Aurora Healthcare to Boost Mental Health Business with New Partnership, New Hospital and New Model

New Mental Health Beds and Comprehensive Out-Of-Hospital Support

Aurora Healthcare Australia recently partnered with health company Medibank to deliver an innovative integrated mental health model that extends hospital care to incorporate additional support services in home and community settings.

The model will focus on providing flexible care pathways including a range of out-of-hospital services such as in-home care, telehealth and care coordination. The iMH hospitals will look to offer these services with no additional costs for patients with eligible private health insurance, apart from any excess or co-payment that would normally apply. These services are typically not included under a traditional psychiatric model of care in the private system. 

 

Aurora Healthcare will contribute two hospitals in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory to iMH, with its Hirondelle Private Hospital in Chatswood to be converted into a 45-bed mental health facility, while Deakin Private Hospital in Canberra will feature 52 beds, including the city’s first dedicated youth private mental health beds.
 

Deakin Private Hospital in Canberra, Australia

The joint venture will invest in a new specially designed 56-bed mental health facility to be built in Alexandria, New South Wales.

Aurora Healthcare (Australia) Chief Executive Officer, Julia Strickland-Bellamy, welcomed iMH’s focus on service innovation, flexibility and accessibility in order to meet the growing demand for private mental health services.

“The model will address the clear unmet demand in the community. In our network alone, the wait list for outpatient psychiatry has been at around 6 months over the past 2 years. Providing people with treatment options beyond what has historically been solely hospital-centric care will help to support greater access, choice and flexibility,” Ms Strickland-Bellamy said. 

“A patient might access treatment at home or in the community following a hospital admission, or alternatively access these services if a hospital admission is not required in the first instance.

“It’s ultimately about the most appropriate treatment pathway for each individual patient, regardless of their private health insurer. All decisions about their suitability for the model will be made by the patient alongside their doctor and the hospital’s clinical team,” she said.

New Opportunities for Sub-Specialty Services in Expanded Hospital

People first, people always. Aurora Healthcare Australia always creates new, bigger and better facilities to better serve the growing demands in the community.

By increasing its capacity by around a third to 185 beds, Belmont Private Hospital in Queensland now has a series of new facilities including a dedicated 24-bed combined Perinatal and Women’s Unit, a 10-bed Young Adult and Adolescent Unit, a refurbished Trauma and Dissociation Unit, and a further 12 beds to the Older Adult Mental Health Unit. The redevelopment also creates 14 additional specialist consulting suites, 10 new therapy group rooms and 70 new carpark spaces over three levels.

The expansion gives patients easier access to high-quality treatment in Australia’s largest private mental health hospitals, and also creates new opportunities for the hospital’s sub-specialty services.

  
   

Julia said: “Each year we service 20,000 inpatient admissions for mental health hospital care, as well as 100,000 day patient attendances for our mental health therapy programs. As our nation’s leading specialised private mental health care operator, we want to destigmatise mental illness by delivering a comprehensive service that fosters safety, comfort and accessible evidence-based treatment, in a facility that is nothing short of exceptional,” she said.

 

Yantai Huayi Rehabilitation Hospital Opened Outpatient Clinics and Won Competition

The Sports Rehabilitation and Pain Management Centre (hereinafter referred to as the "Centre") of Yantai Huayi Rehabilitation Hospital officially opened on 18th March. The centre is equipped with rehabilitation medical facilities professional physician team and diagnosis and treatment process; and it offers medical insurance and commercial insurance settlement.

   

Iris Shi, Vice President of Operation of Luye Medical Group, systematically introduced the original intention, diagnosis and treatment direction and vision of the centre. She said that under the guidance of the current "Healthy China 2030", working out is gaining popularity across the nation, and at the same time, the rate of sports injuries has also increased significantly, thus increasing the demands of sports rehabilitation and pain management. It is not only for the treatment and intervention after injury and pain, but also a kind of treatment concept to prevent future injuries and improve sports performance.

She expects that Huayi Rehabilitation Hospital will strive to build a high-quality sports rehabilitation and pain management centre to benefit the vast population, help building healthy cities, healthy communities, and healthy families.
 
The opening ceremony was hosted by Amy Zhang, Director of Business Development of Yantai campus. And then, physical trainer Zhu Yanlin led the guests to experience a unique physical assessment test for chronic pain.

Personalized pain assessment and treatment is a major feature of Huayi Rehabilitation Hospital. In early March, the hospital opened a rhythm training camp with the theme of "Posture Core Imbalance Training", which could help participants to store energy for their bodies regain vitality.

  
In order to make it easier for patients to see a doctor, get access to more extended rehabilitation medical services, and reduce the sequelae and complications of neurological diseases, Huayi Rehabilitation Hospital has recently opened a Neurology Specialist Clinic.

The hospital also believes that practice makes perfect. In the recent High-Tech Zone Emergency Disinfection Skills Competition, Li Shasha, the head nurse of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Section won the second prize; while Liu Xiaoyan and Ge Xu, two head nurses of Rehabilitation Section, won the third prize.
 
