Media Release: New step down service welcomes first patients

Amplar Health is part of the Medibank group. This media release was originally posted on the Medibank website. This is an excerpt only and the full release can be viewed here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The first patients have been welcomed to the Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) step-down healthcare service at College Grove in Walkerville, with 10 beds providing immediate care for patients who no longer need to remain in hospital.

The CALHN step-down healthcare model is a collaboration between CALHN and Amplar Health. In the first phase of the 50-step-down beds, 10 beds are now providing intermediate care.

Those using the services are often facing external barriers to return to community living such as awaiting aged care placements, needing convalescent care, National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) planning or pre-and-post-operative care. It offers a structured, supportive environment for gradual transition back to the community following a hospital stay, providing appropriate care outside of a hospital setting, ensuring the right support matches the patient’s needs. Importantly – it frees up hospital beds.

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