10 tips for safer health care
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Ways to maintain safe health care
Due to COVID-19, changes to services, visiting hours and visitor access now apply.
Services are provided 24 hours a day, seven days per week.
General medical and surgical care includes:
Phone: Riverland General Hospital on (08) 8580 2400
Riverland General Hospital has a resident gynaecologist and birthing suites are available.
A community clinic assists women with care and treatment before, during and after childbirth.
Phone: Riverland General Hospital on (08) 8580 2400
The Riverland General Hospital has a chemotherapy unit with four chemotherapy chairs with trained and accredited Registered Nurses to provide chemotherapy treatment and other cancer services, including infusions.
Riverland General Hospital Chemotherapy Unit Services include:
See the New regional cancer services brochure (PDF 88KB) for more information.
Phone: Riverland General Hospital on (08) 8580 2400
The Riverland General Hospital provides haemodialysis within the region. People who meet the criteria are able to dialyse within the hospital as an alternative to dialysing at home. A service is also available for holiday visitors to the region who require dialysis. Visitor services are available out of hours if needed.
The Riverland General Hospital is one of three stroke services in country South Australia, providing specialised treatment for suitable stroke patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week, supported by metropolitan stroke units.
Clinicians located at country hospitals will be able to call or videoconference with a neurologist at the Royal Adelaide Hospital 24/7, enabling faster and more accurate decision making.
SA Ambulance Service will continue to ensure that stroke patients are taken directly to a metropolitan stroke unit hospital or country stroke service where possible.
Ambulance staff will notify the hospital about the patient’s arrival in advance, so that hospital staff are ready for the arrival and immediate assessment of the stroke patient.
Phone: (08) 8580 2430
Entry to medical imaging (radiology) is via the hospitals main entrance on Maddern Street
The majority of medical imaging services are provided at the hospital by SA Medical Imaging. The service is a bulk-billing system and there may be some out of pocket costs for after-hours services.
Telephone: (08) 8582 3399
SA Pathology services are offered to the public 6 days per week.
Located on the grounds of the Riverland General Hospital in a separate building. Entry is via the Maddern Street Hospital entrance and follow the SA pathology signs to the right. On-site reserved parking is available next to the laboratory.
The Riverland Community Health Service provides a range of services and programs from five sites in the Riverland: