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Clutha Health First Hospital Services
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Description
Clutha Health First provides a wide range of services to the people in the Clutha District within its building and within the community settings. We offer to our community:
- Inpatient services and palliative care unit
- Maternity services with a small rural primary maternity birthing and postnatal unit staffed by registered nurses and midwives
- Midwifery services practicing out in the community
- District nursing services
- Day rehabilitation for the elderly
- Occupational therapy services
- Social work services (medical)
- Needs assessment services to older people
- Outpatient clinics with specialists visiting regularly from Dunedin Hospital
- General practitioners provide primary care services from our facility
- Radiology services provided by Pacific Radiology
- Laboratory services provided by Southern Community Laboratories
- Physiotherapy services provided by Southern Physio Services
- Mental health services provided by Te Whatu Ora - Southern
- Public health nursing provided by Te Whatu Ora - Southern
- Mobile surgical services operating theatre visits every 5 weeks.
Our hours of operation are from 0830 - 1800 Monday to Friday, with after hours services being available from 1800 - 0830 daily and at weekends. Please feel free to contact us on (03) 419 0500 with any queries.
Hours
Inpatient Ward Visiting:
2pm - 8pm daily. Patients may only have one visitor at a time due to space.
Maternity Ward Visiting:
2pm - 8pm daily.
General Practice Hours:
Weekdays: Doors open, and telephone appointments are taken from 8.30am Monday - Friday.
Consultations start from 9.00am.
Evening clinics by arranged appointment only from 6.00pm - 9.00pm.
Weekends: Urgent clinics, by arranged appointment only, from 9.00am - 6.00pm.
After Hours:
Outside of the hours above, patient access is through our triage service by phoning 419 0500.
Services
Service types: Community nursing, Wound care, Home oxygen management, Ostomy care, Palliative care, Self management support, Medication administration.
Service types: Community nursing, Wound care, Home oxygen management, Ostomy care, Palliative care, Self management support, Medication administration.
Service types: Community nursing, Wound care, Home oxygen management, Ostomy care, Palliative care, Self management support, Medication administration.
Service types: Labour and birth care, Pregnancy care, Staying at a birthing centre or hospital after giving birth.
Service types: Labour and birth care, Pregnancy care, Staying at a birthing centre or hospital after giving birth.
Service types: Labour and birth care, Pregnancy care, Staying at a birthing centre or hospital after giving birth.
Occupational therapy is a professional health service, which uses carefully selected purposeful activities to promote, restore and maintain or develop an individual’s ability to accomplish tasks that are relevant to their daily lives. When disability, illness or injury limits people’s ability to function, an occupational therapist can assist them to achieve and maintain their maximum level of independence. Our occupational therapists make an initial assessment of a person’s ability to carry out daily tasks of living e.g. managing to dress oneself using correct techniques after a total hip replacement, after injury, or after admission to hospital. A person’s goals and demands of their environment are identified and become the basis for the treatment programme. This may include carefully selected activities, adaptative techniques or education, provision of equipment or housing alterations, which will minimise the effects of disease, injury or disability. Our occupational therapists can provide: An assessment in your own home for people who are elderly or disabled Provision of short term loan equipment/ assistive devices for independence after operation/ accident or for palliative care needs Advice and information on community resources Assessment and retraining in activities of daily living following injury / illness Assess your eligibility to access funding for essential provision of equipment and /or alterations to your house to allow independence within your home environment Advice on accessing lottery grants for equipment needs Post concussion or suspected concussion education and follow up Stress management and relaxation education Education on coping with specific disabilities e.g. arthritis and stroke Our occupational therapists also hire out wheelchairs to those in our local community. Should you require information on this service, please contact our Occupational Therapy Department. To speak directly to one of our occupational therapists please call us on (03) 419 0525 between the hours of 8.30am and 5.00pm Monday to Friday.
Occupational therapy is a professional health service, which uses carefully selected purposeful activities to promote, restore and maintain or develop an individual’s ability to accomplish tasks that are relevant to their daily lives. When disability, illness or injury limits people’s ability to function, an occupational therapist can assist them to achieve and maintain their maximum level of independence. Our occupational therapists make an initial assessment of a person’s ability to carry out daily tasks of living e.g. managing to dress oneself using correct techniques after a total hip replacement, after injury, or after admission to hospital. A person’s goals and demands of their environment are identified and become the basis for the treatment programme. This may include carefully selected activities, adaptative techniques or education, provision of equipment or housing alterations, which will minimise the effects of disease, injury or disability. Our occupational therapists can provide: An assessment in your own home for people who are elderly or disabled Provision of short term loan equipment/ assistive devices for independence after operation/ accident or for palliative care needs Advice and information on community resources Assessment and retraining in activities of daily living following injury / illness Assess your eligibility to access funding for essential provision of equipment and /or alterations to your house to allow independence within your home environment Advice on accessing lottery grants for equipment needs Post concussion or suspected concussion education and follow up Stress management and relaxation education Education on coping with specific disabilities e.g. arthritis and stroke Our occupational therapists also hire out wheelchairs to those in our local community. Should you require information on this service, please contact our Occupational Therapy Department. To speak directly to one of our occupational therapists please call us on (03) 419 0525 between the hours of 8.30am and 5.00pm Monday to Friday.
