2022
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Big Idea: New perioperative portal launches
Another ‘Big Idea 2021’ is turning into reality today, with the perioperative portal officially launching. Dr Jamie Mackay, Anaesthetist, had an idea for a portal that would help our health service communicate better with patients, in the lead up to surgery. “Some of the troubles we had was getting timely information to our patients, in
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Saliya, Don and Alice
Dr Saliya Hewagama is an infectious diseases specialist and COVID lead at Northern Health. Professor Don Campbell, a respiratory physician, leads our Staying Well at Home program. While their journeys as physicians have taken them down different paths, it also regularly takes them back to Alice Springs, to the Alice Springs Hospital, a major regional
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Looking after your wellbeing
At Northern Health, we continue to support and wrap care around our people. As we are all aware, it has been a tough two years, and in some places this continues, especially as we watch what is happening in Ukraine, and the floods affecting Australians in Queensland and NSW. Many of us will find the
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Supporting Northern Health Foundation through workplace giving
Northern Health employees have the unique opportunity to support and contribute to the health service, and the care of our patients and families, through Workplace Giving. All donations through Workplace Giving are made to the Northern Health Foundation, which raises funds on behalf of Northern Health to purchase state-of-the-art medical equipment and technology to improve
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How your ideas change our health service
Northern Health values your suggestions and ideas, and we want to work with you to improve our services for our staff, patients and community. In 2022, we’ve had two different campaigns running to gather and action these suggestions and ideas. The COVID and Our Workforce campaign focused on staff suggestions to assist Northern Health address challenges such as
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Helping our smallest patients
Our Neonatal Unit at Northern Hospital Epping received a Rad 5 Pulse Oximeter with Neonatal Sensor donation, through the Humpty Dumpty Foundation. The piece of equipment enables a new model of care that will ensure all newborns have their vital signs checked at 48 hours after birth, and checked prior to discharge. Barbara Rischitelli, Nurse
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The final chapter: Elizabeth Wills retires
Elizabeth Wills is retiring today, after 47 years of working at Northern Health. She has been known for advocating tirelessly for the best outcome for every patient, working with kindness, respect and consideration of how she can positively impact every staff member. Elizabeth reflects on how it all started. “I was a 10 year old
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Join us on Ward 22!
Over the course of the pandemic, Northern Health has cared for over 2,900 COVID patients. It’s pleasing to see decreasing case numbers and hospitalisations in our community, however, as some of our dedicated COVID wards have now closed, we acknowledge the tremendous work of the remaining COVID wards still in use as they continue to