Being For Others - Calvary Health Care Bethlehem

Service ProfileNeurological and palliative careCalvary Health Care Bethlehem is a recognised providerof specialist palliative care and a statewide provider ofspecialist care in progressive neurology.Our dedicated interdisciplinary teams provide highquality, compassionate care across our hospital basedand ambulatory services. Our model of care supportsthe integration of these services to ensure that patientsand their families are supported according to theirneeds and can be transitioned seamlessly from onelevel of care to another.Our 70-bed inpatient facility provides one 30-bedprogressive neurology unit and two 20-bed palliativecare units. Patients are admitted for pain and symptommanagement, restorative care, respite care and endof-lifecare. The interdisciplinary inpatient team worksin collaboration with our own ambulatory services, thepatient’s general practitioner, medical specialists andother health professionals or services to deliver optimalcare and seamless discharge planning.The Neurological Ambulatory Stream provides threeareas of service; multidisciplinary outpatient clinics,specialist allied health and neurological nursingconsultancy in the community setting and theNeurological Day Centre.Both streams provide interdisciplinary support topatients at home or in residential care facilities byproviding practical assistance, care coordination,advice on symptom management and psychosocialand bereavement support. The community based andoutpatient services are complemented by the daycentres, providing patients with social interaction,promoting wellbeing and providing day respite forcarers. These services also provide support to otherhealth and community service providers ensuringpatients are able to remain at home and receiveappropriate care in their local communities.Our ambulatory services provide care to patientsin their home and other community settings. Theseservices cover two designated service streams,‘Community Palliative Care Services’ and ‘NeurologicalAmbulatory Services’. The Community PalliativeCare Stream provides two types of service; theinterdisciplinary specialist community based serviceand the Palliative Care Day Centre.Calvary Health Care Bethlehem 2009 –10 Annual ReportOur staff provide care that is given with love,compassion and respect.8