- Housing adaptations/ equipment
- Rehabilitation OT
- Disability OT
- Child OT
- Neurological OT
- Pain OT
- Visual impairment OT
- Daily living OT
- Older adult OT
Occupational therapy is a professional health service, which uses carefully selected purposeful activities to promote, restore and maintain or develop an individual’s ability to accomplish tasks that are relevant to their daily lives. When disability, illness or injury limits people’s ability to function, an occupational therapist can assist them to achieve and maintain their maximum level of independence.
Our occupational therapists make an initial assessment of a person’s ability to carry out daily tasks of living e.g. managing to dress oneself using correct techniques after a total hip replacement, after injury, or after admission to hospital. A person’s goals and demands of their environment are identified and become the basis for the treatment programme. This may include carefully selected activities, adaptative techniques or education, provision of equipment or housing alterations, which will minimise the effects of disease, injury or disability.
Our occupational therapists can provide:
- An assessment in your own home for people who are elderly or disabled
- Provision of short term loan equipment/ assistive devices for independence after operation/ accident or for palliative care needs
- Advice and information on community resources
- Assessment and retraining in activities of daily living following injury / illness
- Assess your eligibility to access funding for essential provision of equipment and /or alterations to your house to allow independence within your home environment
- Advice on accessing lottery grants for equipment needs
- Post concussion or suspected concussion education and follow up
- Stress management and relaxation education
- Education on coping with specific disabilities e.g. arthritis and stroke
Our occupational therapists also hire out wheelchairs to those in our local community. Should you require information on this service, please contact our Occupational Therapy Department.
To speak directly to one of our occupational therapists please call us on (03) 419 0525 between the hours of 8.30am and 5.00pm Monday to Friday.
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Contact Details
Clutha Health First, Balclutha
Dunedin - South Otago
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Phone
(03) 419 0500
Email
Website
Day Rehabilitation Programme (03) 419 0500
District Nurses (03) 419 0530
General Practice (03) 419 0500
Laboratory: Southern Community Laboratories (03) 418 0042
Maternity Ward (03) 419 0540
Mental Health Team (03) 419 0440
Needs Assessment (03) 419 0520
Occupational Therapy (03) 419 0525
Outpatient Department (03) 419 0570
Physiotherapy: SPS Physio (03) 419 0435
Public Health Nurses (03) 419 0465
Radiology: Pacific Radiology (03) 419 0430
Social Work (03) 419 0523
9-11 Charlotte Street
Balclutha
OTA 9230
Street Address
9-11 Charlotte Street
Balclutha
OTA 9230
Postal Address
PO Box 46
Balclutha 9240
New Zealand
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This page was last updated at 4:30PM on February 26, 2025. This information is reviewed and edited by Clutha Health First Hospital Services.
Within our Clutha Health First Community Team we have a medical social worker that provides services to those in the inpatient ward and within the community. The requirement to access social work services is that a person has personal health and/or age related issues. Our social workers provide: Information on hospital services Supporting individuals / family / whanau through the transition from hospital care to home Information on disability allowance (services funded) Information on management of disabilities and services available Travel and accommodation funding information for people travelling outside of Otago to receive medical treatment at other centres Supporting people to access community services / organisations Linking people with other healthcare / social service providers Supporting individuals / family / whanau to manage lifestyle changes as a result of health and / or disability issues Supporting caregivers caring for a family member at home Relationship management Assisting with grief / stress management If you wish to speak to our social worker, please call us on (03) 419 0523 between the hours of 8.30 and 5.00pm Monday to Thursday.
Within our Clutha Health First Community Team we have a medical social worker that provides services to those in the inpatient ward and within the community. The requirement to access social work services is that a person has personal health and/or age related issues.
Our social workers provide:
If you wish to speak to our social worker, please call us on (03) 419 0523 between the hours of 8.30 and 5.00pm Monday to Thursday.