COVID-19 Domiciliary Services

07 July 2021

SA Pathology offers a COVID-19 domiciliary service to all metropolitan areas, including Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACF) and medi-hotels. The service operates between 8.00am and 4.00pm, 7 days a week, and can accommodate up to 60 patient visits per day.

We also offer a regional COVID-19 domiciliary service to residential homes and RACF within a 30-minute radius of a regional pathology laboratory and select patient centres.

Criteria for a domiciliary visit follows current guidelines, including:

• Fever
• Respiratory symptoms of any type
• Inability to attend a drive-through or walk-in assessment clinic
• Any direction from Communicable Disease Control Branch (CDCB).
 

Booking a visit – metropolitan areas

Bookings can only be made Monday to Friday and all bookings require a request form from a GP.

• Fax the request form to SA Pathology on 82223208, ensuring the following details are recorded:
  • Adequate clinical details
  • Patient name, DOB, home address, contact phone number (mobile is preferred)
  • Clinician contact details in case we have trouble contacting the patient.

The domiciliary service will coordinate the booking direct with the patient.

Note – requests received after 4.30pm will be processed and, where possible, collected the following business day.

For urgent requests and collections on weekends please contact the SA Pathology Call Centre on 8222 3000.
 

Booking a visit – regional areas

Bookings can only be made Monday to Friday and all bookings require a request form from a GP.

• Call the nearest regional SA Pathology laboratory or patient centre location to arrange a booking and fax the request form, ensuring the following details are recorded:
  • Adequate clinical details
  • Patient name, DOB, home address, contact phone number (mobile is preferred)
  • Clinician contact details in case we have trouble contacting the patient.

SA Pathology staff will coordinate the booking direct with the patient.
 

Regional Domiciliary booking phone numbers

Berri 8582 3399 Clare 8842 4168 Gawler 8521 2170 Kadina 8880 5026 Loxton 8584 5726

Mount Gambier 8721 1666 Murray Bridge 8535 6794 Nuriootpa 8579 7887 Port Augusta 8668 7751 Port Lincoln 8683 2289 Port Pirie 8638 4674

Renmark 8586 4111 Victor Harbor 8552 4466 Wallaroo 8823 0237 Whyalla 8648 8388 Yorketown 8852 1514

 

Regards,

Dr Tom Dodd
Clinical Service Director