Acute
Our Acute Hospital Services include the following:
~35 acute beds for medical, surgical and midwifery admissions
~ 2 Transitional Care Beds
~6 bed Day Procedure Unit for day surgery cases, blood transfusions and some chemotherapy -
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~Acute Care Centre - 3 trolley unit and trauma room.
This is not funded, therefore Doctors will invoice patients for consultation/treatment.
~2 Operating Theatres - surgery includes:
*Dental Surgery *Gynaecology
*Ear, Nose and Throat *Opthamology
*Endoscopy *Orthopaedics
*General Surergy
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~Continence Nurse Advisor through Admission and Disharge Clinic - for men and women
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~Needle and Syringe Program - operates out of the Accute Care Centre 365 days a year
~Admission and Discharge Clinic - all elective admissions have the opportunity to attend a pre admission clinic.
~ Discharge / Transitional Care Program (TCP)
Discharge - Preparation for discharge commences on admission
TCP - to transition patients from an acute stay to home, or to a care facility.
~Palliative Care family room - overnight and day 'timeout' area for families of Palliative Care in-patients
~Shared-Care Midwifery Program
~Antenatal classes - pre parenting classes with midwifery and physiotherapy input.
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