doc says teamwork key to beating COVID As preparations for COVID-19 ramp up, Royal North
district have been receiving generous donations from the community and local businesses to support staff during the evolving COVID-19 situation. Royal North Shore, Ryde, Hornsby and Mona Vale hospitals have received donations ranging from coffees, fruit, sandwiches and snacks to an early Easter delivery of chocolate Easter bunnies and eggs from Lindt. Royal North Shore General Manager Alison Zecchin said staff have been very appreciative of this kindness. It’s a message Dr Harris has relayed in a recent video to his colleagues and community, while also appearing in The Daily Telegraph talking about the state’s preparedness. He said we had already nailed Shore’s Head of Respiratory Medicine Dr Ben Harris has an important message for all of us; we are ready. Dr Harris, who is also on the NSLHD COVID-19 Clinical Advisory Group, said the challenges the virus posed were being met head on. “We’re getting ready for patients with COVID, we’re focussing on our practices around infection, in particular our PPE,” he said. “We’re ensuring we’ve got resources we can use both within the department but also outside of the department, deploying our staff throughout the hospital so that we can better assist with care. “We’re certainly in a good place to be able to deal with this.”
Royal North Shore’s Head of Respiratory Medicine Dr Ben Harris
a key aspect in getting ready, namely, working together.
of engagement between the executive and the clinicians is one of the strengths of this place.” Dr Harris said the organisation, communication and devotion of staff from all levels at the hospital would prove invaluable as we continue to deal with COVID-19. “People are feeling a bit uncertain, but what we are finding is that the more we talk about this as a group, the more we communicate with each other, the more people understand that we are going to get through this,” he said.
“There’s always been an increasing sense of camaraderie; that’s
developed over the years, but particularly in the past couple of weeks,” he said. “We’re working in the division of medicine with the groups related to COVID care, particularly the emergency department, the intensive care department and also our surgical colleagues. “We’re incredibly fortunate to have the leadership team that we’ve got with Deb; the level
acts of kindness felt across nslhd All hospitals across the
Easter came early for NSLHD staff
“The compassion shown by the community is truly felt by our doctors, nurses and clinic staff who are working
tirelessly caring for patients during this challenging time,” Ms Zecchin said.
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