or surgeon, our nursing team take care of any wound management or dressing applications required for patients in our care. However, sometimes wounds require more specialised care and a wound management nurse is required to review and advise our nursing team.
