2021
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Shoes for our COVID Ward nurses
Our COVID Ward nurses on Ward 22 have received a generous donation of work shoes from footwear company Skechers. As part of Skechers October campaign – ‘Skechers Supports Essential Workers’ – 48 shoes from their work range, were donated to nurses on Ward 22. Kaitlin Themistoklis, COVID Ward Registered Nurse, thanked Skechers for their new
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Internal emergency code number is changing
As part of a Department of Health requirement, on 1 November 2021, Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre and Craigieburn Centre will be changing our internal Emergency Code phone number from 444 to the new number 2222. Across Australia, 51 different phone numbers are used to initiate an in-hospital emergency code across different health
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How to take care of your voice when wearing PPE
During COVID Peak, our Speech Pathology team has been fielding questions for advice on vocal fatigue and strain related to communication with N95 masks. Elissa Thomson, Senior Speech Pathologist at Broadmeadows Hospital, explains, “Just like other muscles in our body, overuse or rapidly increased load can lead to straining our vocal chords, particularly when wearing
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Phoning in on Telehealth Awareness Month
October marks National Telehealth Awareness Month. This year’s themes are promotion and awareness of telehealth and virtual care for consumers, and addressing digital inequity and digital literacy. As part of our response to COVID-19, Northern Health introduced telehealth as a strategy to support patients attending our Specialist Clinics (Outpatients). Now, telehealth is used right across
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Virtual ED partners with Ambulance Victoria
Northern Health’s Virtual Emergency Department (ED) has now partnered with Ambulance Victoria, allowing paramedics to use the Virtual ED service from a patient’s home and receive emergency medical advice and care. Amanda Thornton A/Regional Improvement Lead, Ambulance Victoria said this partnership will help connect patients with the services that best meet their health needs. “Our
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Junior Doctor of the Year: Lucas Taranto
The Northern Health Medical Education Unit (MEU) is pleased to announce that our junior doctor, Lucas Taranto, HMO2, won the prestigious 2021 ‘PMCV Junior Doctor of the Year’ award. This award is granted to only one junior doctor across Victoria by the Postgraduate Medical Council Victoria (PMCV) for significant contribution to teaching and education. When
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Happy Birthday Virtual ED!
Our Virtual Emergency Department (ED) Triage service, an Australian-first, is celebrating its 1st birthday. At its launch a year ago, Dr Loren Sher, Emergency Physician, explained this service will enable patients to talk to our ED nurses and doctors from their home or work. “If a patient has a non-life-threatening emergency, they can connect virtually
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Malnutrition rates significantly reduced
Malnutrition Week Australia New Zealand (ANZ) is marked from 4 – 8 October 2021, with the goal to ‘help fight malnutrition by getting involved and raising awareness’. Northern Health has made significant gains in identifying and managing patients at malnutrition risk. This week is an opportunity to celebrate our achievements in reducing malnutrition prevalence amongst