Cardiac Emergency Centre / Emergency Department
Ashford Hospital Private Emergency Department. Minimal wait times. Be cared for sooner, with or without private health insurance.
Open
8am to 10pm
7 days a week
55 Anzac Highway, Ashford
Cardiac Emergency Centre
Ashford Hospital is available to assess any acute chest pain or cardiac related symptoms via our Cardiac Emergency Centre, available 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
Cardiac Emergency Centre services include:
- Immediate assessment and diagnosis
- Cardiologist on call 24/7
- Cardiac Medical Officer rostered on-site 24/7
- Acute intervention including angiography, angioplasty, cardiac rhythm stabilisation and pacemaker insertion 24/7
- No referral for treatment is required
The Cardiac Emergency Centre is available to assess symptoms including:
- Chest pain
- Tightness / Squeezing
- Palpitations
- Pressure
- Shortness of breath
- Dizziness / Syncope
If you are experiencing these symptoms, please call an ambulance on ‘000’ and ask for Ashford Hospital.
For any Cardiac Emergency Centre enquiries please phone 08 8375 5205
Our fees
As with all private emergency departments there are out-of-pocket costs associated with your treatment. Medicare covers some costs but the fixed out-of-pocket fee is $450. With a reduced fee of $400 for Pensioners and Health Care Concession card holders. This fee needs to be paid on the day, including if you’re admitted to hospital.
Emergency Department fees are not covered by your private health insurance as per Private Health Insurance Act 2007. Private health insurance only covers patients once admitted into hospital.
Depending on your treatment, there may be other costs like radiology and pathology. These fees are billed independently by these providers and are separate to emergency department costs. This also applies to ambulance transfer fees, if required, unless you have an ambulance subscription. Appliances along with equipment hire i.e. crutches are billed at a nominal cost.
If you return to the Emergency Department within 7 days with the same injury or illness we waive the ED fee. This also applies if you present to our Emergency Department within 28 days of being admitted to an ACHA hospital, with a condition relating to your hospital admission.
What to expect
Within minutes of your arrival, a nurse will assess you to determine the severity of your illness or injury. Our emergency doctor will see you in order of how urgent your medical condition is. They’ll assess you and decide on the best treatment; you’ll be admitted into hospital or treated and sent home with a General Practitioner follow up. Our experienced team is here for you when you need them.
We provide adult emergency services only and are unable to accept major trauma or psychiatric conditions.
We generally have shorter wait times than other emergency departments. You can check our wait times online below.
Our facilities
- Emergency Department medical and nursing care 8am to 10pm, 7 days a week
- Emergency cardiac assessments 24/7 via Emergency Department or via Cardiac EmergencyCentre after hours (10pm to 8am).
- Access to leading specialists and surgeons on call
- Rapid assessment and triage
- Access to operating theatres and angiography
- On-site radiology X-ray, CT, MRI, pathology and pharmacy
Critical Care Unit
Ashford Hospital is fully equipped with the highest level of private critical care available in South Australia.
The Critical Care Unit consists of 24 beds, located over two levels, the ground floor and second floor. The unit provides advanced respiratory, cardiac and renal support therapies.
A dedicated team of Critical Care Specialists and specialised Nurses provide 24 hour care. This is supported by an on-site Critical Care Unit Medical Officer.
Arrangements to visit patients in this area are made in consultation with staff.
