Medical Records

The Medical Record Department’s prime objective is the provision of patient Medical Records in a timely manner to the Emergency Department, Outpatients Department and wards in order to assist clinicians, allied health professionals and other hospital staff in the provision of quality care to patients.

The department also provides numerous functions and services

• Creation, storage and maintenance of patient’s medical record
  
• Reporting of statistical data to the Department of Health and Hospital Executives
  
• Provision of reports and records for research
  
• Medico-legal requests
  
• Monitoring the quality of medical record content
  
• Maintaining a patient’s right to confidentiality and privacy by adhering to information release guidelines and ensuring records are kept in a secure environment.
  (Click here for Privacy brochure).
  
• Transcription of outpatient letters
  
• Clinical coding
  
• Forms design
  
• Management of policies on health privacy, patient registration, records management and archiving, and medical record documentation

General information  Reception/Enquiries	T 02 8382 2222  F 02 8382 2977/2764
Medical Records Manager	T 02 8382 2438
Coding & Transcription Manager	T 02 8382 2891
Statistics	T 02 8382 2334
Medico Legal	T 02 8382 2130
Address	Level 2 Xavier Building  St Vincent’s Hospital  Victoria Street  Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Hours of Operation	7:00am – 10:00pm  Seven days a week

Useful links
National Centre for Classification in Health
Health Information Management Association of Australia

Downloads
SVH Privacy brochure