Possum is located on Level 3 - Tree Tops, via the Green Lifts in the East Building of The Royal Children's Hospital. The 20-bed unit caters for patients that require an admission following surgery. 

Possum ward caters for several specialist areas including:

• Plastic and Maxillofacial   
• Orthopaedics  
• Urology  
• Burns 
• Otolaryngology (ENT)  
• General Paediatric Surgery

Patients may be admitted for a wide range of surgical procedures including tonsillectomy, simple fracture setting, arthroscopy, soft tissue wound repair, cleft lip repair, hernia repair, skin grafting and minor emergency surgeries such as appendicectomies.