Outpatient Referral Process
South Australian public hospital outpatient referral process guideline for clinicians.
The Bone Density Clinic provides bone density scans to diagnose and manage osteoporosis — a disease that weakens bones to the point where they break easily.
This is a free public health service located at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and is part of the Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN).
Phone: (08) 8222 6913
Fax: (08) 8222 6021
Email: Health.FaxEndocrineUnitQEH@sa.gov.au
Opening hours: 9 am — 4 pm, Monday to Friday
Level 1, Link Wing
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
28 Woodville Road
Woodville South, 5011
Patients need a referral from a general practitioner (GP) or specialist to book an appointment.
Patients with a referral from a GP or specialist can contact us to book an appointment.
Appointments are free.
The Bone Density Clinic is located on Level 1 in the Link Wing of The Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Paid parking is available 300m from the clinic in the multi-storey car park.
If you are mobility impaired, a wheelchair can be borrowed from the patient enquiries desk at the main entrance to the hospital.
Once you arrive at the hospital:
The appointment usually takes 20 mins.
Patients should wear clothing without metal parts and bring their:
Low-dose x-rays scan the lower spine and upper femur to measure how many grams of calcium and other minerals are packed into a segment of bone. This type of scan uses Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA).