Emergency and Perioperative Medicine Services at SALHN
The Division comprises of the Emergency Department, Operating Theatre Service and the Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management at Flinders Medical Centre and Noarlunga Health Services.
Flinders Medical Centre emergency
The Flinders Medical Centre Emergency Department is open 24 hours, 7 days a week.
It is the obstetric trauma centre for South Australia and a designated state trauma centre. Flinders Medical Centre Emergency Department is accredited for training by the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.
The Emergency Department is one of the busiest in South Australia, with approximately 74,000 attendances per year.
See also: Paediatric Emergency Department
Noarlunga Hospital emergency
The Emergency Department at Noarlunga Hospital provides emergency services to the southern area, treating approximately 43,000 people a year.
The Noarlunga Hospital Emergency Department is open 24 hours, seven days a week and 24 hour x-ray and pathology facilities are available on site.