Welcome!

Purpose:
The ADHA supports and represents stand alone day hospitals (and small overnight private hospitals under 100 licensed beds) within the Australian health care environment by supporting their business and their employees, facilitating communication between members and actively representing (ie, on national and state committees) and lobbying on behalf of members. Industry memberships also benefit the Association and members.

Benefits of membership include:

annual conference, benchmarking, promotional material, tool kits (ie, Health Fund Negotiations), networking and support and access to the discounted pharmaceuticals and consumables agreement with Brand’s Surgical Supply and their partners, Insurance products with Mediprotect and medical gases with Air Liquide Healthcare.

Click here to go to the Membership Benefits webpage.

Click here to go to the Membership Costs webpage.

Mission and Objectives:

Mission Statement

To support and represent day hospitals within the health care environment.

Objectives

Add value to members.
Actively represent and lobby on behalf of members.
Support and facilitate communication between members.

Requests for use of the ADHA Logo

Click here to view the Authorised Use of the ADHA Logo.

Any requests to use our logo should be directed to info@adha.asn.au, Tel: 1800 752 822, Fax: 08 9304 7228

ADHA NEWSLETTER & CONSULTANCY WEBPAGE - Advertising Rates

Click here to view the Advertising Rates for the ADHA Quarterly Newsletter and contact details for the co-ordinator.

ADHA Security and Privacy Policy

Click here to download a copy of this policy.

Did you know that Brand's provides discounted pharmaceuticals and consumables to ADHA Day Hospital, Preliminary and Affiliate members? Brand's also has agreements with other companies, such as Sentry Medical and Saraya Australia to supply their products at discounted prices to ADHA Members and is currently negotiating with another company. For more information, click on this link to go to the Brand's webpage within this website for more information.

Australian Day Hospital Association (ABN 37 054 719 050)

2013 ADHA Annual Conference (25-27 August, Gold Coast)

The Provisional Conference Program has been released - click here to view.

Registrations are now open!

To go to the online registration for our conference please click here. Early Bird closes on 12 July.

ICMS Australasia are again assisting ADHA with event management and delegate registrations for our conference and can be contacted on T: 03 9682 0500 or ADHAregistration@icmsaust.com.au.

ADHA Member Newsletter NEW!

The new quarterly Member Newsletter (Edition 21, June 2013) has been released and is available to Members to download by clicking here.

The next quarterly Newsletter is due for release on 18 September and has a deadline for articles of 13 September. The State focus for this newsletter will be QLD and the Industry focus will be Gastroenterology/Endoscopy.

ADHA Corporate Scheme for Qantas Club Membership

ADHA is pleased to advise this has now been finalised for members. Members, please click here to obtain further information and the Scheme Number.

ADHA Google Groups for Members

Members can join any or all of the following Google Groups.

Management Google Group
Ophthalmology Google Group
Gastroenterology Google Group
Women's Health / IVF Google Group
National Standards - newly formed on 30.08.12 in response to member requests. To join, Members can contact Keeley on the contact details below.

These are a very simple and user friendly method of raising questions, posting answers, responses and sharing advice with day hospital colleagues on a range of issues in a quick and easy way, e.g., product selection, prices, recommendations on external companies, procedures, processes and equipment. A 4th Google Group for Women's Health/IVF is planned shortly. These are managed by the ADHA Secretariat.

Should you have any queries or wish to join please contact Keeley Berg, ADHA National Secretary (based in SA) on 08 8356 4761 or keeley.berg@adha.asn.au.

Further enquiries on any of the above please contacting info@adha.asn.au or Tel: 1800 752 822.

Next ADHA State Chapter and other ADHA Meetings:-

State	Next Meeting Details
NSW	Date: Thursday, 27 June at 5.30pm for 6pm start Venue: Sydney Day Surgery, Level 2, 213-219 Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst Chairperson: Dr John Napoli
QLD	Date: Friday, 27 September (10am - 1pm Trade Day with Brand's Surgical Supply and associated suppliers to ADHA members, and 1pm - 3pm State Chapter Meeting) Venue: The Wesley Centre for Hyperbaric Medicine, Auchenflower Chairperson: Cathy Roberts
SA	Date: Friday, 21 June at 1pm Venue: Adelaide Eye & Laser Centre Chairperson: Michael Chalk
VIC	Date: Informal meeting to be held during ADHA Conference on 25-27 August Venue: Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre, QLD Chairperson: Tim Puyk
WA	Date: Thursday, 8 August at 3.30pm Venue: Lions Eye Institute Chairperson: Marie Sheehan
Other	ADHA 2013 Conference Date: 25 - 27 August (starting with a Welcome Reception & Trade Exhibition on 25 August at 5.30pm) Venue: Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre ADHA 2013 AGM To be held in conjunction with the ADHA 2013 Conference on 27 August at 8.15am

For copies of agendas when issued for the above, members can go to the relevant State webpage and non-members can contact info@adha.asn.au or T: 1800 752 822 to obtain a copy.

Non Members from stand-alone day hospitals are welcome to attend one State Chapter meeting in their respective State before considering membership.

Contact details for the above chairpersons can be obtained by clicking this link to go to the ADHA Committee Member contact list.

ADHA Brochure

This brochure gives a snapshot of the association. To view or download a copy please click here.

Profile - ADHA and Australian Day Surgery Industry

ADHA has compiled this document to provide information and benefits on the day hospital industry to patients, the medical profession, Government, Health Funds, etc. Click here to view or download a copy of this document (reviewed July 2011).