High Volume Short Stay Surgical Units (HVSSS)
Aim
The HVSSS Unit Model emerged as a model of care from the Surgery Futures – A Plan for Greater Sydney project (released January 2011).
This toolkit provides Local Health Districts with information about the key features of the model, processes for service delivery, staff roles, diagnosis-related groups suitable for HVSSS, key success factors, benefits, and steps for implementation of this model.
Benefits
- Improved access to planned surgical services;
- Improved service efficiency, regarding both operating theatre and bed utilisation;
- Extended range of procedures suitable for the short-stay environment;
- Release of additional clinical capacity (including beds, staff and other resources) within tertiary/quaternary surgery centres;
- Reinvestment of this additional capacity into emergency and complex service needs.
Summary
This model helps to concentrate suitable planned surgical cases within dedicated high volume, short stay surgical units.
HVSSS Units willmanage planned surgery/procedures requiring admission for up to 72 hours. Itincludes both Day Only and Extended Day Only surgery.
Background
Experienced surgical staff who routinely cope with the challenges of emergency surgery have developed these Emergency Surgery Guidelines.
Partnerships
Key Dates
Pilot Sites
Implementation Sites
| Sydney Local Health District | Canterbury Hospital |
| Western Sydney Local Health District | Auburn Hospital and Community Health Services |
Key Date (location)
Pilot Site
Implementation Site
Evaluation
No evaluation planned atthis stage.
Related Initiatives
Further Details
For more information go to: www.health.nsw.gov.au/policies/gl/2012/pdf/GL2012_001.pdf
Contact
Gavin Meredith
Manager - Surgical Services Taskforce
gavin.meredith@health.nsw.gov.au
02 9464 4644
Donald MacLellan
Director, Surgery, Anaesthesia and Critical Care
donald.maclellan@health.nsw.gov.au
02 9464 4604
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