Dr Rebecca Holst | Consultant Paediatrician
MBBS DCH FRACP | ABN 62 978 234 528
I am a General Paediatrician who enjoys helping newborns and children of a variety of ages and developmental stages. My particular interests include developmental delay and neonatal medicine, as well as the full range of common general paediatric concerns such as asthma and constipation. I am a member of the Neurodevelopmental and Behavioural Paediatric Society of Australia.
Contacting or booking appointments with me:
My reception team, Prosper Paediatrics, can be contacted with any requests during business hours throughout the week.
The Burnside Hospital midwifery team will contact me or a locum when they are covering for me, at any time, regarding any issues with the neonates under my care.
Unfortunately due to extremely long wait times and extremely tight bookings, I have closed my books to all new patient referrals except neonate referral at Burnside Hospital (and sometimes Calvary North Adelaide Hospital).
I may also consider acceptance of a referral, very occasionally, if sent via Healthlink (or Argus, Medical Objects or Referral Net) if it details significant or serious clinical concerns and
a pressing or urgent need for specialist paediatrician assessment, diagnosis and management regarding
medical concerns in infants, children and adolescents.
infant, toddler & preschooler developmental concerns.
and fully details previous, current or planned clinical or allied health assessment, management or therapeutic pathways, referrals and interventions for the concern.
PH 8332 3778
FAX 8332 3978
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For GPs and other healthcare providers, I prefer ELECTRONIC MESSAGING wherever possible.
My consulting days
Except when taking leave, rostered for my public roles, or on public holidays, I consult at Prosper Paediatrics, Toorak Gardens, on most Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
I see my referred neonates in my hospital rounds and share cover for unplanned but necessary neonate attendances when possible. Your obstetrician can book me to attend C-section deliveries during the week, subject to the above constraints.
I have engaged Service Provider, Prosper Paediatrics to provide and manage the administrative services and consulting facilities I need to help me provide the best clinical care I can.
Prosper Paediatrics provides reception services to my practice. Please contact them about bookings and any other matters. It, through its staff, systems and procedures, will reliably and promptly ensure I am kept informed, see any requests, questions, letters and reports. They take care of the administrative side of things so I am able to concentrate on clinical care.
Prosper Paediatrics and their reception staff prioritise the responsive, sensitive care I want from them for my patients. The company and its staff are experts in private paediatric practice administration, including all relevant aspects of Medicare, NDIS, private health, billing, rebates and all the other aspects of paediatric specialist care for young people
My Neonatal care fee gap schedule:
The gap is the portion of my fees not covered by standard Medicare rebates or, if for admitted care, your health fund’s remittance.
Most families are eligible for substantial additional Medicare Safety Net rebates, which further reduce these standard gaps. Please contact my Accounts or Practice Manager for further information.
The maximum out-of-pocket cost for your account will be $600. ($850 max for twins)
This gap may apply where, during your baby’s stay in the hospital, an attendance to your baby is required for
an out-of-hours planned C-section.
an unplanned C-section or other urgent need for assessment and care.
Families should budget for this in case this kind of attendance is needed.
Otherwise, if no unplanned attendance is needed during your baby’s stay, your maximum gap will be
$500 where initial attendance to baby is at a planned elective procedure (e.g. elective C-section) or
$350, where all attendances to your baby after delivery are routine or within normal rounds.
My professional roles, training and experience:
I was born and raised in South Australia and studied at the University of Adelaide’s medical school, including a year spent learning in the Barossa Valley. I completed my general paediatric training at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Lyell McEwin Hospital and Port Augusta Hospital before admission as a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2021.
As a proud mother of twin girls, I understand the challenges that come with parenting young children and navigating the medical system. I want to be a kind and approachable paediatrician and am passionate about supporting children and their families.
In addition to my private practice, I am a staff specialist at the Lyell McEwin Hospital and teach at the Adelaide University Medical School.