CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE EMPLOYEE NETWORK Rooppreet Goraya, known as Roop by her colleagues, moved from India to Australia in 2002 to pursue her Master’s degrees in Business and Accounting.
Two years later, Roop and her husband decided to settle down and call Australia home. “We found Australia very friendly, open, fair and full of opportunities,” she said. Roop has been working the NSW public sector for the last 14 years, recently joining the team at NSLHD Primary and Community Health as the finance and performance manager. “I have been lucky enough to work with and continue to work with amazing people,” she said. “I believe we all have unique qualities and talent, all we need to do is believe in ourselves and support each other in our journeys helipad passes with flying colours A new helipad at Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital has been put to the test before it becomes operational. For the first time the hospital will have a rooftop helipad allowing for helicopters to perform medical transfers and retrievals, instead of landing in nearby James Park. The helipad has been built as part of the redevelopment of the hospital and sits above the new Clinical Services Building, which is due to open mid-year. Transition Redevelopment Manager Adrienne Stern said the number of helicopter
Roop is the executive sponsor of the CALD network
– no matter what your background is.” Roop has recently taken on the position as executive sponsor of the new culturally linguistic and diverse (CALD) employee network. She has a real passion for creating a culturally safe and inclusive workplace for all staff. “With more than a quarter of our staff identifying as having a CALD background, this network aims to bring them together and talk about their experiences,” she said. “We want to create a network where CALD staff can come together and
have a voice, feel valued and supported.” From 15-21 March NSLHD will be celebrating Harmony Week. It is a time to celebrate Australia’s cultural diversity and think about inclusiveness, respect and belonging for all Australians. Keep your eye out for activities taking place across the district – and wear something orange on Friday 19 March to recognise the celebration. To find out more or to join the CALD network, please contact NSLHD-ODTeam@ health.nsw.gov.au.
Helicopter landing at night above Hornsby Hospital
landings is not expected to be any more than currently lands in the oval, which is about eight a year. “Both day and night landing and take-off testing took place with the Avipro consultant and Toll pilots very complimentary of the planning, consultation,
design, function and quality of the hospital’s helipad,” Adrienne said. “The new helipad will mean a smoother medical transfer for patients and medical teams, instead of having to perform the transfers with Ambulance NSW vehicles at the nearby park.”
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