About ACHA
ACHA is an Association governed by a Board of six Directors elected and appointed by its members in accordance with it's Constitution.
ACHA enjoys a contractual agreement with Healthscope Operations Pty Ltd that sees ACHA retain responsibility for strategic direction and governance while Healthscope takes care of daily management of operations.
As a not-for-profit community health organisation, surplus funds are re-invested into the organisation and utilised in upgrading patient facilities, service and equipment.
ACHA operations is comprised of:
- Ashford Hospital, complemented by an Emergency Service
- Flinders Private Hospital
- The Memorial Hospital
ACHA employs some 2,200 staff and has over 1,400 accredited visiting medical specialists and volunteers.
The three ACHA hospitals are all fully accredited by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS).
Ashford Hospital
Ashford Hospital was opened in 1950, it was originally a joint collaboration between Unley, Mitcham, West Torrens and Marion Councils and a group of Western District doctors. It was actually the second hospital opened on the same site with Ashford Private Hospital first opening in 1935, which was run by two nursing sisters who sold the hospital to Ashford Community Hospital in 1950.
In 1995, Ashford Hospital was the first private hospital in the State to open an emergency department which now attends to over 10,000 patients each year.
Ashford Hospital was also the first private hospital in South Australia to perform Cardiac Surgery.
Flinders Private Hospital
Opened in 1999, the hospital was Adelaide's first purpose built private hospital on a teaching hospital campus linking it to a major university medical school and an internationally recognised public teaching hospital.
Flinders Private was originally built as a for profit hospital before being acquired by ACHA. The land, on which the hospital is built, is leased from the South Australian State Government.
The Memorial Hospital
Originally three large homes situated on a two and a half acre property, The Memorial Hospital was established by the SA Methodist Conference as a monument to veterans of World War I. The hospital's first patient was admitted in 1920.
Our Purpose
Our Purpose, Vision, Mission and Values encapsulates the underlying principles by which ACHA functions and emphasises ACHA's focus on patient care. They influence all aspects of ACHA's operations and provide staff with a sense of shared identity and cultural expectation.
We work together for better care.
Our Vision
To be the first choice for private health services for South Australians
Our Mission
We are a group of private hospitals in Adelaide that provides an integrated range of quality and consumer centred medical, rehabilitation, surgical and related health services in a safe and caring environment
Our Values
We will demonstrate:
A passion for excellence
A commitment to quality patient focused care
Integrity, transparency, accountability, loyalty and respect in relationships
The provision of a safe hospital environment
A preparedness to innovate and change
A commitment to financial sustainability
Governance
Board of Directors
Mr Tony Johnson
Chairman
BA, LLB, LLM (Companies and Securities), FAICD
Tony is a consultant with national law firm Johnson Winter & Slattery. He is a highly respected legal practitioner and an experienced company Director. He practices in the area of corporate advisory and dispute resolution and advises many companies and businesses on matters relating to Director responsibilities, corporate governance and risk management. Furthermore, as a former Governor and Vice President of the Florey Medical Foundation of The University of Adelaide, he has enjoyed a long association with the University's Medical School.
Other ACHA roles
- Chairman of ACHA FPH Property Pty Ltd
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee
Other Directorships and Offices: (current and recent)
- Chairman of AA Scott Pty Ltd
- Chairman of K&S Corporation Ltd
- LEADR Accredited Mediator
- Practitioner of the High Court of Australia and the Supreme Courts of NSW, SA & NT
- Former Chairman of Johnson Winter Slattery
Mr Graham Walters AM
Deputy Chairman
FCA
Graham is an experienced Chartered Accountant and Director of successful public / private companies and associations, with extensive experience in accounting, finance, audit, risk management and corporate governance. He was made a Member of the General Order of Australia in 2005 in recognition of his contribution to accountancy and business.
Other ACHA roles
- Chairman of the Audit Committee
- Director of ACHA FPH Property Pty. Ltd.
- Chairman of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee
Other Directorships and Offices: (current and recent)
- Director K&S Corporation Ltd.
- Former Chairman of Westpac South Australia
- Former President of the Royal Automobile Association of South Australia
- Former Board Member of KPMG Australia
- Former Director of Gerard Lighting Group Ltd.
- Former Director of TechInSA (formerly BioSA)
Associate Professor Peter Cundy
Director
MBBS, FRACS, FAICD
Peter Cundy is a well-known Orthopaedic Surgeonin Australia, specialising in paediatric orthopaedic surgery and general adultorthopaedics. He is active in research at the Women’s & Children’s Hospitaland The University of Adelaide and on the editorial boards of severalpeer-reviewed medical journals. He was an Examiner for the Royal AustralasianCollege of Surgeons. Peter is active inteaching medical students and surgical trainees, as well as education andassistance in the South Pacific region where he spearheaded programs forchildren's clubfoot management in the Solomon Islands, Samoa and Fiji.
Other ACHA roles
- Chairman of the ACHA Foundation Inc.
Other Directorships and Offices: (current and recent)
- Member of the Advisory Committee on Medical Devices
- (Commonwealth of Australia Therapeutic Goods Administration)
- Former Chairman and Director of Orthopaedics SA
- Former Chair of Claims Committee, MIGA
- Former Director of MIA (Medical Insurance Australia)
- Former Director of MDASA (Medical Defence Association of SA)
- Patron of the MG Car Club of South Australia
Ms Kathy Gramp
Director
BA Acc., FAICD(Life), FCA
Kathy has extensive Director experience across a diverse range of organisations and industry sectors including health, media, property, technology, finance, government, education and primary industry. A Chartered Accountant and Life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, Kathy brings a blend of leadership, strategy, finance, risk, corporate governance and change management skills to the Board.
