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Nurse Spotlight - OPH's Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) Nurses 14 May 2021 In celebration of International Nurses Day 2021, we are shining a spotlight on our exceptional nurses. This year the Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Health Care Group is focusing on nurse innovation in the face of an unprecedented global health crisis. The pandemic has opened up opportunities for us to stop and explore what we do and how we do it, providing nurses a way to do things better. Today’s spotlight is on the Osborne Park ACAT Nurses who form part of a multidisciplinary Aged Care Assessment Team made up of Nursing, Social Work and Occupational Therapy. The Osborne Park ACAT Nurses participated in the development of a triaging service for ACAT that ensures the large volume of referrals and general enquiries are appropriately prioritised for assessments so that vulnerable older people receive aged care services in a timely manner. ACAT Nurses are also always available to ... -
Nurse Spotlight - OPH's Jeanine Alford 13 May 2021 In celebration of International Nurses Day 2021, we are shining a spotlight on our exceptional nurses. This year the Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Health Care Group is focusing on nurse innovation in the face of an unprecedented global health crisis. The pandemic has opened up opportunities for us to stop and explore what we do and how we do it, providing nurses a way to do things better. Today’s spotlight is on Jeanine Alford, Clinical Nurse Manager, Ward 4 at Osborne Park Hospital, for introducing the use of an electronic tool to help our medical, multidisciplinary (MDT) and nursing teams more accurately estimate a patient’s discharge date and ensure the patient’s rehabilitation outcomes are met. Accurately estimating discharge in a patient’s rehabilitation journey also helps our staff ensure patients’ length of stay meets benchmarked data or criteria... -
Thank you from our patients 01 April 2021 Here's a selection of messages of thanks received from grateful patients and their families for the care they received while at Osborne Park Hospital. Thank you to Ward 4 staff from a patient and his family. "Just a note to send our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to EVERYONE who helped make [patient]'s hospital stay so very positive." "To ALL the nurses, physios, OTs, doctors, orderlies ans assistants (...you know who you are)... Thank you all for your great kindness, professionalism, good humour and care." "Wishing you all the very best, [patient] and family" Thank you to Ward 6 from a haemorrhoidectomy patient "Amazing - 10 star. Very thoughtful and explained everything. It is difficult to believe how easy it all was. Great care and manners by all beyond what is expected, nothing was too much." Thank you to Day Procedure Unit from two patients Patient 1 - ophthalmology patient... -
Improving outcomes for Parkinson’s patients 30 March 2021 World Parkinson’s Day is 11 April and we are highlighting the work of our OPH Parkinson’s Clinic Physiotherapy team which has recently introduced additional exercise classes to promote and facilitate neuroplasticity in patients living with early stage Parkinson’s. These high-level classes incorporate a multimodal approach in the delivery of exercise interventions which have been shown to be effective in the treatment of Parkinson’s. They include Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT BIG), yoga, high cadence cycling and non-contact boxing. A/Senior Physiotherapist Parkinson’s Clinic OPH Anita Rattray said they have also recently trained some therapists in the principles of PD Warrior to further entice and challenge their patients. “We aim to drive neural plastic changes in motor symptoms often experienced by people with Parkinson’s. These may incl... -
Opening of new OPH Therapy Hub 18 February 2021 The new Therapy Hub in T Block will open to patients and visitors on Monday, 22 February 2021. The purpose-built Therapy Hub at OPH will provide a spacious, contemporary environment for inpatients and outpatients undertaking rehabilitation following a stroke or amputation or living with neurological conditions. Our multidisciplinary teams are looking forward to working with patients in the Therapy Hub’s functional training unit which incorporates a universally accessible kitchen, laundry, bathroom and bedroom, providing the opportunity to enhance the patient’s rehabilitation experience and outcomes. The opening hours for the Therapy Hub are 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. View more photos of the new Therapy Hub (PDF).
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05/05/2021