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Birth suites revamp wins praise thanks to an intergenerational team effort 08 October 2019 Three birth suites at Bunbury Hospital have been given a stunning makeover and are creating a buzz thanks to an intergenerational team effort. The young Mums, who gave input on the revamp, and the Comfort Fund volunteers who funded the project were full of praise when they met up today to inspect the end result. Clinical Midwifery Manager Katrina Jones said she was absolutely delighted with the revamped suites and overwhelmed with positive feedback from women and their partners who have used the rooms to birth. “One year ago this group of young Mums were invited to provide advice on how they could be improved. “Their brief was to bring ‘anything and everything to the table’ outside of knocking down walls” said Mrs Jones. “After I had their ‘wish list’ of improvements approved and costed I presented the plan to the Comfort Fund committee, a... -
Donation from the Hospital Auxiliary supporting patients at Warren 08 October 2019 Staff at the Warren Health Service are delighted with the latest donation from the Hospital Auxiliary. A ‘steady Sara’ was recently purchased, thanks to the Hospital Auxiliary, for use on the general ward to help staff move patients around with greater ease and safety. Acting District Manager for the Warren District Jodie Omodei said staff were enormously grateful for the ongoing support from the Warren Health Service Hospital Auxiliary. "The fact we now have two ‘steady Saras’ available provides patients with improved mobility and reduced wait times for care, particularly at our high demand times,” said Mrs Omodei. “The donation is also a lovely sign of community support for the valuable work our staff do in caring for patients.” Mrs Omodei said the Warren Hospital Auxiliary team, is made up of approximately 12 community members, most of whom ar... -
Broome doctor recognised for commitment to educating others 07 October 2019 Broome ED district medical officer Dr David Forster has been honoured for his commitment to mentoring and teaching junior doctors. David was named Western Australian Clinical Educator of the Year 2019 by the Postgraduate Medical Council of Western Australia, the professional group that provides leadership and support for early postgraduate medical education and training. The award recognises David’s work in Broome Hospital over the past nine years as a passionate and devoted supervisor and teacher. David has focused his 20+year medical career on rural and remote practice. During his internship and residency at Canberra Hospital, David spent time in the Katherine Aboriginal Medical Service in the Northern Territory. He later moved west to Karratha and then Port Hedland with his family, where his love for remote medicine really took off. “Working in Broome Hospital since 2... -
Narrogin Health Service officially opened 07 October 2019 Representing the Minister for Health, Agricultural Region MLC Darren West has officially opened the redeveloped Narrogin Health Service. The redevelopment is part of a $1.5 billion infrastructure modernisation program to improve health services across regional Western Australia. To read the full statement, visit the Ministerial website. -
Command Centre: the latest innovation in country healthcare 01 October 2019 The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) Command Centre is the latest innovation in country healthcare, bringing together new and existing emergency and specialty services in a 24/7 ‘virtual’ clinical hub to support regional doctors and nurses in delivering quality care. The Command Centre builds on the successes of the award winning Emergency Telehealth Service (ETS) to deliver a digitally enabled, dedicated specialist clinical workforce to every WACHS site in real time, via videoconferencing, and will continue to evolve with the three services currently being provided set to expand and additional services to be added in 2020. Along with the Emergency Telehealth Service, the current Command Centre services include the Inpatient Telehealth Service, providing virtual ward rounds to patients admitted to country hospitals when the local GP is unavailable, and the Mental Health Em...
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17/04/2026