How You Can Help
Our needs are great – your support is vital. The Royal Hospital for Women has a dedicated Foundation, which helps us to meet the challenge of providing the very best health care for women and babies.
The Foundation, an independent body governed by a board of directors, is committed to saving lives and enhancing the quality of life for women and babies, by raising funds for the hospital.
By financially supporting the Foundation you are helping the only specialist hospital for women in NSW to:
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Perform fetal surgery
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Save premature and critically ill babies
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Treat women for gynaecological cancer
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Attend to women needing acute care services
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Perform surgery for women with breast cancer
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Provide care for every one of the 10,000 women who rely on a special partnership with the Royal Hospital for Women
A gift from you demonstrates your commitment to the health and welfare of women and newborn babies. With your help, our goal – to raise funds for the Royal to benefit the community of today and future generations – will be realised.
Some of the many ways to support The Foundation are through a one-off donation of thanks, through a regular or monthly donation or by setting up your own fundraising page. You can also take part in one of the many fundraising events on behalf of The Royal Hospital for Women Foundation and help transform lives.
To learn more about the RHW Foundation and how together we can help more women and babies visit the Foundation's website. For enquiries on setting up your own fundraiser and giving back, please email fundraise@royalwomen.org.au
Alternatively your donation can be forwarded to :
The Royal Hospital for Women Foundation Locked Bag 2000 Randwick NSW 2031
Tel: 02 9382 6720
Randwick NSW 2032
Locked Bag 2000 Randwick NSW 2031
-33.918984631921, 151.23821728454
Bone Densitometry
Osteoporosis is a chronic disease that results in bone fragility and low trauma fractures. It typically affects older persons, with over 70% of fractures occurring in women and men over 70 years of age. In particular, bone loss is increased in women after the menopause with 2 out of every 3 women affected after the age of 60.
Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) is the gold standard imaging used for the diagnosis of osteoporosis. There are a number of effective treatments available, which can be offered in conjunction with optimising dietary calcium intake, and strength and resistance exercise.
Body composition measurements determine the different tissue proportions of fat, lean muscle and bone in our body.
The Royal Hospital for Women Bone Densitometry Service offers:
- DXA measurements of spine and proximal femur
- DXA measurement of other clinical sites (eg radius) if requested or if spine or femur are unable to be imaged
- Whole body composition
- Trabecular bone score to assess bone architecture
Clinic Days and Times:
Monday to Friday - 8am to 4.30pm
Specialist:
Dr. Amanda Beech
Level 0 Barker St, Randwick
Entry Via Barker St & POWH or RHW Entrance
Building: Campus Centre Building 17
Barker Street
Randwick NSW 2032
-33.919173759291, 151.23934328556
if you have condition that affects your bone health, a referral from your GP or specialist physician is required. You will be bulk billed under Medicare in this case.
If you do not have a bone health issue OR if you do not fall into a Medicare rebate category a service fee between $80 to $130 will be charged.
- We use DXA imaging to assess bone density and total body composition in both adults and children.
- We provide support and services for clinical trials and studies involving osteoporosis.
- We provide imaging support to the Secondary Fracture Prevention Service at the Royal Hospital for Women and the Prince of Wales Hospital, a comprehensive multidisciplinary service which aims to optimise bone health through specialist endocrinology and physiotherapy care.
People, aged 5 and above, who require assessment of bone health or body composition.
A simple non-invasive scanning procedure, lasting about 15 minutes.
People referred by their GP’s or medical specialists for DXA imaging for investigation or management of osteoporosis, or for body composition testing to assess for fat, lean muscle and bone proportions.
- GP Referral
- Medicare card,
- We accept EFTPOS, master and visa card if paying for our service
Ultrasound Department
How we can help you
The ultrasound department of the Royal offers obstetric and gynaecological imaging to all patients and clinics of the hospital, the NICU and the Prince of Wales Hospital. Our services include:
- Pelvic Ultrasound
- Sonohysterogram (Assessment of uterine cavity)
- HyCoSy (Tubal Patency and assessment of uterine cavity)
- Removal of Implanon under ultrasound guidance
- Early pregnancy assessment and dating ultrasound
- Nuchal Translucency (11+3 – 13+6)
- 12-16 week Structural ultrasound (following NIPT)
- Transvaginal Cervical length screening
- Morphology Ultrasound (19 – 20 weeks)
- Third trimester growth and wellbeing ultrasound
- Chorionic Villus Sampling/Amniocentesis
Director
Dr Glenn McNally
Chief Sonographer
Gabrielle Thomson
Clinical Educator
Carmel Romaniuk
Hours of operation
8:00am-4:00pm Monday to Friday
How to find us
Ultrasound Department, Level 0, Royal Hospital for Women (Building 17 on our campus map)
-33.918958498882, 151.23820271932
Sonographers who are caring, compassionate and highly specialised health professionals dedicated to obstetric, gynaecological and neonatal imaging. They work closely with doctors and are responsible for analysing anatomical structures during the ultrasound examination to obtain detailed diagnostic images for reporting.
Sonologists, Radiologists and Obstetrician/Gynaecologists who will look at the images produced to diagnose and produce a report for your requesting practitioner. They also perform a range of ultrasound guided procedures.
To make an ultrasound appointment, we need a copy your referral. These can be faxed to (02) 9382 6706, emailed to seslhd-rhwus@health.nsw.gov.au or delivered in person.
All patients seen in the ultrasound department must be patients of a clinic of The Royal and be referred by a doctor at The Royal. GP referrals may be accepted, however, not guaranteed due to high acuity of clinic, emergency and inpatient work.
Once a referral is received, it will be prioritised based on clinical urgency by one of our sonographers or admin staff and an appointment will be scheduled. Please ensure your mobile phone number is provided as an SMS will be sent to you when appointment is made and a reminder sent 3 days prior to your appointment. Please confirm if you plan on attending appointment or call us if you need to cancel or reschedule.
Waiting times and appointment allocation depend on what type of scan or procedure you are having and why. Some scans need to be booked at a specific time in your pregnancy or menstrual cycle. Our team will prioritise each request based on clinical urgency.
We are a teaching hospital and you may be asked to be involved in research, or for a student to be present at your appointment. You have the right to decline. If you do so, this will not impact in any way on the services we will provide.
This service is covered by Medicare. If you are not eligible for Medicare, or Reciprocal Agreement, you will be charged an upfront amount. Details will be discussed with you prior to your scan.
The turnaround for reports completed by our specialist doctors, occur within 24 hours during the week and these will automatically be sent electronically to your referring doctor.