News
How sleepy you feel during the day can predict your survival in a nursing home
Excessive daytime sleepiness – impacting around 30 per cent of nursing home residents – could be used to predict survival, according to new Central Adelaide research. The world-first finding helps provide evidence to identify residents in need of additional care,...
Celebrating the impact of our world-class nursing staff on International Nurses Day
On International Nurses Day (12 May), CALHN celebrates the compassion, professionalism, and round-the-clock commitment of nurses across our sites and services. Highly skilled and trained, our nurses are often the first point of contact for patients and their...
How quality outpatient services help Vicki enjoy life
More than 1.3 million outpatient appointments are conducted each year through CALHN hospitals and clinics. Vicki's story is just one example.
From Europe to Adelaide, a new home for work and life
Our People podcast: Episode 1 From Europe to Adelaide, a new home for work and life In this episode of the Our People podcast, an Irish-born doctor shares his experiences of taking a leap of faith to carve out a new life with a move to South Australia to advance...
The sweet and sour truth about sugar substitutes
While artificial sweeteners may be low in calories, there is an emerging downside that could make consumers reconsider the sugar substitutes. Researchers at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) are uncovering how artificial sweeteners affect blood sugar and their...
Understanding the hospital landscape for patients with diabetes
Research Pulse podcast: Episode 11 Whether they’re being treated for a broken leg or are here receive dialysis, many patients throughout different areas of a hospital also have diabetes which adds an extra layer of complexity for clinicians and patients. In this...
Adelaide-based AI tool set to change hospital bed management
Researchers based at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital have developed an innovative AI algorithm that accurately predicts when general surgery patients are ready to be discharged from hospital. The "Adelaide Score" could help hospitals worldwide free up limited bed...
Trial clinic helps patients avoid emergency department
A new clinic being trialled at the Royal Adelaide Hospital is helping dozens of patients avoid the Emergency Department, freeing up space for those who need it most. The Respiratory Rapid Access Service (RRAS) allows existing respiratory patients who are at home...
Using Vitamin C to treat sepsis with A/Prof Mark Plummer
Video series: Translating Research How could vitamin C save the lives of people in the intensive care unit? In this episode, we discuss exciting new research using megadoses of a derivative of vitamin C, called sodium ascorbate, that could change the way sepsis is...
Celebrating National Patient Experience Week
As part of National Patient Experience Week we want to recognise and celebrate the many ways that healthcare staff and consumers can make a positive impact to the patient experience every day. At CALHN we have 117 dedicated lived experience consumer representatives...
Using judo to reduce falls and frailty risk in older people with Dr Agathe Daria Jadczak
Video series: Translating Research We speak to Dr Agathe Daria Jadczak about her research to reduce the risk of frailty and falls using Judo. We learn about: what frailty is how Judo can improve physical performance and balance in older adults Watch and subscribe...
If you’re worried, we’re listening
At Central Adelaide Local Health Network, our staff provide world-class care for patients. But patients also know their bodies, and can – along with their carers – improve understanding of their health. CALHN’s Escalation of Care service is in place as a safeguard...
Latest community news
Sign up to receive the latest community news from the Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN).
Central Adelaide LHN acknowledges the Kaurna people as the traditional owners of the lands on which its sites are located. We respect their spiritual relationship with their country and that their cultural and heritage beliefs are still as important to living Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today.
The Central Adelaide Local Health Network website is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence. © Copyright 2023