General Services at Ashford Hospital
Intensive Care Unit
Ashford Hospital has a fully equipped Level 3, 12 bed Intensive Care Unit to provide a high acuity of care should the need arise. The Intensive Care Unit is able to provide a number of advanced respiratory, cardiac and renal support therapies. A dedicated team of Intensive Care Consultants and specialised nurses provide 24 hour care.
Surgery
Ashford Hospital offers a wide range of surgical procedures including laser and laparoscopic. There are 8 theatres, 7 general and 1 dedicated cardiothoracic theatre in addition to a Procedure Room, all equipped with state of the art technology. Our surgeons and anaesthetists are amongst Adelaide's finest and are on call 24 hours a day.
Surgical specialties:
- Cardio Thoracic Surgery
- Dental Surgery
- General Surgery
- Gynaecology
- Obesity / Bariatric Surgery
- Orthopaedic
- Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)
- Urology
- Vascular
Surgeons wishing to discuss regular and ad-hoc theatre time please contact (08) 8375 5222 and request to speak to the Perioperative Services Manager or if out of hours, the Hospital Coordinator.
Diabetes Services
Ashford Diabetes Service has a Credentialed Diabetes Educator.
In-patient care involves education of newly diagnosed patients, those admitted with diabetes related illness and/or patients changing treatment regime.
Our out-patient service assesses and reviews individuals referred by endocrinologists, GPs, obstetricians, nursing services and self-referral. We have agreements with the majority of health funds with no out of pocket expense to the client.
A new Medicare initiative, Enhanced Primary Care plans, allow GPs to refer public patients to this service.
An area of growth is insulin pump commencement. People with Type 1 diabetes are usually covered for this prosthesis and require out patient work-up and an in patient admission for stabilisation.
For further information on this service, please contact our Diabetes Educators on (08) 8375 5222.
