July 2025
MESSAGE FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER
Dear colleagues, As we approach the mid-point of another challenging winter season I continue to be inspired by the exceptional care and compassion you provide for our patients across all of our departments and services here at HKH. We have seen the usual increase of patient activity across the hospital and on 24 July 2025 we safely offloaded 49 Ambulances in the HKH Emergency Department (we usually average around 30 per day). We believe this to be the highest volume of Ambulances to arrive at HKH in a single day. It truly does take a “whole of hospital” and “team first” approach to continue to deliver the very best and safest care the way we do at HKH…… to each and every one of you I say THANK YOU! Your continued resilience, efforts and dedication to our patients and community is remarkable. On 10 July it was my pleasure to once again host the annual NAIDOC Week celebrations at HKH with a range of traditional events held as well as our flag raising ceremony. You “voted with your feet” as well as you turned out to support the celebrations in great numbers and it is always such an uplifting experience for our HKH family and community……although I must apologise for those of you that stuck around and watched my very ordinary moves with the Kiris An Thara Torres Strait Islander Dance Group J. At HKH, we are inspired by the strength, vision, and legacy of our Indigenous peoples and leaders and those we partner with in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Service. Their voices, perspectives, and leadership are essential to building a more inclusive and equitable future together. July also marks the end of Financial Year 24/25 and HKH has worked very hard to improve its financial outlook across the year. Pleasingly this has meant we were recently able to invest in some infrastructure improvement projects in the Maternity Unit, Birthing Suite and other areas around the hospital and campus. It has also been a time to reflect on the year that was at HKH and think about all the remarkable achievements we have delivered together. From our successful ACHS Hospital accreditation to the opening of the Yarning Circle we have all contributed to making HKH the happy and safe place it is. To this end, there will be a District Roadshow event hosted by our Chief Executive Adjunct Professor Anthony M. Schembri AM and I will also be holding a HKH GM Town Hall session in the coming weeks that I will invite you all to join a session and hear about all the great work that has happened at HKH and across the district. I also look forward to sharing the very positive results and feedback you have given us from the recent Patient Safety Culture Survey. On the topic of your important feedback in mid- August the annual NSW Government Employee People Matters Survey will be launched and I once again invite you all to share your experiences on what’s working well and areas for focus/improve in the months ahead.
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