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Encyclopedia > Royal Adelaide Hospital
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Location
Place Adelaide, South Australia, (AU)
Organization
Care System Public Medicare (AU)
Hospital Type Teaching
Affiliated University University of Adelaide
Services
Emergency Dept. Yes
Beds 848
Speciality Burns, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Oral and maxillofacial surgery, Thoracic medicine and Cardiovascular surgery
History
Founded 1841
Links
Website Homepage
See also Hospitals in Australia

The Royal Adelaide Hospital is Adelaide's largest hospital with over 700 beds. It is one of the most advanced Australian Hospitals and many people come from surrounding nations to use Adelaide's world-renowned Burns unit. The Hospital was first built in the 1840's but has developed greatly since. The Hospital is Situated on the Corner of North Terrace and Frome Road. It is next to the Royal Botanic Gardens, The Adelaide Zoo and the Adelaide University. The land which it covers is home to the Adelaide Medical School, Adelaide Dental Hospital, The Hanson Institute and the IMVS. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... Emblems: Hairy Nosed Wombat (faunal); Leafy Seadragon (marine); Piping Shrike (bird: unofficial); Sturts Desert Pea (floral); Opal (gemstone) Motto: United for the Common Wealth Slogan or Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Const. ... Anthem: Advance Australia Fair Royal anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Canberra Largest city Sydney Official languages English (de facto 1) Government Constitutional monarchy (federal)  - Queen Elizabeth II  - Governor-General Michael Jeffery  - Prime Minister John Howard Independence from the UK   - Constitution 1 January 1901   - Statute of Westminster 11 December 1931... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Health care. ... Medicare is Australias publicly-funded, universal health scheme, providing affordable treatment by doctors and in public hospitals for all citizens and permanent residents except for those on Norfolk Island. ... A physician visiting the sick in a hospital. ... A university hospital is an institution which combines the services of a hospital with the education of medical students and with medical research. ... A university hospital is an institution which combines the services of a hospital with the education of medical students and with medical research. ... The University of Adelaide (colloquially Adelaide Uni) is a public university located in Adelaide. ... The emergency department (ED), sometimes termed the emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW), accident & emergency (A&E) department or casualty department is a hospital or primary care department that provides initial treatment to patients with a broad spectrum of illnesses and injuries, some of which may be life-threatening and... This article describes a type of injury. ... Neurology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the nervous system. ... Insertion of an electrode during neurosurgery for Parkinsons disease. ... Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is a recognized international training course in specialised Medicine, which requires a minimum length of formation of 5 years for a basic medical training and 4 years for a basic medical and dental training, in the European Union. ... In medicine, pulmonology (aka pneumology) is the specialty that deals with diseases of the lungs and the respiratory tract. ... In medicine, the field of (cardio)thoracic surgery or cardiovascular surgery is involved in the surgical treatment of diseases affecting the heart (cardiovascular disease) and lungs (lung disease). ... This is a list of major hospitals in Australia. ...

Contents

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 (Orthapedics), 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 (Urology/Gynaecology),S2 (Thoracic Medicine) and S5 (Plastics). Radiology can also be found in the North Wing. An Ash Ent in the Lord of the Rings movie series Ents are a fictional race from J. R. R. Tolkiens fantasy world of Middle-earth. ...


East Wing

The East wing has 10 Wards for Psychiatry, Stroke, Oncology, Cardiology and Vascular Surgery


Theatre Block

All of the 23 Operating Theatres are in this block. All of the treatment centres for the many Specialities covered can also be found in this block.


Emergency Block

The Emergency Department and Recovery Rooms are found in this block. This is also the block that has access to the Helipad and Medi-Vac team. The 3 PTL (Patient Transport Lifts) are also in this block which go from Ground Floor, upto the Helipad. The Emergency department has recently undergone a total refurbishment and is now a state of the art Emergency facility.


Outpatients

All Specialist offices are found in the Outpatient blocks from level 3-9.


Hone Wing

The Hone Wing is home to the Department of Radiation Oncology and holds 5 bunkers containing Varian Linear Accelerators.


See also


  Results from FactBites:
 
Royal Adelaide Hospital, Intensive Care Unit (0 words)
The Royal Adelaide Hospital is a 700 bed Teaching Hospital affiliated with the University of Adelaide, under the Faculty of Health Sciences.
The hospital is located on North Terrace in the the city centre of Adelaide, South Australia.
The RAH is one of the three trauma referral centres for SA (2 adult, 1 paediatric) and performs approximately 550 retrievals per year, in addition to a number of international retrievals.
Royal Adelaide Hospital - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (325 words)
It is one of the most advanced Australian Hospitals and many people come from surrounding nations to use Adelaide's world-renowned Burns unit.
The Hospital was first built in the 1840's but has developed greatly since.
The Hospital is Situated on the Corner of North Terrace and Frome Road.
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