January 2022
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Senior medical staff support international COVAX campaign
The Northern Health Senior Medical Staff Association (SMSA) are proud to announce their recent contribution of $25,113 towards the global COVAX campaign. The COVAX campaign, administered by the Global Alliance for Vaccinations and Immunisations (GAVI), is a global health partnership of private and public organisations, which aims to vaccinate the world against COVID-19. The campaign is targeted at accelerating the development and manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines, and to guarantee fair and equitable access for every country in the world. Health care workers across the globe have worked as the backbone of the COVID-19 pandemic. They understand better than anyone the…
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Northern Health Foundation: Play for Purpose
This Year, Northern Health Foundation is partnering with Play For Purpose – an online raffle helping Australian charities fundraise. By purchasing a ticket, you will be helping to support the funding of life-changing equipment, research, and training right here in the heart of your community. Of course, you are also placed in the draw to win first prize valued at $250,000, including an Audi E-Tron Sportsback and $75,000 in gold! If you don’t grab the first prize, don’t worry, your ticket also gives you another opportunity to win, with hundreds of prizes available, including a $15,000 Myer voucher or a…
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Dr Chiu Kang: Delivering surgical education to junior medical staff
Dr Kang started his career at Northern Health as a medical student back in 2006 and, after graduation, returned as an intern. Now, he is the new Surgical Education Consultant who will be helping junior doctors progress in their careers. “I’ve actually been here most of my career. It is my absolute pleasure to join the vibrant team at Northern Health, taking on the new and exciting role of Surgical Education Consultant. I am a Bariatric, UGI and general surgeon who completed all my pre-fellowship training with Northern Health and, before that, a medical student graduating from Austin/Northern Clinical School,…
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Beat the heat this week
Temperatures are soaring this week across Victoria. While summer is a great time to be outside, during these extra hot days, it’s important to know how to stay safe and well. Extreme heat can affect anybody, but those most at risk are young children, older people, and people with a medical condition. Heat can cause illnesses such as heat cramps and heat exhaustion which can lead to the life-threatening condition, heatstroke. Parents and carers should watch babies and young children carefully during hot weather. They need to drink regularly, wear light clothing and be kept cool. Dr David Tran, Clinical…
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Drive into the new multi-deck staff carpark
Staff will soon be able to drive into the new multi-deck staff carpark at Northern Hospital Epping, which opens from 7 am Monday, 31 January. The new carpark features 1,137 car spaces, with access via the Costco road, behind the hospital. Early works commenced in December 2020, with construction beginning in January 2021, and the carpark was completed in December 2021. Greg Warman, Director Support Services, said the multi-deck carpark will be open 24 hours, seven days a week. “The carpark is monitored by Security via the CCTV cameras located on each floor. There are car space counters at the…
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Staff Physio Clinic: taking your pain away
If working behind the desk, standing long hours or lifting heavy items is causing that annoying back, shoulder or similar pain, our own Staff Physio Clinic is here to help. The clinic, which opened in May 2021 at Northern Hospital Epping, has successfully treated over 150 of our colleagues so far, and plans to treat even more, with the working hours soon to be extended. “From 7 February 2022, we are expanding to five days a week, with first appointments available from 8.30 am, and last appointments usually around 3.30 pm. If staff have a general musculoskeletal complaint, and they…
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Northern Health now in Pandemic Code Brown status
At midday yesterday, a statewide COVID-19 Pandemic Code Brown was declared for Northern Health, along with other health services in metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria. While a normal Code Brown is generally reserved for short duration external emergencies such as natural disasters and mass casualty events, this Pandemic Code Brown requires an extended response, which is expected to last four to six weeks. The commencement of a Pandemic Code Brown enables our health service to achieve a well-coordinated, entire health service response that adequately manages resources for a surge in patients from an emergency, and to share the load and…
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Northern Health Foundation: A Year in Review
Northern Health Foundation provides philanthropic, corporate and community support for Northern Health. The Foundation helps to raise vital funds which are then allocated toward the purchase of life-saving equipment, capital works, research and training. While 2021 was a challenging year, Northern Health Foundation are pleased to share some of the ways they were able to support Northern Health over the past 12 months: With February fast approaching, we reflect on the year we’ve had, taking into account both the losses and the wins that 2021 brought to us. Here, at the Northern Health Foundation, we see any shortcomings from the…