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  3. Being An Inpatient

Being an inpatient

You might feel really bad, be in pain, or need tests or treatments and need to be 'admitted' to hospital. This means you are an inpatient which is what we call people who are staying in hospital overnight or for an extended period of time. 

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Being an inpatient

 
Being sick isn't fun and the idea of staying in hospital can be a bit scary. But don't worry, we have lots of information to get you ready and and things to do while you're here!

What to bring to hospital

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Last updated Wednesday 13 November 2024

Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network acknowledges that our facilities are built on the lands of the Bidjigal, Cammeraygal, Burramattagal, Cabrogal, Wangal, and Woddi Woddi. Our services extend across the lands now known as New South Wales. 

Aboriginal people believe these lands hold the ancestral spirits of those who have come and gone before them.

We acknowledge this is, was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.


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