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From Perth to Zambia OPH Registrar's volunteer stint 19 June 2020 In January this year, Joshua Thomas Obstetrics and Gynaecology Registrar at OPH travelled to Livingston in Zambia to volunteer at a hospital in need of obstetric work. He shared his experience... Late last year, I received a phone call from a friend who knew of a volunteer district hospital/clinic in Livingstone, Zambia, that was needing obstetric volunteer work for their maternity department. It was based in Maramba district in Livingstone, Zambia, and was predominantly run by midwives with the very occasional volunteer obstetric doctor. Given my previous background of working in high volume obstetrics in Malaysia and having three years of rural experience (in both Australia and Malaysia), I felt it would be very worthwhile to stretch out a helping hand. I got in contact with the volunteer team in Zambia, and after reviewing my credentials and CV, I got offered the volunteer post at Mar... -
National Volunteer Week 18-24 May 18 May 2020 The Friends of Osborne Park Hospital (OPH) have unfortunately been off-site during the past few months due to the pandemic. Staff at OPH have really missed their smiling faces and ‘can-do’ attitude where nothing is too much trouble. Fast forward to the beginning of May and the need for our daily coffee fix has been redeemed - two of our lovely volunteers, Pat Milne and Carole Dalling (both qualified baristas), recommenced selling coffee from the “Coffee Corner”. Both volunteers have completed the AHA Hospitality COVID-19 Hygiene Course and are glad to be back making a difference to our staff, patients and visitors to our hospital. -
Rotary Club of Karrinyup Osborne Park Hospital Nurse\Midwife of the Year Award winner announced 06 May 2020 Lisa Summers OPH Clinical Nurse Specialist – Infection Control has been announced as the winner of the 2020 Rotary Club of Karrinyup Osborne Park Hospital (OPH) Nurse\Midwife of the Year Award. This award showcases the exceptional work of OPH nurses and midwives and in 2020, this achievement is even sweeter as it is also the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife and the 30th anniversary of the award. Lisa is a Registered Nurse and Midwife who has worked at OPH since 2004, and for ten years in the role of CNS-IC. As the only member of the Infection Control Service at OPH, Lisa has developed an excellent working relationship with her colleagues and the wider SCGOPHCG community, engaging and collaborating with staff to successfully implement the infection prevention and control program for the safety of patients and staff. She has innovatively facilitated a hand hygiene com... -
New garden bench for OPH Indigenous garden 04 May 2020 As part of the OPH Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Group’s commitment to acknowledging the traditional owners and providing a culturally responsive environment, an Indigenous medicinal garden also known as Anthony’s Place was planted outside K Block in November 2019. The garden, a place of quiet reflection and sanctuary for all members of the community to enjoy, has been named after Anthony Ninyette, a proud Aboriginal staff member who has tended the OPH gardens for 14 years. Sharon Burke A/Coordinator of Nursing thanked the Balcatta Men’s Shed for building the park bench which is the perfect addition to our indigenous garden. She also acknowledged the City of Stirling and Bunnings Osborne Park for donating the plants and assisting with planting the garden. “It is extremely warming to have community groups working together and being so engaged and willing to be a... -
Visiting assistance animals in NMHS hospitals 29 April 2020 To coincide with International Guide Dog Day, celebrated this year on 29 April, the NMHS hospital network has produced a Visiting Assistance Animals guide (PDF) that recognises the importance of assistance animals and welcomes their use, where appropriate, in our facilities. The Guide provides information about the use of assistance animals in our hospitals and arrangements that may need to be made for patients, visitors and their assistance animal. International Guide Dog Day acknowledges the critical role that guide dogs and assistance animals play in enabling people with impaired vision to get around safely. It’s amazing what a difference four paws, a wet nose and a wagging tail can make in assisting vision impaired people, as well as people with other disabilities, to safely experience freedom and independence. The owners of these extraordinary dogs celebrate their loyalty and ...
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05/05/2021