Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide
Encyclopedia
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (TQEH) is a 340 bed acute tertiary referral hospital
in the western suburbs of Adelaide
, South Australia
.
Originally designed to service the western area but is now the second most utilised hospital in South Australia by patients from the central northern region of Adelaide.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital was the first unit in Australia to perform kidney transplantation
successfully. The hospital houses the Australian and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry (ANZDATA) which collects national statistics on the treatment of those patients with end stage renal failure
.
The Discipline of Medicine has broad ranging functions in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, research and clinical service and management. The Discipline of Surgery has a large academic surgical department and is a major centre for surgical research and postgraduate teaching in a wide range of fields.
services through community response teams, TQEH's Emergency Department and via a 40 bed purpose built inpatient unit. The inpatient unit, Cramond Clinic, was named after Professor William Cramond the foundation Chair in Psychiatry at the University of Adelaide
. Cramond pioneered the delivery of mental health care to renal patients at TQEH in the 1960s. In 2002-3, the TQEH community mental health teams provided services to 48,621 individuals which was the second largest number for services in the central northern health region.
Tertiary referral hospital
A tertiary hospital, tertiary referral center or tertiary care center is a term without a formal definition which in the United States generally refers to:...
in the western suburbs of Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
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History
The hospital opened in 1954. At the request of the Government of South Australia, the hospital was named after Queen Elizabeth II who had recently acceded to the Australian throne. A large portrait of the Queen, together with a letter authorising the QEH name and granting Arms to the Hospital, decorates the principal foyer.Originally designed to service the western area but is now the second most utilised hospital in South Australia by patients from the central northern region of Adelaide.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital was the first unit in Australia to perform kidney transplantation
Kidney transplantation
Kidney transplantation or renal transplantation is the organ transplant of a kidney into a patient with end-stage renal disease. Kidney transplantation is typically classified as deceased-donor or living-donor transplantation depending on the source of the donor organ...
successfully. The hospital houses the Australian and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry (ANZDATA) which collects national statistics on the treatment of those patients with end stage renal failure
Renal failure
Renal failure or kidney failure describes a medical condition in which the kidneys fail to adequately filter toxins and waste products from the blood...
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Teaching
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is a teaching hospital for the University of Adelaide's medical school and provides clinical attachments in a variety of specialties for undergraduate medical students, including Medicine, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, and Psychiatry.The Discipline of Medicine has broad ranging functions in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, research and clinical service and management. The Discipline of Surgery has a large academic surgical department and is a major centre for surgical research and postgraduate teaching in a wide range of fields.
Services
The hospital provides mental healthMental health
Mental health describes either a level of cognitive or emotional well-being or an absence of a mental disorder. From perspectives of the discipline of positive psychology or holism mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between life activities and...
services through community response teams, TQEH's Emergency Department and via a 40 bed purpose built inpatient unit. The inpatient unit, Cramond Clinic, was named after Professor William Cramond the foundation Chair in Psychiatry at the University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...
. Cramond pioneered the delivery of mental health care to renal patients at TQEH in the 1960s. In 2002-3, the TQEH community mental health teams provided services to 48,621 individuals which was the second largest number for services in the central northern health region.