Geriatric Evaluation & Management Unit (GEM)
- Based at Roma Hospital
- 7 beds (shared with Sub-Acute Unit)
- Geriatrician service provided via telehealth with site visit once a month
- Service managed by the Sub-Acute CNC
Name of consultant geriatric medicine staff per service:
Dr. Lisa Kelly (Visiting Consultant Geriatrician from PA Hospital)
Name and contact number for key staff member who can provide more information about geriatric services available at your facility:
Karla Harth (Roma Hospital Sub-Acute CNC)
Ph: 4624 2700
General Rehabilitation Unit
- Sub-Acute Unit based at Roma Hospital
- 7 beds shared with GEM unit
- Geriatrician service provided via telehealth with site visit once a month
- Service managed by the Sub-Acute CNC
- Multidisciplinary team attached to service (dedicated OT, Physio, Social Work, AHA with hospital dietitian and speech pathologist also providing input).
Name of consultant geriatric medicine staff per service:
Dr. Lisa Kelly (Visiting Consultant Geriatrician from PA Hospital)
Name and contact number for key staff member who can provide more information about geriatric services available at your facility:
Karla Harth (Roma Hospital Sub-Acute CNC)
Ph: 4624 2700
Geriatric Medicine Clinics (please specify if general, falls, memory/cognition, continence, other)
- General Geriatrician Outpatient Clinic
- Face-to-face appointments provided at Roma Hospital 1 day per month
- Telehealth service provided on a monthly or as required basis across SWHHS
Name of consultant geriatric medicine staff per service:
Dr. Lisa Kelly (Visiting Consultant Geriatrician from PA Hospital)
Name and contact number for key staff member who can provide more information about geriatric services available at your facility:
Debbie Dunstan (Specialist Clinic CN)
Ph: 4624 2700
Inpatient/Outpatient (Please specify)
- Provided in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
- Provided via Roma Mental Health Team across SWHHS
- Psychiatry service provided primarily face to face with 4 – 6 weekly visits from Psychiatrist across SWHHS
- Telehealth service also available across district
- Older Persons Mental Health Clinician also attached to service.
Name of consultant geriatric medicine staff per service:
Dr. David Lie (Visiting Consultant Psychiatrist from Metro South)
Name and contact number for key staff member who can provide more information about geriatric services available at your facility:
Jo Otto (Older Persons Mental Health Clinician)
Ph: 4624 2900 or 0417 503 575