Dr Dewald Behrens is the most senior clinician to quit over the changes. His decision follows a letter from senior clinicians at Modbury last month warning Health Minister Jack Snelling it was ...
A man told hospital staff he wasn’t “ feeling right” – but a young doctor didn’t take him seriously and sent him home. He didn’t survive. Hours later he was diagnosed with vertigo and sent home with ...
A 47-year-old woman receiving care at a public eye clinic in South Australia says her experience has been so poor she is ...
Health Minister Jack Snelling said the new facility, announced ahead of Thursday’s State Budget, would potentially reduce the amount of patient transfers to the nearby Lyell McEwin and Royal Adelaide ...
DOCTORS have raised concerns an avoidable death could occur because surgeons at Modbury Hospital are confused about whether they are able to perform emergency surgery. Medical groups have told a ...
MODBURY Hospital is being changed into a rehabilitation centre, weeks before the “Transforming Health” project even finishes its public discussion phase. Well before public comment closes, SA Health ...
TRANSFORMING Health changes have come into force at Modbury Hospital as it is transformed from a general hospital to a facility focusing on elective surgery and rehabilitation care. Despite written ...
MODBURY Hospital security staff have been barred from restraining or being alone with anyone under 18 after it was revealed they had not been cleared to work with children. SA Health said yesterday it ...
A NEWLY-redeveloped hospital in the state’s north east has been rated the worst in the city — in terms of emergency room wait times. The National Health Performance Report, states Modbury lagged ...