2021
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Standard 8: What you need to know
In the lead up to organisation wide Accreditation from 24-28 May 2021, each week Northern Health is focusing on a different Standard. You will hear from the Chairs of each Standard Committee on what you need to know. This week we spoke to Dr Anthony Cross, Head of ICU, about Standard 8: Recognising and Responding
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Making blood transfusions safe
Janice (Jan) Stevens has been a Northern Health patient for eight years. She came to Northern for the first time when her haematologist suggested participating in clinical trials, and in the meantime has also become our Standard 7 consumer representative. Jan has a rare condition, Cold Agglutinin, which is connected to blood cancer. For the
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Successful move into new wards at Northern Hospital
This week, new wards at Northern Hospital were opened as part of Stage 2 of the Northern Hospital Expansion. Located in the new Main Ward Block, Wards 19, 20 and 21 were moved into over two days – Tuesday, 4 May and Wednesday, 5 May – and are now operational. We spoke to some of
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Happy International Day of the Midwife
Today we celebrate the responsibility, dedication, and unwavering compassion of midwives across the world. International Day of the Midwife (IDM) is a time to celebrate the work the midwives, and our colleagues do for mothers, families and communities. Nicole Carlon, Director of Operations, Women’s and Children’s said IDM is an opportunity to highlight the importance
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Together we make an impact
Featured Image: John Molnar OAM, Northern Health Foundation Board Chair On Thursday evening, 29 April, Northern Health Foundation was delighted to host their first face-to-face event for 2021 to thank and acknowledge the generous philanthropic support from our wonderful community. Held at Seafarers Residences Display Suite in Docklands, the event recognised the work of Northern
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Expansion of reception services
From today, Nick Caruana takes up a new role as our Hospital Reception Manager for Northern Health. Nick will be responsible for the hospital reception departments at Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital and Bundoora Centre. Sue Lisle, Communications Supervisor at Epping and Robyn Johnson, Reception Services Manager at Bundoora, will transition into new roles in
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Standard 7: What you need to know
In the lead up to organisation wide Accreditation from 24-28 May 2021, each week Northern Health will be focusing on a different Standard. You will hear from the Chairs of each Standard Committee on what you need to know. This week we spoke to Dr Wanda Stelmach, Chief Medical Officer, about Standard 7: Blood Management
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Major move into new Wards next week
Stage 2 works of the Northern Hospital Expansion Project, into what is now named the ‘Main Ward Block’ have been completed and we are in the final stages of the move. On the ground floor, we will have our new concierge service which is an extension of existing main reception services, satellite pharmacy, orthotics and