2015/2016 Pindara Emergency Pindara Private Hospital has been undergoing a progressive multiphase redevelopment since 2008. The next stage in this redevelopment will involve the complete refurbishment and expansion of the Pindara Emergency Department. This project will almost triple the size of the emergency department and create a new undercover ambulance bay so that patients arriving via ambulance no longer need to enter emergency through the main foyer. This phase will also expand purpose-built and equipped paediatric areas, add spacious and well-equipped adult treatment bays and update the patient waiting lounge. New and enhanced back-of-house, clinical support areas, as well as educational, administrative, staff and consulting office space will also be created. This exciting project is expected to commence before Christmas 2015. When the Pindara Emergency Department opened in 1987, it was the first private emergency department in Australia. Today, the emergency team treats approximately 22,000 patients a year, of which four to five thousand are paediatric presentations. The unit accepts all emergency presentations, with the exclusion of multisystem trauma and acute psychiatric presentations. The Pindara medical team aim to assess, treat and admit, or arrange appropriate follow up care for their patients. They communicate with other health care providers at every step of the patient’s care, and as a result, many have developed strong relationships with the patient as well as their GP or treating specialist. The Pindara Emergency team has a very stable medical work force (with very little staff turnover) that includes vocationally trained emergency practitioners (with an average of 20 years emergency experience each), specialist emergency physicians (FACEMs) and an advanced emergency medicine registrar seconded from GCUH. NEWS pindaramagazine.com.au Pindara Magazine 9
Pindara Private Hospital Magazine - Issue Six
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