Treasurer, Minister for Energy and Member for Hornsby Matt Kean with CE Deb Willcox, General Manager Simon Hill, NUM Ros Ferguson and new graduate nurses
Hornsby graduate nurses in the spotlight Nursing graduates from Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital welcomed Member for Nurse Samantha Morris has followed in her mother’s
patients and their carers. The hospital was presented with a NSW Government Community Service Award for its COVID-19 response. Acting General Manager Simon Hill accepted the award on behalf of the hospital.
footsteps with Nicola Morris working in the emergency department. It was the first time both Matt and Deb saw the new hospital main entry which has now been completed. There is now seating at the front of the entrance, along with 15 minute patient drop off/pick up zones to assist
Hornsby, Energy Minister, Treasurer Matt Kean and NSLHD Chief executive Deb Willcox recently. The graduates are among 28 who have started at the hospital with some spending time working with COVID-19 patients, while others have been in placed in the emergency department. Hospital beds, over-bed tables and medication trolleys are just some of the items making their way to Tonga from Royal North Shore and Hornsby hospitals following the devastation caused by the volcano eruption in January. Equipment is being sent to Vaiola Hospital in Tonga’s capital city Nuku’Alofa which was destroyed during the eruption. After speaking with Consul General of Tonga Louise Waterhouse, who is helping collect aid for the country, endocrinologist at Royal North Shore Hospital Professor Bruce Robinson contacted NSLHD Chief Executive Deb Willcox for support. “Louise asked if there was any equipment that would be helpful for the hospital after this terrible disaster
Plans are underway to hold an official opening which staff and the community will be invited to. Royal North Shore and Hornsby equipment heads to Tonga
Tongan Pili-e-Tauhala NSW Recovery Team with the beds from Hornsby Hospital
and thanks to Deb within 24 hours we managed to locate hospital beds, over-bed tables, medication trolleys, amongst other items to send,” he said. “This sort of hardware is really important for patients and staff.” Bruce has had a relationship with Tonga dating back before the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games when he was the team doctor for the
Tongan athletes. Twenty-five beds and
mattresses from Hornsby Hospital are on their way to Vaiola Hospital with a further 40 over-bed tables, four medication trolleys, one bariatric wheelchair, one standard wheelchair, three sets of crutches and one electric examination table due to be collected and sent to Tonga in the coming weeks.
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