exciting times as work at Mona vale continues Mona Vale Hospital’s transformation is continuing, with works across the site starting to take shape.
The Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) Palliative Care building will soon have its foundations with concrete pours set to commence over the coming weeks. Internal and external finishes for GEM/Palliative Care have also been endorsed, while consultation continues with the Friends of Palliative Care to ensure the building meets the community’s needs now and into the future. Mona Vale Hospital General Manager Jacqui Edgley said the works were at an exciting stage with changes starting to become more visible. “We’re at the point of the project where we will start to see the GEM/Palliative Care building take shape before our eyes,” she said. “The excavation works are approaching completion, meaning the all-important concrete pour is not too far away. The committee, which meets monthly, includes junior medical officers and senior staff members from across the district, as well as Board representatives. It works to ensure our newest doctors feel supported and at home with NSLHD through a variety of methods, including events like Doctors’ Day and initiatives like protected lunch times. Chair Dr Linda Xu, an Advanced Trainee in General Medicine/Geriatrics, said she was thrilled with the positive steps the committee has made since it formed. “We’ve made some important strides forward, working on a number of things together that are having really positive impacts for JMOs within our district,” Linda said.
Demolition works at Mona Vale Hospital are making way for future services at the site.
“It will be really exciting for all of us to see the first foundations of our hospital’s new chapter put down.” Demolition works are also underway at Mona Vale, with the removal of the former main building and nurses’ quarters making way for future services including a new NSW Ambulance station.
Committee continues to deliver for young docs JMO wellbeing remains an important priority for NSLHD and its dedicated district committee.
“It’s great to have wide range of staff from various specialties and levels of seniority, to come together to discuss such an important issue and to make a positive impact for our JMOs.” The committee’s latest focus is on developing a JMO Wellbeing plan in conjunction with the Health Safety and Wellbeing team.
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