Manning Hospital

Manning Hospital

Unit Services

Here at Manning Base hospital we have a Critical Care Area that has four (4) Intensive Care beds ans six (6) Coronary Care (CCU) beds. There is also a separate six (6) High Dependency Unit (HDU).

Patients in the unit can be placed on monitors that show us their heart rate and their blood pressure. We also have machines (called ventilators) that can assist the patient in their breathing. Not all patients who come to our unit need a ventilator to help them breathe.

If the patient does not improve or needs the support of other specialised equipment such as dialysis (kidney machine), the patient will need to be transferred to another intensive care unit that provides these specialised services.

Patients that require specialised care – e.g. burns, major trauma, brain (neuro) surgery or heart (cardiac) surgery will not come to our unit at all but will be transferred as soon as possible to a specialised intensive care unit at another hospital.

Children (16 years or younger) who need intensive care services also need special care and they too will be transferred to a specialised intensive care unit at another hospital.

Unit Staff

One (1) doctor (Intensive Care Staff Specialist), who has been trained in intensive care medicine, heads our unit and is present in the unit daily. When not in the unit he can be reached by telephone. We also have senior doctors who cover the unit 24 hours per day, seven (7) days a week. There is a senior nurse in charge of the unit every shift. If a patient needs help with their breathing (on a ventilator) then each shift, one nurse will look after that patient.

If a patient can breathe without the help of a ventilator, one nurse may be taking care of up to 4 patients during the shift.Our unit also has the help of Allied Health Professionals such as physiotherapist, pharmacist, dietician and social worker through the day.

Visitor Services

• Visiting Hours visiting hours are: 10 am – 1pm & 3pm – 8pm
• Mobile Phones are not encouraged in the area
• Waiting room is available for visitors with tea and coffee making facilities
• Flowers are not allowed
• Social Work services are available during business hours Monday – Friday with a chaplaincy service provided after hours (eg social worker/Pastoral Care)
• Hospital shop/Canteen
• ATM is available in the main entrance of the hospital
• Parking around the hospital is limited
• The ICU is located on Level 4 of the Clinical Services Block

How To Get To Manning Hospital

A map of the hospitals's location is below. A more detailed map can be found at the Whereis Online WebSite.