Macksville District Hospital
Public maternity hospital in North Macksville, NSW
Macksville District Hospital is a public maternity hospital in North Macksville, NSW. Public maternity care is funded through Medicare, so there is usually little or nothing to pay for the birth or the stay. It is one of 75 maternity hospitals listed in New South Wales.
At a glance
- Type Public maternity hospital
- Location North Macksville, NSW 2447
- Neonatal intensive care Not listed at this hospital
- Birth centre Not listed at this hospital
What public maternity care means here
Public maternity care is funded through Medicare, so there is usually little or nothing to pay. Your care is provided by the hospital team rather than by one doctor you have chosen, and midwives lead care for most healthy pregnancies, with obstetricians involved when something needs specialist input.
Most public hospitals take women from a defined catchment, so where you live usually decides which hospital you book into. Your GP writes a referral and you book in early, often before twelve weeks, because the popular care models fill fast.
What it costs
For a public birth as a public patient there is typically no cost for the birth itself, the hospital stay, or your antenatal appointments at the hospital. Costs that can still arise are scans and blood tests billed privately, and anything you choose to add.
Care models you may be able to access
- Standard public hospital care, where you see the hospital team and meet whoever is rostered on for the birth
- Midwifery group practice, where one midwife follows you through pregnancy, birth and the early weeks. Places are limited and go early
- GP shared care, where most appointments are with your own GP and the rest at the hospital
- Team midwifery, where a small group of midwives share your care
Questions worth asking
- Do I live in your catchment, and if not, what are my options?
- Which care models do you offer, and how early do I need to book for each?
- Can I tour the birth suite, and when do tours run?
- What are your rates of induction, caesarean and instrumental birth?
- What happens if my baby needs more care than you can provide here?
- Who will be with me during labour, and how often do staff change over?
- What support is there for feeding and for the first days afterwards?
Other maternity hospitals nearby
- Kempsey District Hospital, Kempsey public, about 43 km
- Coffs Harbour Base Hospital, Coffs Harbour public, about 49 km
- Port Macquarie Base Hospital, Port Macquarie public, about 81 km
- Grafton Base Hospital, Grafton public, about 114 km
- Armidale Hospital, Armidale public, about 122 km
- Manning Base Hospital, Taree public, about 141 km
75 maternity hospitals are listed in New South Wales.