Welcome
Your rights as a patient
Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) is committed to the delivery of the Charter for Consumers of the South Australian Public Health System.
Find out about more about our promise to you in providing the best care possible.
Your rights as a patient
Concerns for your care
Our hospital staff are trained to provide the very best care. This includes recognising when a patient’s condition is deteriorating while in hospital.
Learn more about what to do if something does not feel or look right during the care of your loved one.
Concerns for your care
Give us your feedback
Your feedback is important — it helps us provide better services to the community.
We welcome feedback, compliments, complaints and suggestions about how to improve our service. Find out how to contact us about your experience.
Give us your feedbackConsumer health information
Stay safe and healthy during your stay in hospital and when you are discharged. Use our resources below to find out about basic hygiene recommendations that help patients, carers and staff.
Wash, wipe, cover
Being struck down with a cold, flu, COVID-19 or gastroenteritis is unpleasant and disruptive. Many of these common infectious diseases are spread by germs on our hands.
Reduce your risk of getting sick or passing on infections to others.
Wash, wipe, cover
Hospital acquired infections
The types of hospital-acquired infections that are most commonly seen include those associated with a surgical wound or the insertion of medical devices such as an intravenous drip.
See how hospitals work to prevent infection and how to care for medical devices at home.
Reduce your risk of infectionWe acknowledge and pay respect to the First Nations Kaurna people upon whose ancestral land the Central Adelaide local health network (CALHN) provides services.
We acknowledge the relationship and deep feelings of attachment between Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander peoples and Country, and we acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of the many lands from which our Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander consumers travel to receive services.
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