Our Facility

We are proud to offer the only private stand-alone day surgery facility in the CBD of Geelong, which offers easy access for Patients, Staff and Medical Officers. Specialist Surgicentre opened in Geelong in 2006 and Docklands in 2004 and are the vision of Mr Martin Ching. To assist with the requirements for licencing and accreditation, the operation of the hospitals is managed by the Director of Nursing and Front Office Manager. The Board of Management, BOM is the highest form of governance and work together with the Medical Advisory Committee, to ensure both corporate and clinical governance is managed with full transparency. The Medical Advisory Committee, MAC is comprised of independent Medical Practitioners who have no financial interest in the hospital.

The services provided at the Surgicentre has 6-beds registered with the Department of Health and Human Services, DHHS as a day procedure centre for surgical health services with a focus on Intravenous Sedation. The Geelong Surgicentre has the capability of offering General anaesthesia when required. The Geelong Surgicentre provides services to the greater Geelong area to include the Western side of Metropolitan Melbourne, North as far as Swan Hill and East to Adelaide.

The Docklands facility has 2-beds registered with the DHHS as a day procedure centre, for surgical health services, with a focus on oral surgery. It is located in Rakaia Way New Quay Docklands and is accessible on the tram line, opposite Southern Cross Railway Station and excellent all day undercover carparking opposite Costco. This Day hospital is to service our West Melbourne fringe and Melbourne CBD patients. The Docklands hospital works in collaboration with the primary hospital in Geelong. All products are transported on day of surgery. All transport requirements have been endorsed through the BOM and are documented and followed accordingly, with a checklist to be signed.

All Medical Practitioners and dentists working at Specialist Surgicentre are fully credentialed through our Medical Advisory Committee. We pride ourselves on providing experienced and professional care.