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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 ... -
Celebrating our dedicated staff! 24 May 2022 Senior Obstetrics Registrar Will Adams has been recognised as the Women and Newborn Health Service’s Employee of the Month for providing excellent woman-centred care as well as support to his colleagues in a code blue emergency. Will’s nominator said he acted efficiently to save the baby’s life, and then took the time to debrief the woman, her support person and all staff involved. As a result, the couple were grateful from the birth experience, and staff were able to make important learnings. One of the judges commented that "Will demonstrated care and respect to the woman, her support person and midwives involved, displayed great teamwork debriefing everyone involved, and utilised good interpersonal skills to change what could have been traumatic into a grateful birthing experience." He was awarded a certificate and voucher via a Teams e-presentation and enjoyed cupc... -
New Breast Screening and Assessment Centre in Joondalup 23 May 2022 The Minister for Health, the Hon Amber-Jade Sanderson launched the BreastScreen WA (BSWA) clinic, saying that it will provide 11,000 screening episodes per annum for women in the Northern corridor. “Women in Australia have a 1 in 7 risk of developing breast cancer in their lifetime. I hope many women will take advantage of BSWA’s online booking facility to secure an appointment at this outstanding venue in Joondalup.” -Hon Amber-Jade Sanderson. Joined by new NMHS CE, Dr Shirley Bowen, WNHS ED Dr Jodi Graham and Medical Director Radiology Dr Liz Wylie, Minister Sanderson participated in Noongar Elder Auntie Marie Taylor’s smoking ceremony to cleanse and ward off bad spirits. The new assessment clinic also allows the service to incrementally increase capacity for the diagnostics of screen-detected abnormalities, such as cancer. The clinic will enable the service to ... -
Local council offer kind gesture for hospital staff 10 May 2022 Staff at King Eddies received a wonderful morale boost last week, when City of Subiaco staff visited to donate hundreds of bouquets of flowers that were repurposed from their Subi Blooms floral installations. Nurses, midwives, new mums and some administration staff were ecstatic to receive such a thoughtful gesture from the local council and Executive Director Jodi Graham said hospital staff were extremely grateful. “The thoughtfulness of the regifting of these beautiful flowers was commented upon by everyone,” she said. Subi Blooms is a wonderful event held each year in Subiaco to acknowledge Mother’s Day. This year was the biggest yet, featuring 13 large-scale floral installations curated by WA floral artists. The large-scale flower arrangements transform the centre of Subiaco into an immersive floral art trail. Jourdin Ross, Midwifery Manager & Registered Midw...
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20/12/2021