St Andrew's Hospital Foundation

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In keeping with our reputation as a centre of excellence and one of South Australia's leading private hospitals, St Andrew's has the latest medical facilities including Operating Suites, Critical Care Unit and Emergency Service. These services are supported by a comprehensive range of facilities such as Medical Imaging, Radiotherapy and Pathology on site.

Situated on South Terrace, overlooking Adelaide's south-eastern parklands, St Andrew's Hospital is easily accessed from all routes to the city.

St Andrew's is accredited by The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards until March 2009.

This accreditation involves a continuous review and survey process, conducted by senior health care professionals appointed by the ACHS, and is only awarded to health care organisations which demonstrate a commitment to quality and safety throughout the organisation.

The most recent periodic review was held on 30 November 2006 with the surveyors noting the following excellent outcomes and achievements by the hospital:

• an enthusiastic and committed leadership group and staff contributing to staff turnover;
• leadership and innovation demonstrated in the use of data to manage risk, quality and safety;
• an impressive range of quality activities to improve the quality of patient care;
• the achievement of HACCP Certification in the kitchen in April 2006;
• the recognition of excellence of the Hospital's Occupational Health Welfare and Safety system through the awarding of Level 3 SABS (Safety Achiever Business System) status;
• cleaning excellence awards (winner 2003 and 2004, runner up in 2005 in a larger group of participants);
• the commitment of staff to improving performance of the Hospital through an ongoing Quality program.

Click here to read the full summary from the surveyors.

The surveyors did not identify any new recommendations for the hospital during this review.

ACHS accreditation is a formal recognition of our high level of care and desire to continually improve quality, safety and service for our patients.

Medical and Surgical excellence

"in a caring environment".

We will achieve this by creating an environment that promotes:

• Quality health care supported by exemplary customer service.
• Best practice patient care and support.
• A positive culture based on teamwork that allows us to attract and retain the best staff.
• Sound business and financial practices to maintain a stable base for future growth.
• A strong affiliation with the Uniting Church and its Agencies.
• Innovation and creativity in all of our pursuits.
• The use of up to date facilities and equipment.