Pinelodge Clinic Dandenong
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| St John of God Pinelodge Clinic is a 54-bed psychiatric and alcohol and drug rehabilitation hospital in Dandenong, an outer Melbourne suburb 31 kilometres southeast of the Central Business District. The hospital was established in 1981, undergoing a major redevelopment in 2000 to update facilities and increase capacity. With the aim of "bringing lives back into balance", the clinic's multi-disciplinary team of caregivers operate a number of programs. The Inpatient Therapy Program adopts a team approach involving the cooperation of psychiatrists, psychologists, general and psychiatric nurses, and other allied health professionals working to return patients as quickly as possible to a rewarding and active role in the community. The same team approach is applied to the Day Patient Therapy Program, which is designed to develop people's inner and outer resources so that they can deal with life's changes and difficulties. The Alcohol & Drug Dependency Recovery Treatment Program helps patients identify and resolve problems and understand the nature of dependency so they can set realistic goals and adjust to a dependency free lifestyle. The team of caregivers comprises psychiatrists, medical practitioners, psychologists, experienced counsellors and nurses. The hospital has onsite Consulting Rooms, with 15 consultants covering a variety of subspecialties including general psychiatry, alcohol and drug and psychogeriatric. General Practitioners can also refer patients for assessment and admission to St John of God Pinelodge Clinic as an inpatient or day patient via the triage admission nurse who liaises with GPs and psychiatrists. | ||||
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| 2009-04-02 01:50:23 Added by mollyfud2 Report abuse
| * Staff are very kind and caring
* It is very clean * They run a few therapy programs * The meals are good | * If your not careful they will do stuff to you that you don't want.
* The Art Therapy program isn't structered and tends to be repetitive. | It's a good hospital to go to. Just be careful who you choose as your psychiatrist! | ||
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| 2011-11-15 23:46:16 Added by Anonymous Report abuse
| Excellent psychiatrists - see Dr Vinay Kumar. Food is lovely and nutritious. Nurses are really helpful and supportive. Comfortable and clean rooms. Local pool is nearby. | Too much medication. Day programs pushed too much. ECT conducted 3 times a week. | Very caring place. Would recommend - been a patient a couple of times. Need private health insurance. | ||
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