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CALHN services come together at Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre
Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre will become home to a new range of CALHN services over the coming weeks and months, bringing new life to the site. These services will continue the site’s proud history of providing much needed healthcare for patients who no longer...
Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre’s new geriatric unit offers “restorative focus” for vulnerable older patients
CALHN’s newly opened Geriatric Evaluation Management Unit (GEMU) has welcomed its first patients. The unit offers frail and elderly patients an opportunity to work closely with allied health practitioners in a less-clinical setting, to enhance their wellbeing and...
Time in the emergency department set to reduce
A new blood test has been shown to decrease ED length of stay and discharge more patients safely from ED. That’s the findings of research highlighted during day one of RAHsearch. Emergency Consultant at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Dr Cynthia Papendick, presented...
Volunteers with ulcerative colitis wanted for a new diet study
South Australians with the debilitating inflammatory bowel disease known as ulcerative colitis (UC), may have a successful treatment in the future thanks to a study using diet therapy to treat inflammation underway at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Researchers are...
Wayville vaccination clinic expands
South Australians can receive their COVID-19 vaccination sooner as the Wayville clinic doubles in size, offering an additional 33,700 appointments.
Husband and wife share love for volunteering at the RAH
Sue and Paddy have been married for 39 years and share a common love for volunteering at the RAH in the Support Team together.
My Health Kit empowers palliative care patients
Patients undergoing palliative treatment and end-of-life care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital are provided with a kit to support communications.
Music from the heart strikes a chord
In his room at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH), Brian is anxiously waits for open-heart surgery. Not only is he in an unfamiliar environment, Brian is also living with Schizophrenia and is partly blind. This is how music helped him.
Outreach program provides vital COVID-19 vaccinations for Cystic Fibrosis patients
“It’s not about the individual anymore – it may be an individual choice, but it’s for the greater benefit of the collective,” says Jessica, who is living with Cystic Fibrosis.
Hospital food passes consumer taste test
As part of a consumer governance workshop, lunch was provided by catering contractor Spotless giving the group the opportunity to provide feedback on the RAH’s in-patient menu.
Volunteer pianists play for peace of mind
It is said that where words fail, music speaks. This is true in the case of Melissa, who is one of 20 volunteer pianists playing for pleasure at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.
Staff and patient safety a priority with new vaccination direction
On Thursday, 12 August 2021, Lesley Dwyer, Chief Executive Officer of Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) announced the COVID-19 patient pathway staff vaccination Direction.
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