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Emergency Referrals and Admissions
Referral to all units is generally arranged through a health professional, often doctor, counselor or private psychiatrist.
Crescent Clinic accepts emergency referrals on a 24 hour basis and provides full psychiatric assessment and therapeutic care for such patients. The emergency number is
Crescent Clinic Cape Town
Reception (8h00 - 20h30) + 27 (0) 21 762 7666
Hospital manager (24hrs) + 27 (0) 83 658 2709
Nurse's station (24hrs) + 27 (0) 21 762 4673
Crescent Clinic Johannesburg
Reception (8h00 - 20h30) + 27 (0) 11 792 9400
Hospital manager (24hrs) + 27 (0) 82 578 5889
Nurse's station (24hrs) + 27 (0) 11 792 6978
Upon admission to the Clinic, there are naturally a number of initial tests and assessments that will need to be carried out. Depending on the time of admission, will determine which order the tests will be done. Our nursing staff will require some details from you in order to formulate a nursing care plan. A doctor will interview you and assess your current clinical needs. They may also require blood samples for routine tests and screens. A consultant from our therapy services team will assess you and determine which therapy programmes you should undertake during your treatment at the Clinic. You might only partake in these programmes at a later stage, if you need a longer settling in period for clinical reasons.
A few of the questions posed to you by doctors or nurse, might seem odd at first. This is because they also have to jointly undertake a "risk assessment". They need to ascertain what factors might pose a risk to your recovery and again to assist the team in formulating the right treatment plan.
Your occupational therapy programme , you will attend at the clinic forms a fundamental base of your overall treatment. You will be assessed as soon as practically suitable and appropriate after your admission. An initial programme will be discussed and agreed with you. It may change during the course of your treatment, depending on your progress and needs.
Our occupational therapy programme is predominately group based but one-on-one reviews are also conducted. Please ensure you have familiarized yourself with the times and rooms in which group starts, as it is not possible to enter a group once it has started.
We take pride in the services we offer and remain passionately committed to being skilled, supportive, sensitive, approachable and active partners in your treatment. However, just as importantly we need you to be just as active in this partnership. Treatment involves a willingness to talk about the issues in your life with honesty, it involves striving to develop new methods of coping, and it certainly takes courage, motivation and great determination.
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