Other ACHA roles
- Director of ACHA FPH Property Pty Ltd
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Pastoral Care Committee
Other Directorships and Offices: (current and recent)
- Director of Codan Ltd
- Chairman & President of the RAA Group
Rev Dr Ian Price
Director
BA, DIP Theol, D Min, GAICD
Ian is a Minister of the Word in the Uniting Church in Australia, serving for over 40 years. These include three parishes and various leadership roles including Executive Director of Education (UCA NSW); CEO MediaCom Education Inc and Executive Officer Mission Resourcing Network (UCA SA). He is the past Chair of Eldercare Inc; currently a member of the UCA SA Synod Standing Committee; and past Chair of the Centre for Music, Liturgy and the Arts.
Other ACHA roles
- Chairman of the Pastoral Care Committee
- Trustee of the ACHA Foundation Inc
Other Directorships and Offices: (current and recent)
- Former Chair Eldercare Inc
- Former Chair CMLA
- Former CEO MediaCom Education
- Former member UCA Assembly Standing Committee
- Former member UCA SA Synod Standing Committee
Brenda Wilson AM
Director
RN, DipAppSci, BBus, MBA, FAICD, FACN, FCHSE, FWSM
Brenda has significant clinical and management experience in the healthcare industry in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors in Australia and the UK. She held a number of senior leadership roles across the sectors, most recently as CEO of Cancer Council SA. She was made a Member of the General Order of Australia in 2019 for significant service to community health, the Arts, and to the people of South Australia through a range of roles.
Other ACHA roles
- Member of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee
Other Directorships and Offices: (current and recent)
- Member of the Flinders University Council
- Member of the Flinders University Executive Committee
- Member of the Women's and Children's Health Network Governing Board
- Chair of the Finance and Performance Committee, Women's and Children's Health Network
- Former Lieutenant Governor of South Australia
- Former Chairman of Helping Hand Aged Care Inc (HHAC)
- Former Member of the Finance and Property Committee (HHAC)
- Former Member of the Clinical Care Committee (HHAC)
Reconciliation
Reconciliation is about building better relationships between the wider Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for the benefit of all Australians.
Our Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the Adelaide region - the Kaurna people. We respect their spiritual relationship with their country and their ongoing connection through the custodianship of its land and waters. We work thoughtfully and respectfully, remembering the land on which we stand belongs to the oldest continuing living culture in the world. We pay our respects to elders past, present and still to come.
Our Artwork
We have commissioned local artists to help us to tell our stories, you will notice artworks and plaques which acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the Lands upon which we operate, an important recognition of the continuing connection to land, waters and community of Australia's First Peoples.
The ‘Our Place of Healing’ at The Memorial Hospital, painted by Tony Wilson encapsulates the patient’s journey from arriving at the hospital unwell and leaving healed. It further emphasises the care provided, telling a visual story of a frightened patient’s stay being made all the more tranquil and peaceful thanks to the hospital being like a second home, where the patient is surrounded by people who care.
We have commissioned local artists to help us to tell our stories, you will notice artworks and plaques which acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the Lands upon which we operate, an important recognition of the continuing connection to land, waters and community of Australia's First Peoples.
At Flinders Private Hospital, Allan Sumner was commissioned to paint a mural on the wall of the third-floor corridor leading to the Angiography suite. Titled ‘Padninthi Kumangka Marni Kaultu – or Crocodile meets Tarnda (the Red Kangaroo) and Travelling Together towards a Healthy Heart’, it signifies the patient journey between the Northern Territory and SA and shows Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples arriving at Flinders Private Hospital and Flinders Medical Centre in poor health – reflected by discoloured hearts and a greyish aura – and returning to country with bright and healthy hearts.
Ashford Hospital’s artwork, ‘Healing Place’
We have commissioned local artists to help us to tell our stories, you will notice artworks and plaques which acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the Lands upon which we operate, an important recognition of the continuing connection to land, waters and community of Australia's First Peoples.
Ashford Hospital’s artwork, ‘Healing Place’, is the creation of Toy-Toy Rigney. A proud Ngarrindjeri, Paakantji, Latji-Latji, Yorta Yorta, Palawan and Kaurna woman, Toy-Toy is a self-taught artist inspired by beloved Uncle Peter Clarke (RIP) and Yolngu artists of her adopted Northern Territory family. ‘Healing Place’ conveys the message that when out on country, it is a place of healing for her people, their connection to the land and water providing peace and physical, mental and spiritual healing.
Sustainability
Gender Equality at ACHA
Gender equality is achieved when people are able to access and enjoy the same rewards, resources and opportunities regardless of their gender.
At ACHA, we are working to achieve gender equality in the workplace by promoting a culture that is:
- inclusive;
- underpinned by a variety of employment conditions and workplace practices that promote gender diversity including flexible work arrangements;
- merit based recruitment and selection practices;
- promotion and transfer opportunities; and
- equitable conditions of service.
ACHA's Workplace Gender Equality Report provides an overview of our workforce profile and the representation of men and women across employment groups and management levels throughout ACHA.
The report also includes the completion of a questionnaire regarding employment conditions, practices and policies that support gender equality in the workplace.
Quality
Measures of Hospital Performance & Accreditation
To review the ourPerformace data for each of our hospitals please click on the links below:
