SA Dive Medical Practitioners

A dive medical can be done through the RAH Hyperbaric Medicine Unit; Ph: 7074 0000 or at one of the private practises listed below.

Make sure you tell the receptionist that you require an occupational/commercial dive medical.

Doctor Address Phone
Dr Alexander Kleinschmidt SA Sports Medicine Ctr, 70 South Tce, Adelaide SA, 5000 (08) 8211 8002
Dr. S.L. Liaw 1 Doctors Rd, Morphett Vale SA, 5162 (08) 8384 7977
Dr Eben Viljoen Para Hills Clinic, 513 Bridge Road, Para Hills SA, 5096 (08) 8258 1033
Dr Adrian Winsor 186 Tynte Street, North Adelaide, SA, 5006 (08) 8267 6828

A complete list of medical practitioners with training in diving medicine is maintained by the South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society (SPUMS).

Look on the SPUMS website for more details on doctors who offer occupational dive medicals: https://www.spums.org.au .

SA Medical Centres/Contacts – General

Service Address Notes
Divers Emergency Service / Diver Alert Network 1800 088 200 Attended 24 hours/day. Toll free for calls within Australia.
Ambulance (they will notify the Royal Adelaide Hospital Hyperbaric Medicine Unit on instruction). 000* *112 on some mobiles.
Royal Adelaide Hospital Hyperbaric Medicine Unit, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia (08) 8222 5116, (08) 7074 0000
SA Water Police (08) 8242 3466

 

Medical Centres/Contacts – Adelaide

Service Address Phone
Royal Adelaide Hospital Hyperbaric Medicine Unit North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia (08) 8222 5116, (08) 7074 0000
Flinders Medical Centre Flinders Drive, Bedford Pk., South Australia (08) 8204 5511
Noarlunga Hospital Alexander Kelly Dr., Noarlunga Centre, South Australia (08) 8384 9222

 

Medical Centres – Fleurieu Peninsula

Service Address Phone
South Coast District Hospital Bay Road, Victor Harbor SA 5211 (08) 8552 0500
Southern Fleurieu Health Service Bay Road, Victor Harbor SA 5211 (08) 8552 0600
Aldinga Medical Centre 89 Rowley Road, Aldinga Beach SA 5173 (08) 8550 2000
Southern Fleurieu Family Practice 175 Main South Road, SA Yankalilla (08) 8558 0111
Moana Medical Centre Cnr Griffith Drive & Commercial Road, Moana SA 5169 (08) 8550 2080

 

Medical Centres – South East

Service Address Phone
Meningie & Districts Memorial Hospital and Health Services 2 South Terrace, Meningie, 5264, S.A. (08) 8575 2777
Coorong Medical Centre 21 Bonney Street, Meningie, SA 5264 (08) 8575 1208
Kingston Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital Cooke St and Young St, Kingston SE 5275 (08) 8767 0222
Kingston Community Medical Centre 89 Agnes Street, Kingston SE, 5275 (08) 8767 2024
Millicent & Districts Hospital & Health Service Mount Gambier Rd, Millicent 5280 (08) 8733 4755
Mount Gambier & Districts Health Service Wehl Street North, Mount Gambier, SA, 5290 (08) 8721 1200
Robe Medical Centre Smillie Street, Robe, SA, 5276 (08) 8768 2012

 

Medical Centres – Kangaroo Island

Service Address Phone
Kangaroo Island Health Services (including Hospital) Esplanade, Kingscote, S.A. 5223 (08) 8553 4200

 

Medical Centres – Yorke Peninsula

Service Address Phone
Port Pirie Regional Health Service The Terrace, Pt. Pirie, SA, 5540 (08) 8638 4500
Port Broughton District Hospital Bay St., Pt. Broughton, SA, 5522 (08) 8635 2200
Northern Yorke Peninsula Regional Health Service Ernest Terrace, Wallaroo, SA 5556 (08) 8823 0270
Moonta Health & Aged Care Service Majors Road, Moonta, SA 5558 (08) 8825 0000
Maitland Centre Hospital 65 Robert Street, Maitland, SA 5573 (08) 8832 0100
Ardrossan Community Hospital Inc 37 Fifth Street, Ardrossan, SA 5571 (08) 8837 3021
Minlaton Accident & Emergency Service 7 South Terrace, Minlaton, SA 5575 (08) 8852 2001, A/H:(08) 8853 2200
Yorketown Centre Hospital 19 Waterloo Bay Road, Yorketown, SA 5576 (08) 8852 0111

 

Medical Centres – Eyre Peninsula

Service Address Phone
Port Augusta Hospital & Regional Health Services Hospital Rd., Port Augusta, SA, 5700 (08) 8648-5500
Whyalla Hospital & Health Service Wood Tce., Whyalla, SA, 5600 (08) 8648 8300
Coffin Bay Medical Centre Corner Hawson St and Flinders Ave Tel. (Wed) (08) 8683 2077, (08) 8685 4070
Coffin Bay nurse Corner Haggerty St and Tapley St. (08) 8685 4070, mob. 0427 026 395
Cowell District Hospital South Terrace, Cowell, SA, 5602 (08) 8629 2001
Cummins Hospital 21 Tumby Bay Rd, Cummins, SA, 5631 (08) 8676 0200, (08) 8676 2101
Cummins Medical Centre Tumby Bay Rd, Cummins SA 5631 (08) 8676 2210
Tumby Bay Hospital Esplanade, Tumby Bay, SA, 5605 (08) 8688 2007
Port Lincoln Health Services Oxford Tce., Port Lincoln, SA, 5606 (08) 8683 2200

 

Medical Centres – Far West Coast

Service Address Phone
Mid-West Health, Elliston Memorial Tce, Elliston SA 5670 (08) 8687 9001
Mid-West Health, Streaky Bay 1 Flinders Ave, Streaky Bay SA 5680 (08) 8626 1009
Ceduna District Health Services Eyre Highway, Ceduna, SA 5690 (08) 8626 2110

 

By Steve Reynolds

Steve Reynolds is the current President of MLSSA and is a long-standing member of the Society. Steve was a keen diver, underwater explorer & photographer before illness struck. He is chief author of the Society's extensive back catalogue of newsletters and journals.

One thought on “South Australian Dive Medical Practitioners & Medical Facilities”
  1. Dive medical could be defined as a thorough physical examination to understand if a person is capable of surviving sudden on-surface or undersea emergencies. The author has stated names of doctors or healthcare centres all across South Australia where dive medical is currently being performed. Please give it a read.

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