Royal Adelaide Hospital
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{{Infobox Hospital
| Name = Royal Adelaide Hospital
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| Image = Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide.jpg
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| Location =
| Region = Adelaide
| State = South Australia
| Country = Australia
| HealthCare = Medicare
| Type = Teaching
| Speciality = [[Burn (injury)|Burns]], [[Neurology]] & [[Neurosurgery]], [[Oral and maxillofacial surgery]], [[Pulmonology|Thoracic medicine]] and [[Cardiovascular surgery]]
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| Emergency = Yes
| Affiliation= [[University of Adelaide]]
| Beds = 848
| Founded = 1841
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| Website = http://www.rah.sa.gov.au/
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[[Image:Royal Adelaide Hospital, East wing.jpg|thumb|right|East Wing.]]
The '''Royal Adelaide Hospital''' is [[Adelaide]]'s largest hospital, with over 700 beds. Founded in 1840, the Royal Adelaide provides [[tertiary care|tertiary health care services]] for [[South Australia]] and provides [[Secondary care|secondary care clinical services]] to residents of Adelaide's inner city.
The hospital is situated on the corner of North Terrace and Frome Road. It neighbours the [[Adelaide Botanic Gardens]], the [[Adelaide Zoo]] and both the [[University of Adelaide]] and the [[University of South Australia]]. The land which it covers is home to the Adelaide Medical School, Adelaide Dental Hospital, The Hanson Institute and the Institute of Medical and Veterinary Sciences.
In June 2007, plans were unveiled by the State Government to build a new central hospital for Adelaide to replace the Royal Adelaide Hospital. The [[Marjorie Jackson Nelson Hospital]], to be completed in 2016, will be built on the railyards at the intersection of [[North Terrace, Adelaide|North Terrace]] and [[West Terrace, Adelaide|West Terrace]] in Adelaide. The State Government plans that the Royal Adelaide will close when the new hospital is completed and some of the land currently occupied by the hospital will be incorporated as part of the [[Adelaide Botanic Gardens]].<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Hospital-land-may-be-turned-into-gardens/2007/06/11/1181414186609.html Hospital land may be turned into gardens] [[Sydney Morning Herald]], June 11, 2007, Accessed 13/6/7</ref>
==Blocks==
Since the Hospital is so large it is split up into many different blocks and Building names.
===North Wing===
The North Wing is home to wards Q3-R3-S3 (Orthapedics), Q5 ([[ENT]] and Eyes), Q6 (Colorectal Surgery), Q7-R6 (Gastric and Upper GI Surgery), Q8--R7-R8-S7-S8 (Medical), R4A (Spinal), R5 (NeuroSurgery), S6 (Breast, Endicrone, Urology), S2 (Thoracic Medicine) and S5 (Plastics). Radiology can also be found in the North Wing.
===East Wing===
The East wing has 10 Wards for Psychiatry, Stroke, Oncology, Cardiology and Vascular Surgery
===Theatre Block===
All of the 23 Operating Theatres are in this block. All of the treatment centres for the many Specialties covered can also be found in this block.
===Emergency Block===
The Emergency Department and Recovery Rooms are found in this block. This is also the block that has access to the Helipad and Medi-Vac team. The 3 PTL (Patient Transport Lifts) are also in this block which go from Ground Floor, up to the Helipad. The Emergency department has recently undergone a total refurbishment and is now a state of the art Emergency facility.
===Outpatients===
All Specialist offices are found in the Outpatient blocks from level 3-9.
===Hone Wing===
The Hone Wing is home to the Department of Radiation Oncology and holds 5 bunkers containing Varian Linear Accelerators.
===McEwin Building===
The McEwin Building is situated to the east of the hospital. It is home to the Sleep Disorders Laboratory, containing four beds (Level 6), and Transfusion (Level 5).
==See also==
*[[List of hospitals in Australia]]
==Notes==
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==External links==
[http://www.rah.sa.gov.au/homepage.php Royal Adelaide Hospital Homepage]
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[[Category:Hospitals in Adelaide]]
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