by CALHN | 29 Jan, 2021 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Community, RAH
Peter Kelly doesn’t remember anything from Tuesday 11 August 2020. Just after lunch, the 51 year old suffered a cardiac arrest while at work. His colleagues started CPR immediately and continued until paramedics arrived. Paramedics were able to get a rhythm back, and...
by CALHN | 29 Jan, 2021 | Community
Rehabilitation that helps to reintegrate back into the community In 2015 a diving accident left Ryan Mann dependent on a wheelchair to get around. As an otherwise healthy man in his 30s with a family and in paid employment, Ryan has for the past few years also...
by CALHN | 12 Jan, 2021 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Community, RAH
A “virtual visits” initiative helping patients and their families to keep in touch is being piloted at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. The trial was rolled out during South Australia’s November COVID-19 lockdown to help families stay connected. Over the festive period,...
by CALHN | 23 Dec, 2020 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Community
For many patients, recovery and ongoing wellbeing is better supported in care settings outside of hospital. Each year, Central Adelaide promotes a ‘Home for Christmas’ campaign to staff and patients to encourage patients to be ready for discharge in time to spend with...
by CALHN | 21 Dec, 2020 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Community
Congratulations to the team behind the P.A.R.T.Y Program, who have been named as finalists in the South Australian Community Achievement Awards. The Prevent Alcohol & Risk-related Trauma in Youth Program (P.A.R.T.Y Program) is a program that draws on the...
by CALHN | 21 Dec, 2020 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Community, TQEH
A bright and colourful corridor is one of a number of engaging strategies developed to encourage mobility independence in older frail patients. Physiotherapist Matt Rugari worked with the wider geriatrics team at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital to design the “GEMtopia”...
