Brisbane Private Hospital – Damascus Health Services

About Damascus Health Services

Damascus Health Services operates within Brisbane Private Hospital: a specialist medical and surgical service that specialises in orthopedics, drug and alcohol rehabilitation and neurosurgery. Damascus Health Services provides detoxification and therapeutic treatment for patients with alcohol and/or prescribed and over-the-counter drug problems. Services are provided in a private hospital setting

Programs

Inpatient services: withdrawal management and rehabilitation.

Therapeutic program: provides helpful information as well as support and advice about how to address problems with alcohol or prescription drug misuse, for the rest of a patient’s life. It aims to help patients manage their emotions and thoughts, make healthy choices, improve their relationships and find meaning in their lives.

Fortnightly family/significant other mornings: aims to bring together the patient and their support person/people to learn how best to support significant others who are dependent on substances. This is held once every two weeks on a Thursday from 9:00am to Midday.

Follow up program: aims to offer ongoing support to patients after discharge to stay abstinent as they face their ‘real’ world. Day Patient Group sessions are offered Monday – Saturday 8:30am – 2pm .

Relapse prevention program: helps patient to address barriers to progress and develop knowledge, skills and confidence in addressing potential triggers for relapse and high risk factors.

The Couple’s program: aims to assist couples stabilise abstinence and their marital and family relationships. Patients must be substance-free before participating. All patients are breathalysed on entry to the clinic.

Other treatment services:
• 24 hour telephone hotline for any patients who are struggling
• Brief intervention in smoking cessation
• Celebration day
• Dietitian
• Full medical/surgical backup
• Physiotherapy
• Pre-planned telephone follow up by nursing staff for six months following discharge
• Social worker

Intake, assessment and referral

Referrals can only be done by a healthcare provider either via phone or online on http://www.brisbaneprivatehospital.com.au/index.php/doctors/ereferrals-rehab