HELPING TO ‘HEAL THE PLANET’ AT GOSFORD PRIVATE HOSPITAL

Staff at Gosford Private Hospital are getting behind a sustainability initiative ‘HealthePlanet’, with work underway with various local suppliers to reduce waste, promote sustainable lifecycles for medical/surgical products, rethink the materials used in single-use products, and ensure waste streams are being appropriately sorted, recycled and disposed of.
 

As part of the initiative, delegates from Central Coast Council, local MP Adam Crouch, and Federal Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks MP, have all recently visited the site to learn more about the sustainability barriers facing the healthcare industry.
The Gosford Private team are now working with their counterparts from Gosford and Wyong Public Hospitals, Newcastle University and local suppliers to coordinate a Healthcare Sustainability Forum, to be hosted at the University in the middle of the year.

OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW AT FORSTER PRIVATE HOSPITAL
Forster Private Hospital has recently undertaken a refurbishment of their acute ward bathrooms and patient window dressings to improve facilities and the overall experience for patients.

The refurbishment includes the removal of old pink plastic framed mirrors, outdated curtains and slippery tiles, along with upgrading the fittings to a more modern style and standard. Plumbing pipes that impeded sink access for wheelchair users have also been relocated. The facilities now include non-slip laminate flooring and walls, shutters on the

windows and a fresh new look that complies with HICMR and Healthe Care standards.
 

LUYE MAKES HEADWAY IN CHINA AT LUYE LILAM SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL

Luye Medical Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), Shane Combs, has continued to lead the way for Luye as part of its Cleveland Clinic collaboration in Shanghai.
 

Shane Combs with the Luye Project team

Shane is working closely with Chief Medical Officer, Dr Stephen Nolan, Luye Medical and Cleveland Clinic to ensure effective clinical governance systems are established in the new hospital. Shane’s role is also responsible for developing the clinical nursing team, along with training and nurse management for Luye Medical’s first greenfield hospital development, which is currently being built in the Hongqiao International Medical Center in Shanghai.

Having previously held senior hospital executive roles at Healthe Care for several years, including as Director of Clinical Services at Hurstville Private Hospital, Shane has welcomed the opportunity to be part of the management team for such a presitigious project.
 

TELEMEDICINE HELPS SURGEONS’ ROUNDS AT TUGGERAH LAKES PRIVATE HOSPITAL

Surgeons at Tuggerah Lakes Private Hospital have adopted telemedicine to assist with their rounds of patients in the early days after surgery. Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr Jim Hasn, was the first to use the technology at Tuggerah Lakes Private, enabling him to speak ‘face-to-face’ with his patients, answer questions and provide updates, without the need to drive the 1.5 hour round trip to the hospital for a short post-op consult.

“The patient was very pleased to be able to see Jim and ask him qustions.The image quality was excellent and it was easy to use the Zoom application,”said Tuggerah Lakes Private Hospital CEO, Glen Auld.