Nursing Staff & Treatment Room
At Sage Medical West Foostcray, our highly skilled practice nurses are available five days a week, Monday to Friday. Our nurses are knowledgeable health professional who work alongside our doctors to provide safe, high-quality care for our patients.
Nurses are part of your primary care team
Our practice nurses are an important part of your primary healthcare team. On a day-to-day basis, they take care of many patient needs, including immunisations, wound dressings, suture removals, care plans, ECGs, spirometry, health assessments and emergency triage.
Treatment Room
Sage Medical’s nurses work onsite in a dedicated, state of the art treatment room. The treatment room is equipped with the latest medical resources and technologies for optimum medical care.
All patients visiting the Treatment Room must have a treating doctor assigned before a nurse can administer any treatment. Appointments are necessary for all treatment room services.
Aside from ancillary medical support services, our nurses can also triage care and monitor unwell patients whilst they are awaiting further medical services.
Nursing / treatment room services include:
- 24-hour Blood Pressure Monitor
- 24-hour Heart Rate Monitor
- Allergy Desensitisation
- Application & Removal of Splints
- Blood Pressure Checks
- Blood Sugar Checks
- Childhood Immunisations
- Contraceptive Injections
- Ear Syringing
- ECG
- Injections
e.g. for Osteoporosis, B12 Deficiency, Cancer Treatment
- Iron Infusions
- IV Fluids for Severe Dehydration in Pregnancy
- Removal of Foreign Bodies
- Removal of Lesions
- Removal of Staples & Stitches
- Spirometry
- Suturing of Lacerations
- Travel Immunisations
- Venepuncture
- Weigh and Measure Children
- Wound Dressings
