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Midwife Niccola's career high 01 November 2021 When WNHS at OPH midwife Niccola recently provided wonderful continuity of care to a mum at Osborne Park Hospital she did so not realising that it would be the highlight of her career! Mum Rishu was comfortable in her OPH surroundings. She attended OPH for her antenatal care and Niccola had met and cared for the family five or six times in the lead up to the birth. “I’d have worked another shift just to be here when those twins were born,” she said. Thankfully this story went as planned with labour progressing smoothly and full support provided by both midwifery and medical colleagues, Rishu’s twin delivery was calm and beautiful. “This was so special to me both personally and professionally as it was my first vaginal twin birth ever (in 21 years of midwifery) and with a patient I had created such a beautiful relationship with.” Congratulations to N... -
Virtual Care ensures equivalent country health support 28 October 2021 A very successful partnership between WA Country Health Service (WACHS) and NMHS used virtual care to support stroke rehabilitation patients admitted at Geraldton Hospital. The program connected with the Osborne Park Hospital specialist stroke unit to deliver virtual clinical treatment sessions with the patient and clinician in Geraldton, with a multi-disciplinary team also involved in treatment. Designed to improve access to specialist stroke rehabilitation services closer to home for country patients, this scope of work was a trial run for others who could benefit from this virtual care model in the future. Telehealth enabled individual clinical therapy sessions at Geraldton Hospital, weekly multidisciplinary rehab team meetings, and clinical handover between OPH and Geraldton. The provision of monthly stroke specific workforce education by OPH to WACHS clinicians via telehealth also e... -
OPH Speechies making Telehealth business as usual 28 October 2021 The speech pathologists at Osborne Park Hospital were early adopters to Telehealth and have continued to grow their virtual program to meet patient need and to adapt to the COVID environment. An intensive individual voice therapy program for Parkinson’s voice patients (LSVT e-Loud) was introduced a few years ago and has shown comparable outcomes and high patient satisfaction, so the transition to additional sessions was relatively simple. “We have adapted a range of clinic options for our patients, including the 20 minutes ‘swallow gym’ (outpatient rehab gym) which has been a welcome time-saver for or patients who no longer have to factor in travel time for their short appointments,” said Tayla Hutchings, OPH Speech Pathologist. “The convenience and flexibility for both the clinician and patient is definitely a positive factor, and this model has also ... -
All amputee outpatients services have moved to Osborne Park Hospital 11 October 2021 The brand-new therapy hub at Osborne Park Hospital is now home to all amputee rehabilitation outpatients, including: multidisciplinary clinic gym physiotherapy occupational therapy clinical psychology services. The T block Therapy hub is a new rehabilitation centre, with an undercover drop-off area outside the reception with two 15-minute bays and seven ACROD parking bays located nearby. There is also ample free parking available in Car Park 1 directly opposite. Please see the attached map for campus details, or google Osborne Place, Stirling to find your way. The therapy hub can be contacted on (08) 6457 8439 or OPH.Amputee@health.wa.gov.au. View more photos of the new Therapy Hub (PDF) -
Celebrating our dedicated staff! 09 September 2021 Congratulations to WNHS OPH Midwife Emily Tulloch who is our July Employee of the Month. Emily has been a midwife at OPH for more than five years and she cares for her patients beautifully. As a member of the OPH Team midwifery program, Emily offers continuity of care to her patients in a professional, quiet and diligent way. She promotes a healthy community to women and offers them a totally patient centred approach to their birth. Emily engages her women by offering them the latest research and becomes a trusted member of a woman’s health care team. Emily’s nominator said: “As a fulltime registered midwife Emily is one of the most hardworking midwives I have ever worked with. She is accommodating and flexible in her care for women and a reliable member of staff for her colleagues. Emily is a team player, and often takes on greater workloads than other members of ...
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05/05/2021