Specialist Hospitals

Follow the links below to find information on hospitals specialising in various population groups, diseases and conditions.

Reviewed March 2008

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Title:   Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide
Publisher:   Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide
Description:   We are the state's major children's hospital and provide a comprehensive range of health services for children and young people. We offer gynaecological care for women and we are also the largest maternity hospital, caring for women and their newborn babies, and offer specialist care for premature babies.
Date:   Sep 2008
Title:   Palliative Care
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information on palliative or terminal care, euthanasia, 'dying with dignity' and hospice care.
Date:   Sep 2008
Title:   Children's Hospitals
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information about children's hospitals.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Open general medical wards versus specialist psychiatric units for acute psychoses
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Psychosis is a generic psychiatric term for a mental state characterised by derangement of personality and loss of contact with reality. People experiencing a psychotic episode may have hallucinations or delusional beliefs and can exhibit disorganised t...
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Psychiatric hospitals or wards
Publisher:   Inspire Foundation
Description:   Psychiatric hospitals or wards specialise in treating people experiencing a range of different mental illnesses, including depression, schizophrenia, anxiety and eating disorders. Check out this factsheet for more info including what they are and what to expect.
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Publisher:   Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Description:   The Institute is a comprehensive specialist oncology centre providing cancer services in Melbourne and via external clinics and satellites throughout Victoria, Australia. This home page gives access to information on cancer, patient information, appointments, health advice, information for health professionals, publications and research reports.
Date:   Jun 2007
Title:   Hospitalisation for Mental Illness
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information about hospitalisation for treating mental illness.
Date:   Jun 2007
Title:   Systematic Reviews on Palliative Care
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of palliative care.
Date:   Jun 2007
Title:   Mother and baby units for schizophrenia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Post-partum psychosis is a consistent source of new episodes of severe mental illness and its worldwide prevalence has remained unchanged at 1 in 1000 live births over the past 150 years. For some women, admission to hospital is necessary. In the UK spe...
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Book review - Compassionate cities : public health and end-of-life care
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   This article contains a review of a book that explores end-of-life health care issues.
Date:   Jan 2006
Title:   The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Publisher:   The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Description:   The Children's Hospital at Westmead (formerly the New Children's Hospital) is a stand-alone service dedicated to paediatrics. It provides community medical care and paediatric emergency as well as tertiary level paediatric services. This site provides information for children, parents and health professionals.
Title:   Day hospital versus admission for acute psychiatric disorders
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Day hospitals are a less restrictive alternative to inpatient admission for people who are acutely and severely mentally ill. This review compares acute day hospital care to inpatient care. It was found that at least one in five patients currently admit...
Date:   Nov 2002
Title:   Bear cottage
Publisher:   The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Description:   Bear Cottage is the first children's hospice in NSW. It is a place where children with terminal illnesses and their families can stay from time to time and receive rest and medical care in a homelike environment.
Date:   Dec 2001
Title:   Table of contents (factsheets)
Publisher:   The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Description:   Categorical listing of factsheets providing information and advice on a variety of health issues affecting babies and children. These have been created by Kids Health (formerly The Child Health Promotion Unit) at the Children's Hospital Westmead and some in collaboration with Sydney Children's Hospital.
Date:   Aug 2001
Title:   Radio bed rock
Publisher:   The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Description:   You can come to the studio, hang out and listen to the music, request songs or maybe even meet a celebrity. You can also listen to Bed Rock from your bed and watch what's going on in the studio on your own TV. There is a phone beside your bed with a Radio Bed Rock 'hotline' you can use to call the studio to request a song.
Date:   Nov 2000
Title:   Starlight express room
Publisher:   The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Description:   If you're in need of a bit of fun, wander into the Starlight Express Room. It's a doctor free zone. If theres not a clown, magician, workshop or other performance to get involved with, play Nintendo 64 or a CD ROM game, get creative in the Art and Craft Zone, play on the piano or just have a good time with Captain Starlight.
Date:   Nov 2000
Title:   Book bunker
Publisher:   The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Description:   At The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Scholastic Australia has created a library haven for sick children. This very special project has made a real difference to the lives of sick children at Australia's largest and most modern specialist children's hospital.
Date:   Nov 2000
Title:   Operation art
Publisher:   The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Description:   Operation Art is an initiative of The Children's Hospital at Westmead, the Department of Education and Training and The Art Gallery of New South Wales. The program is in its sixth year and continues to attract the work of young artists from across the state.
Date:   Oct 2000
Title:   The Gene Therapy Research Unit
Publisher:   The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Description:   A joint initiative of The Children's Hospital at Westmead and the Children's Medical Research Institute. This strategic partnership has allowed the development of a robust and successful scientific research and development program that is rapidly progressing from the laboratory bench to the patient bedside.
Date:   Jul 2000
Title:   A national model for the collection and analysis of a minimum data set with outcome measures for private, hospital-based, psychiatric services
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
Description:   The National Model was developed as a mechanism capable of objectively demonstrating the quality of services provided by psychiatrists and private psychiatric hospitals.
Date:   May 2000
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