Dr. Garg operates at the following locations:

1. St John’s Hospital - South Hobart

2. Calvary Lenah Valley, Hobart

3. Hobart Private Hospital

4. St. Lukes Hospital - Launceston

5. Royal Hobart Hospital

You would have been advised of the location of your surgery.

For day surgeries scheduled at St Johns South Hobart or Calvary - please click on the link below to complete pre-admission paperwork.

https://calvary.eadmissions.org.au

Overnight Patients

Calvary Hobart requires all patients being admitted for overnight stays to our hospitals to have a negative PCR test ideally 48 hours prior to their admission. This is only required for patients staying overnight or longer.

Day procedure patients will not be required to undergo a PCR (unless screened as high risk).

HOW TO OBTAIN YOUR PCR

A PCR can be obtained from Hobart Pathology. You will be supplied with a pathology request form from your admitting Doctor.

APPOINTMENTS from the 25th May, 2022

From Wednesday 25th May 2022 COVID-19 swab collections will only be available from the Hobart Pathology’s 20-22 Gregory Street Sandy Bay 7005. (The Showgrounds location ceases from 24th May.)

Appointments are essential for this service. To make an appointment please call 03 6223 1955.

The Hobart Pathology collection centre at 20-22 Gregory Street Sandy Bay is open at the following times:

Monday to Friday 0830 to 1600 Saturdays & Sundays 0800 to 1200

You will be bulk billed if you have an appropriate pathology form signed by your doctor.

TESTING ELSEWHERE

If you are coming to Calvary Hobart from outside of the southern area there are testing sites available at Cooee 03 6432 8800 and Launceston 03 6334 3636.

Please be aware the opening days and times are subject to change, further details are available at

https://www.hobartpath.com.au/coronavirus-covid-19/

The night before your admission you will be contacted by the hospital and asked to complete a screening assessment over the phone. At this time staff will ask if you have your PCR result.

If you have completed a PCR test in the last 48 hours with a negative result evidence such as an SMS of this can be shown to staff on arrival to the hospital.

Thank you for assisting us with this process, we appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

Your anaesthetist provider will be in touch with you within the week prior to your surgery date to organise consent, collect vital information and provide a quote for your surgery.

Please ensure to check your email and keep your mobile phone turned on.

If no contact has been made, please call Team TOMIS on 03 6169 2129.

Morning Operations: Admissions up to 1pm -

Fasting from midnight on the day of the surgery

Afternoon Operations: Admission 1pm onwards -

Fast 7am onwards on the day of surgery

You can have clear fluids only upto 1 hour before your proposed surgery time.

Clear fluids only - no cloudy apple juice or milk etc.

If you take medicines regularly, discuss them with your doctor. It’s important to know whether or not you should take them as usual or delay them.

Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including over-the-counter and complementary or alternative medicines. You may need to stop taking some medicines, such as anti-inflammatory medicines and aspirin, before surgery. Discuss this with your doctor.

If you have diabetes, you need to develop a good plan with your doctors that involves what medicines to take and when to eat.

If you smoke, quit if possible. Quitting will help your recovery and reduce your risk of problems with anaesthetic. Even quitting for a short period is helpful.

If you drink alcohol every day, drink less before surgery. It will help with your healing and your recovery.

Please arrange for someone to drive you home after surgery.

By law, you must not drive up to 24 hours after receiving an anaesthetic.

If you have been directed to stay overnight after surgery, please bring personal toiletries like toothbrush, night wear etc.