Brain Injury Rehabilitation Services - Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre Royal Adelaide Hospital |
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The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Services (BIRS) is a South Australian statewide specialist rehabilitation service, which covers South Australia and also provides services for clients from western New South Wales, western Victoria and the Northern Territory. BIRS includes: The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit (BIRU) which provides inpatient rehabilitation programmes for individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI) who require medical and nursing care. The unit has a 28-bed capacity. BIRU is located within Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre. The Home and Community Brain Injury Rehabilitation Services which offer community and home-based rehabilitation programs from sites based at Felixstow and Fullarton. The Brain Injury Tele-Rehabilitation Service is available to rural and remote country SA clients. Adelaide based practitioners and therapists work with the country patients, family carers and therapists utilising video-conference equipment. The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Services provide specialised rehabilitation programs for adults with traumatic and non-traumatic acquired brain injuries (ABI). Non-traumatic causes of ABI, include cerebrovascular disease, hypoxic brain injury etc.. more... Royal Adelaide Hospital North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000, AUSTRALIA Telephone +61 8 8222 4000 Fax +61 8 8222 5170 Last Updated 4th January 2008 |