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Celebrating our dedicated staff! 11 August 2022 Christine Atkinson, Clinical Midwife & Acting Area Manager has been recognised as the WNHS Employee of the Month for June 2022. Christine was nominated twice by her colleagues for her amazing work ethic in going above and beyond to support her team with additional duties across both OPH and KEMH when staff were furloughed due to COVID-19. Christine voluntarily opted to work overtime to cover the KEMH A/Area Manager role, where in a short time she was able to implement consistent rostering principle guidelines and free up clinical staff to do clinical work during the COVID shortfall. Christine's nominator said she is a team-player and always the first to offer to assist staff where required, ensuring birthing women receive the care they need when they need it. The judges said Christine is committed to the provision of safe and quality health care through supporting her team members t... -
Djilba brings relief and hope 01 August 2022 Though it's traditionally the coldest month of the year, August is the month of hope and relief as it leads us into the warmer days of Djilba. Represented by the colour pink for the blossoming newness it brings in September as Kings Park lights up with its burst of floral joy. In Noongar culture, it is marked as the season of conception; probably because there is nowhere better to be during these chilly days than under the covers in a cozy embrace. Nature's finest exhibition begins with buttery creams and the vitalising perfume and hue of sunny wattle before morphing into richer golds and tangerines and culminating in a biennale of magenta, azure and violet. By the time this eruption of colour is in our sight, we will have the warmth of the sun on our face and the promise that the coldest days are behind us. Woodland birds will be nesting so tidings of magpies/koolbardi will be protect... -
Celebrating our dedicated staff! 11 July 2022 Mia was nominated by a colleague who identified her extremely professional and empathetic dealings with our patients and their families. Mia goes to great lengths to make the patient experience as pleasant as it can be, often in challenging circumstances. Mia shows genuine interest in the people who attend and regularly converses with them around their wellbeing and that of their new baby. She is a very positive and friendly person, and nothing is too much trouble. She is very knowledgeable around the current restrictions in place at KEMH and goes out of her way to accommodate a patient or visitors needs without compromising any of the current restrictions. Mia dons and doffs and escorts COVID positive patients as required and then cleans the lifts afterwards - all with enthusiasm and a smile. Mia’s nominator said: “I can't think of a person I would rather be greeted by at K... -
First ever waterbirth in the OPH maternity unit! 08 July 2022 Meet Elly and Stuart and their beautiful baby girl! They were the centre of a hub of excitement yesterday at WNHS at Osborne Park Hospital when first time mum Elly had the first ever waterbirth in the maternity unit! Water birth is an option that has been available to eligible women at KEMH, in the Family Birth Centre and with our Community Midwifery Program, but with Elly choosing to avoid an epidural she proceeded to use water in the bath to manage her pain. “I wanted to try and avoid an epidural in case it slowed things down and the bath and shower really helped with the pain.” Elly said her midwives were so supportive of her choice to use the bath they suggested she stay there as the labour progressed. “I was blown away by how supportive everyone was of my choices,” she said. “I had friends and family who had birthed here, which is why I chose Osborne Pa... -
A stellar career - Jen Smyth 45 years 22 June 2022 The old saying ‘everything happens for a reason’ has given nurse Jen Smyth the opportunity to reflect on her long, fruitful career at KEMH as she retires after 45 years. When Jen arrived in Western Australia, she made applying for a job one of the first things she did. With less than $30 to her name, she didn’t limit her applications to one place with KEMH, SCGH and St John of God Hospitals all topping her long list of places to find work. Without even a driver’s license to her name, Jen relied on her father to drive her to her first interview at St John of God. Excited and nervous, Jen arrived here at KEMH, approached nursing admin, confidently explained she was here for a job and left with a start date after meeting with matron Roslyn Denny. “I arrived and was told to sit, then I talked to a very pleasant lady who viewed all my paperwork and took me for ...
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20/12/2021