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Pindara Private Hospital Magazine - Issue Five

NEWS Pindara Cancer Services Pindara Private Hospital provides a comprehensive range of cancer diagnostic and treatment services including on-site day oncology and state-of-the-art imaging and pathology services. The hospital also offers new private patient accommodation with the recent opening of a 29-bed oncology ward on level four of the $55milion Dr David Lindsay Wing. These new rooms offer panoramic views across the Gold Coast and feature comfortable, contemporary furnishings and fittings as well as private ensuites. Two rooms are equipped with hepa air filters to accommodate immuno-suppressed patients. Pindara’s 12-chair Day Oncology Clinic treats day patients with chemotherapy or blood, iron, intragam or remicade infusions and treatments. The service is popular with patients, who rate the standard of care provided the team highly. Pindara Private is serviced by the Gold Coast’s leading oncologists and haematologists, and surgeons and clinicians, many of whom have consulting suites located on campus for the convenience of patients and their families. Services available on the Pindara Private Hospital campus include: • Radiology with MRI • Pathology • Medical oncology • Clinical haematology • Surgical Oncology • Chemotherapy • Palliative care and support therapy Free off-street car parking is available in the multilevel car park accessible from Carrara Street. Pindara Cardiac Services Pindara Private Hospital offers an extensive range of cardiac services supported by the latest in cardiac technology, and first-class standards of accommodation. The Cardiac Services Unit includes a five-bed Coronary Care Unit, a dedicated Cardiac Catheter Laboratory, and a cardiac step down ward. These areas are run by teams of highly skilled cardiologists, nurses and allied health professionals in accordance with the latest Cardiac Society recommendations. The experienced Pindara Cardiac Services team aims to provide the best care and treatment possible and is committed to supporting the individual needs of the patient as well as their relatives. The Cardiac Services Unit is equipped with advanced monitoring equipment and has the facility to manage any acute care patient, in a comfortable private environment. Pindara Private Hospital offers the latest technologies in cardiovascular diagnostic services, including: • An emergency interventional cardiology service, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. • Referral if required to cardiothoracic surgeons 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. • A specialised 5-bed Coronary Care Unit with on-site medical staff. • Referral to Post-procedural rehabilitation. • Diagnostic and Interventional Treatments offered at Pindara Private Hospital for coronary artery disease and abnormal heart rhythms include: • Emergency Management of Heart Attack • Angiogram • Angioplasty and Stenting 2015 • Pacemaker insertion • Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) • Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Cardiac Catheter Laboratory Pindara’s Cardiac Catheter Laboratory offers 24-hour emergency cover, seven days a week. State-of-the-art technology enables specialisation in a comprehensive range of procedures. Specialist Cardiologists provide prompt diagnosis of heart disease by angiography. Once diagnosed, certain heart diseases are able to be treated under local anaesthetic using the latest, non-invasive surgical techniques including balloon angioplasty, coronary stenting and insertion of pacemakers. Coronary Care Unit The Coronary Care Unit is a specialised area with care delivered by dedicated and experienced nursing staff. State-of-the-art monitors enable 24-hour monitoring and ensure that cardiac arrhythmias are acted upon instantly. Medical staff are available 24 hours, seven days per week to assist in the event of an emergency. Cardiologists are available at all times. Cardiac Step Down The Pindara Step Down provides ward accommodation for patients with medical conditions that include unstable angina, recovery after a catheter lab procedure and recovery from heart attack when the patient requires full telemetry monitoring. Telemetry monitoring enables the patient to move around the ward freely within hours of their procedure. The monitoring is visible to cardiac nurses in the Coronary Care Unit at all times. Patients waiting to be discharged receive specific education and are referred to a rehabilitation program if applicable. 8 Pindara Magazine 2015


Pindara Private Hospital Magazine - Issue Five
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