Huayi Rehabilitation Hospital is well prepared to promote learning through practice, and promote practice through competition, and forge ahead. In the future, it will continue to build a competent public health emergency response team and improve service capabilities to protect public health.

 

Luye Medical’s New Hongqiao Project Held Its Sixth Physician Advisory Board Meeting in Shanghai 

The sixth Physician Advisory Board (PAB) members of Luye Medical’s New Hongqiao project gathered again in our Shanghai office and had an in-depth discussion on 28th February.

 

During the three-hour roundtable discussion, eight experts from public hospitals shared the current status and future development opportunities in their respective disciplines, and provided important guidance and key experience references based on the situation of Luye Lilan Hospital.
 
Liu Aona, Executive Chairperson of Luye Medical Group, welcomed the PAB committee, and introduced the Luye Medical team members to the experts.

 
Mr. Liu Dianbo, Chairman of the Board of Luye Life Sciences Group introduced the Group’s business development to the guests, and said in his closing remarks: “The ecological fields of Luye’s life and health related business are closely integrated with clinical practice; and Luye’s medical service will be an important carrier for clinical practice. Therefore, it is crucial for us to develop a differentiation strategy. We will listen to views and suggestions of PAB members, and look forward to continuous exchanges and cooperation with them."

Luye Medical Group Joins Forces with the Newly Established Yangtze River Delta Health Technology Innovation Centre

On 21st March, the expanded board meeting of the Shanghai Yangtze River Delta Business Innovation Research Institute (hereinafter referred to as "Innovation Institute") and the 2023 Yangtze River Delta New Economy Annual Conference were successfully held in Shanghai. With the theme of "Together We Make Innovate", the annual meeting was based on the innovation ecology of the Yangtze River Delta and provided support for the industry-university-research, government, business, and cross-border collaboration in the new economic environment.

In order to accelerate collaborative innovation in the Yangtze River Delta in the new historical stage, especially in the three major fields of digital science and technology innovation, life health and smart elderly care, the Innovation and some of its board members in healthcare industry, as well as well-known universities, research institutes, and hospitals jointly established the Yangtze River Delta Health Technology Innovation Centre (tentative name, hereinafter referred to as the "Center"). As one of the member units, Luye Medical Group will participate in guiding the planning and development of the innovation centre, laying the foundation for the further development of the centre.

The centre will focus on health technology innovation, and is committed to a think tank for government decision-making and a healthcare industry integration point. Aiming at "high-quality innovation and development of the health technology industry in the Yangtze River Delta region", the centre is well positioned to integrate resources of government, industry, education and research funds, and make use of their complementary advantages to ultimately provide strong support for the high-quality development of the health technology innovation industry in the Yangtze River Delta region.

Together we innovate. Luye Medical Group looks forward to working with all co-constructors to build China's health technology ecosystem and innovation highland.

The conference was hosted by the Shanghai Yangtze River Delta Business Innovation Research Institute, and supported by School of Management, Fudan University, Oriental Fortune, and co-organized by Innovent Biologics and Shanghai Yangtze River Delta Business Foundation.

 

Go All Out, Look Ahead – A Glance at the Luye Medical and Diagnostics China Town Hall Meeting

Luye Medical and Luye Diagnostics China recently held a joint Town Hall Meeting, with hundreds of colleagues joining offline and online from Shanghai, Yantai, Xi'an, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen.

Echoing the theme "Going All Out, Looking Forward", representatives of Luye Medical and Diagnostic business units introduced the 2023 OKR goals to colleagues in terms of customers, operation, operation management, brand and team building, which gave colleagues all over China an overview of the Group’s business development and goals, and led them to develop more a comprehensive, in-depth and clear understanding of their personal responsibilities.

Liu Aona, Executive Chairperson of Luye Medical Group and Chairperson of Luye Diagnostics Group said in her speech “One Luye M&D, One Team” : “This is the first time for Luye Medical and Diagnostics to bring all business together and discuss OKR. We can see that the populus euphratica forest flourishes because the roots are closely connected; and similarly, a group of people can rely on each other, interact, learn, and grow together. Luye’s vision was to serve human health with professional technology, and now we emphasize ‘passionate for life’ and have more diversified business, but we should always focus on customers and provide high-quality services and products to them.”

She always mentioned that just like Apple’s philosophy, there are a thousand “no s” behind the “yes”, and there are a thousand “do nots” behind the “dos”. This is also true for medical and diagnosis business. So, we must ask ourselves: Why do customers choose our services and products? And we must think: what do we want people to feel? In this way, we can do things better as a cohesive team.

After the meeting, the 2023 Luye Medical and Diagnosis China employee communication plan was officially released. In the new year, everyone will continue to connect and collaborate, and create a learning organizational atmosphere through transparent communication and recognition.

In the lovely spring days, we set off; with our joint efforts, green leaves will grow into forest!