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| Geography | |
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| Location | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Coordinates | 34°55′12″S 138°36′33″E / 34.9199°S 138.6091°ECoordinates: 34°55′12″S 138°36′33″E / 34.9199°S 138.6091°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public Medicare (AU) |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of Adelaide |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 680 |
| Speciality | Burns, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Oral and maxillofacial surgery, Thoracic medicine and Cardiovascular surgery |
| History | |
| Founded | 1841 |
| Links | |
| Website | home page |
| Lists | Hospitals in Australia |
The Royal Adelaide Hospital is Adelaide's largest hospital, with nearly 700 beds. Founded in 1840, the Royal Adelaide provides tertiary health care services for South Australia and provides secondary care clinical services to residents of Adelaide's inner city.
The hospital is situated on the corner of North Terrace and Frome Road. It neighbours the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, the Adelaide Zoo and both the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia. The land which it covers is home to the Adelaide Medical School, Adelaide Dental Hospital, The Hanson Institute and the Institute of Medical and Veterinary Sciences.
In June 2007, plans were unveiled by the State Government to build a new central hospital for Adelaide to replace the Royal Adelaide Hospital. To be completed in 2016, the new hospital will be built on the railyards at the intersection of North Terrace and West Terrace in Adelaide. The State Government plans that the current Royal Adelaide will close when the new hospital is completed and some of the land currently occupied by the hospital will be incorporated as part of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens.[1] The new hospital will have 800 beds (700 overnight, 100 same day), an increase from 680 beds (650 overnight and 30 same day) on the current site. Website
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Blocks
Since the Hospital is so large it is split up into many different blocks and Building names.
North Wing
The North Wing is home to wards Q3-R3-S3 (Orthopedics), Q5 (ENT and Eyes), Q6 (Colorectal Surgery), Q7-R6 (Gastric and Upper GI Surgery), Q8--R7-R8-S7-S8 (Medical), R4A (Spinal), R5 (NeuroSurgery), S6 (Breast, Endocrine, Urology), S2 (Thoracic Medicine) and S5 (Plastics).
East Wing
The East wing has 10 Wards for Psychiatry, Stroke, Oncology, Cardiology and Vascular Surgery including, A4-7, B5-8 and C3-6. Ward D6 is currently under redevelopment and a 9th floor is also being built. New lifts have been installed in the main foyer of the East Wing (which services the whole wing), with a further two in the process of being replaced. The East Wing also houses C-Max (private medical research company), the RAH Cancer Centre and Outpatient Chemotherapy facilities.
Theatre Block
All of the 23 Operating Theatres are in this block. All of the treatment centres for the many Specialties covered can also be found in this block, such as Nuclear Medicine and Cardio-Vascular Investigation Unit.
Emergency Block
The Emergency Department along with Renal Centre (Dialysis) and other departments are found in this block. The 2 PTL (Patient Transport Lifts) are also in this block which are reserved for patient transport/medical equipment use only. The Emergency department underwent a total refurbishment in 2003 and is now a state of the art Emergency facility with 4 specialised Resuscitation/Trauma Rooms, 3 patient care areas (Diagnostics, Admissions and Fast Track) and also houses the Hospital's Radiology department, which runs 24 hours a day. The Orderlies office is also located in Emergency along with the ambulance entrance and Triage.
Outpatients
All Specialist offices are found in the Outpatient blocks from level 3-9. This block has access to the Hospital's helipad via the Outpatient lifts.
Hone Wing
The Hone Wing is home to the Department of Radiation Oncology and holds 5 bunkers containing Varian linear accelerators.
McEwin Building
The McEwin Building is situated to the east of the hospital. It is home to the Sleep Disorders Laboratory, containing four beds (Level 6), and Transfusion (Level 5).
NSI Wing
This new wing holds the 3 unit, 33 bed Intensive Care Unit, the Burns Unit (the only international Burns Unit to be verified by the American Burn Association) and PARU (Post-Anaesthetic Recovery Unit), all on level 4.
Departments
Department of General Services
The Department of General Services includes Security, Orderlies, Cleaning, Waste Management (Porters) and Parking.
Nursing Department
Oversees all nursing aspects of the RAH.
Allied Health
Includes: Audiology, Clinical Dietetics, Clinical Pharmacy, Clinical Psychology, Health Promotion, Nutrition and Food Services, Orthotics and Prosthetics, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Social Work and Speech Pathology.
See also
Notes
- ^ Hospital land may be turned into gardens Sydney Morning Herald, 11 June 2007, Accessed 13/6/7
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