by CALHN | 22 Jun, 2022 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Community, COVID-19, RAH
Two-time lung transplant recipient, Flynn O’Malley, is well versed at overcoming significant health challenges. Flynn, 23, says although physical exertion can be difficult and a short walk often leaves him struggling to catch his breath, the alternative was far worse....
by CALHN | 17 Jun, 2022 | Articles
In what’s hoped to be the first of many, an Organ Smoking Ceremony was held at the Royal Adelaide Hospital this week to pay respects to the donor and family of a recently transplanted patient. Providing families and patients with the option to have an Organ Smoking...
by CALHN | 16 Jun, 2022 | Articles
A specialised exercise therapy program for cancer patients has received a World-Class Care Award during CALHN’s World Class Care Day. The Move Through Cancer program, based at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, is a physiotherapy led outpatient initiative and provides...
by CALHN | 8 Jun, 2022 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Community, RAH
Congratulations to Central Adelaide Local Health Network’s finalists in this year’s South Australian Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards. The Awards recognise and acknowledge the significant contribution nurses and midwives make to their professions and the wider...
by CALHN | 8 Jun, 2022 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Community, RAH
Lobethal grandmother, Frieda, used to follow a night-time ritual of pre-warming her bed with a hot water bottle. “I have been using hot water bottles for 40 years to warm it up before I get in and I’ve never had any problems,” she recalls. “I have three or four that I...
