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)

Latest News .........

ADHA 2012 Conference
Sunday, 19 August - Tuesday, 21 August 2012 in Melbourne

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

Registrations are now open!! Register before the early bird date of 6th July and save $75 each for members and $100 each for non-members on the full registration fee. Registration fees remain unchanged from last year for members.

To Register - click here to go to the online Registration Form.

ADHA Smart Ideas Competition - we are again running this competition in conjunction with our conference.

Sponsors & Trade Exhibitors - sponsorship and trade options are still available.

For further information on all of the above please click here to go to the 2012 Conference webpage.

Private Hospitals Association Queensland (PHAQ) 2012 Conferences

PHAQ are again running their 2 Conferences on consecutive days - Monday 18th June and Tuesday 19th June 2012 - at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre.

9th Innovative Practice in the Private Sector Conference - Monday, 18th June 2012.
5th Quality and Safety in Action Conference - Tuesday, 19th June 2012.

Click here to download a copy of the Registration Program. Further information can be found on their website at www.phaq.org.

Closing date for registrations is Friday, 8th June 2012.

Quarterly Newsletter

The Autumn (quarterly) Member Newsletter (Edition 16, March 2012) has been released and was distributed electronically to Members on 19 March. The Status focus in this edition is SA and the Industry focus is Oral/Facial & Maxillofacial.

Members can access a copy of this Newsletter and previous editions by going to the relevant Newsletters webpage by clicking here.

The next quarterly newsletter (Winter, Edition 17) is due for distribution on 25 June with the deadline for articles being 15 June.

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

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: Tuesday, 19 June at 5.30pm for a 6pm start Venue: Invivo Pty Ltd, L1, 33-35 Atchison St, St Leonards Chairperson: Dr John Napoli
QLD	Date: Friday, 20 July at 12noon - 2pm Venue: Queensland Eye Hospital (TBC) Chairperson: Cathy Roberts
SA	Date: Friday, 11 May at 1pm Venue: Adelaide Eye & Laser Centre Chairperson: Michael Chalk
VIC	Date: Wednesday, 11 July at 1.30pm Venue: TBC Chairperson: Tim Puyk
WA	Date: Thursday, 14 June at 3.30pm Venue: Lions Eye Institute (TBC) Chairperson: Marie Sheehan
2012 AGM	Date: Monday, 20 August at 7.30am (to be held in conjunction with the ADHA 2012 Conference on 19-21 August in Melbourne) Venue: Melbourne Chairperson: Jane Griffiths (ADHA President)

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 State Chapter meetings in their respective States for up to 6 months 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).