skip to content
Calvary Health Care Adelaide

Calvary Central Districts Hospital
Your Stay

Before Your Admission

Your booking will be made through your doctor's surgery. For a smooth admission process, we ask that you attend to the following matters prior to your admission.

Pre admission information
Your doctor will give you a Patient Admission Pack containing all the necessary paper work for your hospitalisation. Please complete these forms at your earliest convenience and return to the hospital by mail in the prepaid envelope to arrive at least five working days prior to your admission. If you are unable to do so,please telephone our Patient Services Staff with your details on (08) 82504111 from 8.00am to 4.00pm.

We work closely with the surgeons to ensure a partnership in your admission and care at the hospital.

Private health insurance
Please contact your Private Health Fund to confirm your level of cover and whether you have an excess or co-payment on your policy. In the event that you do have an excess or co-payment, this amount is payable prior to your admission date.

What to bring

  • Letters from your doctor
  • Medicare Card
  • Health Fund membership book or card
  • Details of your health benefits membership
  • Pharmaccutical record
  • Pension or Veteran's Affairs card
  • X-rays and ambulance membership numbers
  • All medications in theiroriginal packets you are currently taking (including tablets, vitamins, mixtures,creams, inhalers or drops). If possible, please bring a list from your General Practitioner of your current medications, their strengths and dosages.
  • Sleepwear, dressing gown for overnight stay and slippers or comfortable shoes
  • Glasses, hearing aids and non-electronic walking aids
  • Toiletries, including soap,toothpaste and toothbrush
  • Personal Belongings: It is strongly recommended that you do not wear jewellery or bring valuables into the Hospital. The Hospital does not accept responsibility for loss or damage. All electrical items such as radios, computers, hair dryer must be tested by Hospital Maintenance Staff to ensure ompatibility with the electrical supply prior to use.
  • Mobile phones may be used in the hospital. Please consider the needs of other patients when using your mobile phone.

When You Arrive

Please register at the reception accessed by the front entrance of the hospital. You will then be escorted to your room.

Type of accommodation
CCDH offers a high standard of accommodation with both shared and private rooms. All rooms have en-suite facilities.
Accommodation is shared in the Day Surgery Unit.
Depending on your reason for hospitalisation you may find yourself nursed for a time in our High Dependency area where you can be more closely monitored and observed by nursing staff.

Bed Allocations are done on the day of admission,whilst every effort is made to provide the room type you have requested, this may not always be possible. Should your preferred ccommodation become available you will be transferred if you wish.
Please note: Private Room Surcharge applies for Veteran Affairs, Work Cover and Third Party Patients.

Staying with children in hospital
We encourage a parent to spend as much time as possible with their child during the child's hospitalisation. A parent may stay overnight with their child if they wish.
Please note that in these circumstances a Boarder Fee will be charged per night.

For Your Comfort & Convenience

Call button
Should you require assistance,please do not hesitate to call the nursing staff via the nurse call button located in the bedside handset. Our staff will endeavour to answer the call as quickly as possible.
Flowers & mail
Flowers and mail are delivered directly to your room. If you ave mail to post please contact the Reception staff and this ill be arranged for you.
Newspapers
A complimentary copy of the Advertiser/Sunday Mail newspaper will be delivered to your room daily.
Meals
Our Catering Department prepares a variety of top quality, fresh meals. Menus will be provided the day before from which you may select meals according to your taste and dietary requirements. The Diet Liaison Officer can assist should you have any special dietary needs.
Smoking
Smoking is not permitted within the Hospital.
Pastoral care
CCDH provides a ministry of human support, comfort,guidance and prayer to all patients regardless of religious belief.
The service is provided by skilled professionals,comprising of accredited chaplains and trained special ministers of the
Eucharist. At CCDH we recognize that needs vary from patient to patient. The Pastoral Care staff visit the wards regularly
and are available to spend time with patients, relatives,
friends and staff. Representatives from most faith traditions visit regularly and may be contacted through the Pastoral Care Staff. The Pastoral Care Department offers gentle, caring, holistic spirituality integrating the body, mind and spirit.
Telephones
You can make and receive free local calls from the telephone by your bed. STD, International and calls to mobiles may be
made through the hospital switchboard and will be charged to your account for payment on your discharge.
Television
A single handset by your bed allows you to select any of the local television stations. An in-house movie channel and radio stations are also available.

Going home

We recommend that before admission you consider how you will manage at home after discharge. Will you require someone to stay with you after being discharged? How will you prepare food, do the housekeeping and shopping?
Will you need any special aids?
If you would like to discuss your discharge needs prior to admission, contact the Ward Clinical Manager/Discharge Planner ho will be able to assist you. Your doctor and the nursing staff will inform you of length time he or she thinks you will stay in hospital. Our Ward Manager will talk to you about any special services or equipment you may need after you are discharged.

Discharge time is at 10.00 am.

It is recommended that you arrange a relative or friend to assist you in getting home

return to menu