2022
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Out for a duck at Bundoora Centre
For weeks, all that staff at Bundoora Centre could talk about was, “Have you seen the ducklings today? Are there still nine?”. Kelly Pinto, Spiritual Care Practitioner and Duck Watcher first came across them on a hot summer’s day. “I found the ducks seeking shelter in two groups. Half the flock was sitting under a
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tISS the season to be giving
For the fifth year running, ISS Facility Services have brought Christmas magic and joy to the Children’s Ward, by gifting presents kindly donated by our local community. Snez Poposka, Facilities Service Manager ISS, began the Christmas Appeal in 2017, with the hope of putting a smile on children’s faces during their hospital stay over Christmas
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Lauren Andrew as EMR Implementation and Adoption Manager
The Electronic Medical Record (EMR) team is excited to introduce Lauren Andrew as the EMR Implementation and Adoption Manager. As a physiotherapist by background, Lauren has always been driven by improving patient care and safety. She was first involved in the digital health transformations by implementing an EMR at Royal Children’s Hospital in 2016, and
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And the award goes to… Christmas Decorating Competition winners announced!
Christmas spirit is back in full swing at Northern Health! The Annual Christmas Decorating Competition is on again in 2022, after a challenging two years. Staff were encouraged to deck Northern Health’s halls with COVID Safe cheer, get creative and have fun, and they did! We received over 30 entries from the creative minds of
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Career Pathway Program: HRO Explorers forge ahead.
Northern Health’s HRO Explorer Initiative has just concluded, and judging by the feedback received from the participating staff members and departments, it has been a roaring success. The program itself gives employees the opportunity to work outside of their normal duties in another department to foster relationships and build understanding, ultimately adding individual and organizational
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Thank you for Playing with Purpose
This year, Northern Health Foundation partnered with Play for Purpose; a not-for-profit online charitable lottery. The first raffle began in January 2022, with its attractive prizes gaining popularity among our staff and northern community, selling over 2,800 tickets in less than three months. The benefit of this partnership allows charities across Australia to continue raising
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End of year message from the Chief Executive
As we approach the end of 2022, I would like to take a moment to reflect on the past year, and thank our dedicated staff and volunteers for another year of providing care to our community. Over the last 12 months, the themes that stand out are the resilience of our staff and the willingness
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Celebrating 40 years of service
Last week at Northern Health, we celebrated the achievements of our long-service staff as part of the 2022 Staff Service Awards. More than 400 staff were acknowledged for their dedication to our health service. Among those were Susan Short, Rhonda Lark, Freda Kotsios and Jeanette Kamar, who all marked 40 years of service in 2022.