DHF Annual Report 2009 - NT Health Digital Library - Northern ...
DHF Annual Report 2009 - NT Health Digital Library - Northern ... DHF Annual Report 2009 - NT Health Digital Library - Northern ...
Figure 11 - Emergency Department attendances – all Northern Territory Hospitals 2005-06to 2009-1013313012912512312512012011511005/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10Financial YearKey AchievementsStrategies aimed at improving Sub-Acute Care services through the National PartnershipAgreement (NPA) on Hospital and Health Workforce reform, are well underway. Keystrategies in 2009-10 include a multi-disciplinary rehabilitation step-down unit at RoyalDarwin Hospital and development of a psycho-geriatric service in both Darwin and AliceSprings. Also included in this is increased capacity to provide outpatient and home basedrehabilitation services in Alice Springs.Increased focus on development of hospital Emergency Departments (ED) also providedthrough the NPA on Hospital and Health Workforce reform led ‘Taking the Pressure offNew software for improved client informationmanagement,additional nurse practitioners in Katherine EDand redevelopment for Katherine and RoyalDarwin Hospital Emergency Departments.Major redevelopment planning commenced forAlice Springs Hospital Emergency Departmentwhich will see an expansion of cubicles,effectively almost doubling the current size ofthe ED.118Department Health and Families
HospitalsAlice Springs HospitalTotal Beds: 189(includes 6 for Mental Health Patients)Alice Springs Hospital provides acute care services to the Central Australian region, whichhas a population of approximately 60 000. Around 2000 tourists are hospitalised eachyear accounting for close to 4000 bed days annually. The Hospital’s catchment area isapproximately 1 605 680 square kilometres and includes the southern half of the NorthernTerritory and the border regions of South Australia, Western Australia and Queensland.The closest major hospitals are Royal Darwin Hospital, Royal Adelaide Hospital, FlindersMedical Centre and Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide. The teaching hospitals inAdelaide receive the vast majority of referrals for specialised tertiary services.The Hospital manages an off campus Renal Dialysis Unit in Flynn Drive, along withsatellite units in Alice Springs and Tennant Creek. The satellite unit has 26 haemodialysischairs in Alice Springs, eight chairs in Tennant Creek providing haemodialysis services topatients in Alice Springs and Tennant Creek. In addition patients have been trained forhome dialysis with units located in Ali Curung, Ti Tree, Mt Liebig, Santa Theresa and morerecently Amoonguna. The unit also coordinates renal transplantation services. A further 10acute care dialysis ports are located in the Hospital. In 2009 a Dialysis Unit operated byNephrocare opened in Alice Springs and the Hospital maintains responsibility for clinicalservices for these patients.Alice Springs Hospital has achieved Baby Friendly Accreditation, Food Safe Accreditationand the Pathology laboratory and Radiography is accredited to National Association ofTesting Authority/International Standards Organisation standards.The Hospital provides a range of clinical, diagnostic and support services including: General medicine, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, general surgery, renal,ophthalmology, ear nose and throat, orthopaedic, emergency medicine, intensive care rheumatology, urology, cardiology, respiratory, pain service, gastroenterology, plastic Medical Specialist outreach to remote communities for obstetric, adult and paediatric Financial support for some specialist outreach.Department Health and Families 119
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HospitalsAlice Springs HospitalTotal Beds: 189(includes 6 for Mental <strong>Health</strong> Patients)Alice Springs Hospital provides acute care services to the Central Australian region, whichhas a population of approximately 60 000. Around 2000 tourists are hospitalised eachyear accounting for close to 4000 bed days annually. The Hospital’s catchment area isapproximately 1 605 680 square kilometres and includes the southern half of the <strong>Northern</strong>Territory and the border regions of South Australia, Western Australia and Queensland.The closest major hospitals are Royal Darwin Hospital, Royal Adelaide Hospital, FlindersMedical Centre and Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide. The teaching hospitals inAdelaide receive the vast majority of referrals for specialised tertiary services.The Hospital manages an off campus Renal Dialysis Unit in Flynn Drive, along withsatellite units in Alice Springs and Tennant Creek. The satellite unit has 26 haemodialysischairs in Alice Springs, eight chairs in Tennant Creek providing haemodialysis services topatients in Alice Springs and Tennant Creek. In addition patients have been trained forhome dialysis with units located in Ali Curung, Ti Tree, Mt Liebig, Santa Theresa and morerecently Amoonguna. The unit also coordinates renal transplantation services. A further 10acute care dialysis ports are located in the Hospital. In <strong>2009</strong> a Dialysis Unit operated byNephrocare opened in Alice Springs and the Hospital maintains responsibility for clinicalservices for these patients.Alice Springs Hospital has achieved Baby Friendly Accreditation, Food Safe Accreditationand the Pathology laboratory and Radiography is accredited to National Association ofTesting Authority/International Standards Organisation standards.The Hospital provides a range of clinical, diagnostic and support services including: General medicine, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, general surgery, renal,ophthalmology, ear nose and throat, orthopaedic, emergency medicine, intensive care rheumatology, urology, cardiology, respiratory, pain service, gastroenterology, plastic Medical Specialist outreach to remote communities for obstetric, adult and paediatric Financial support for some specialist outreach.Department <strong>Health</strong> and Families 119
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