Goulburn Hospital
Goulburn Hospital
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Address
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| Goulburn Base Hospital Goldsmith Street Goulburn, NSW 2580 |
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Telephone
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| (02) 48273111 |
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Type of Unit
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| ICU / HDU / CCU |
Unit Services
Goulburn Base Hospital has a 6-bed combined adult Intensive Care Unit / High Dependency Unit /Coronary Care Unit. The unit caters for patients who may need breathing assistance with invasive and non-invasive ventilation. Some patients may also require admission to the unit after undergoing surgery. Patients who have had a heart attack or unstable angina may also be admitted to the unit for close monitoring. When a patient is admitted to the unit, their heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate and oxygen levels are monitored from the bedside and on a central monitor located at the nurses’ station.
If the doctor suspects narrowing or blockage of the heart (coronary) arteries, it may be necessary to perform an angiogram and the patient will be transferred to a coronary care unit with diagnostic angiography. Patients who require specialised care due to injury or disease to their kidneys (needing dialysis) , or surgery to their brain, heart, lung, or burns management will be transferred to an intensive care unit in Canberra or Sydney.
Children as a general rule are not admitted to our unit, they are transferred to The Canberra Hospital, The Sydney Children’s Hospital in Randwick or the Westmead Children’s Hospital. These hospitals have facilities and staff specialist to care for children with complex conditions.
Unit Staff
Qualified
nursing staff are rostered over a 24-hour day to deliver and coordinate
patient care. If a patient is unstable and requiring ventilation, the
patient will have a nurse/patient ratio of 1:1 each shift. The doctors
who provide 24 hour medical cover to the unit are specialist
physicians, anaesthetists and surgeons. The care of the patient may
alternate between these doctors. If relatives or carers wish to speak
to a doctor, the nurse caring for the patient will be able to make the
necessary arrangements. The on duty hospital doctor also assists in the
unit.
Some of the other Allied Health Professionals our unit has access to
are pastoral care, social worker, dietician, pharmacist, physiotherapy
and an aboriginal health liaison officer.
Visitor Services
- Visiting Hours
- Mobile Phones
- Waiting room
- Visitor Accommodation
- Support services (eg social worker/Pastoral Care)
- Hospital shop/Canteen
- Phones
- Parking
- Hospital Patient Liaison
- Finding the ICU
How To Get To Goulbourn Hospital
A map of the hospitals's location is below. A more detailed map can be found at the Whereis Online WebSite.
