November 2023
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Victorian Public Healthcare Awards 2023
Representatives from Northern Health were privileged to attend the 2023 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards last night, to celebrate the incredible collective achievements of the Victorian Public Health Service. Northern Health were finalists in three categories: Celebrating Innovation in Health Care, Excellence in Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing, and Health Volunteer/Team of the Year. We are proud to announce that The Victorian Virtual Emergency Department (VVED)- Paediatric Service were winners in their category Celebrating Innovation in Health Care. The Victorian Virtual Emergency Department’s paediatric service has revolutionised emergency care for kids and their families. It offers specialized paediatric care through consultations. This…
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Happy Perioperative Nurses Week!
This week, Northern Health celebrates Perioperative Nurses Week! Here at Northern Health, our perioperative nurses work behind closed doors in the operating suites, providing exceptional care to patients before, during, and after surgeries. They’re highly skilled, compassionate, and always up for a challenge. Stationed across Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital and Kilmore District Hospital, these nurses use their expertise to ensure safe and trusted care for surgical patients from admission to recovery. “Perioperative staff are the hidden heroes in healthcare. Mostly tucked away in restricted areas, Theatres, Endoscopy, Bookings and CSSD, they treat patients who are often at their most…
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DonateLife Thank You Day: Saying thank you to organ and tissue donors and their families
Each year, many Australian lives are saved and transformed through the generosity of organ and tissue donors and their families. DonateLife Thank You Day is acknowledged annually on the third Sunday of November to pause, remember, thank and recognise the difference organ donors and families have made to Australians. Since the DonateLife program began in 2009, more than 6,000 people have become organ donors at the end of their life. Thanks to these donors, more than 17,000 Australians have received a life-saving organ transplant and thousands more, have benefited from the generosity of eye and tissue donors. At Northern Health…
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We are Northern: Liver at Home team
The Liver at Home program facilitates earlier hospital discharge, provides specialised care between outpatient appointments and reduces readmission for largely preventable conditions. The program was established in February 2023, after Associate Professor Mayur Garg identified that there were very few at home models of care for chronic liver diseases – a group at high risk of hospital readmission and health care utilisation. The program was created as part of the Victorian Government’s Better at Home initiative. The development of the new program saw Dr Siddharth Sood become the health service’s inaugural Head of Hepatology, as well as Dr Catherine Yu…
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EMR: What’s happening now?
We are now more than nine weeks into using the EMR. As you may know, the EMR team has transitioned from providing 24/7 support to an on-call roster. EMR on-call is in place for urgent issues and this will be triaged by the Afterhours Coordinator. In addition to re-educating our staff on workflows and functionality on a request basis, the team is focusing on managing and resolving change requests submitted by our staff. While all the implemented workflows designed and built into the EMR are guided by Northern Health’s policy and procedure, as we get more familiar with using the…
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Get to know: Melissa Grenville
#WeAreNorthern Meet Melissa Grenville, Director, Northern Health Foundation. Q: What is your coffee order? A: Like most Melbournians, I love coffee and I am a very fussy coffee drinker. Henry’s Café makes fantastic skinny lattes, but I also like to bring my own in, as I got a coffee machine for my birthday. Q: Tell us about your new role with Northern Health? A: I started in April this year as Director of the Northern Health Foundation. My role involves working with a great team of people who fundraise for Northern Health. As the charity arm of our health service,…
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A time to remember: Northern Health Memorial Service
Last month, our Spiritual Care, Palliative Care and Social Work teams hosted a memorial service to honour the memory of those who passed away at Northern Health. The service, ‘A time to remember’, was an opportunity for relatives, loved ones and staff to join together to remember those who passed away between June 2022 and May 2023. The service, which also paid tribute to those who died during the pandemic, was the first one since 2019. The service was attended by many loved ones and staff, including Debra Bourne, Chief Operating Officer, Jason Cirone, Chief Allied Health Officer, who opened…
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Neonatal Awareness Day
Today, the neonatal care team hosted an elaborate display for Neonatal Awareness Day. Located in the Northern Hospital Epping front foyer, the display featured medical and nursing simulations, items of lifesaving equipment and experienced health care professionals on hand to speak with staff, patients and consumers. The Neonatal Unit is on a mission is to provide the highest standard of specialised care and support to premature and critically newborns and their families. They are committed to fostering an environment of compassion, excellence and innovation, ensuring that every tiny life entrusted to their care has the best possible start in their…