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Baby Louis’ safe arrival timed to perfection 16 May 2019 Eaton resident Ellie Cook became the first Mum to give birth with WA Country Health Service on International day of the Midwife last week. Miss Cook said she enjoyed her experience with Bunbury Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) team and felt well supported throughout her pregnancy particularly when she encountered complications close to full term. Miss Cook said she wasn’t aware it was International Midwives Day when she delivered her baby Louis but she was pleased to be part of the special occasion. Miss Cook expressed her thanks to all of the MGP staff and Bunbury regional midwives she met during her pregnancy who she said were all caring and offered her the ‘best support I could have asked for’. “I really could not have asked for a better before and aftercare experience and I would recommend the MGP to all expecting parents,” said Miss Cook. The Bunbury MGP ... -
Dumbleyung Health Service redevelopment underway 16 May 2019 Redevelopment has commenced at the Dumbleyung Health Service making it the last Health Service in the Wheatbelt to be upgraded. The refurbishment works include improvements to the kitchen and patient bathroom, a new utility room and minor works in the emergency department. Internal floor covering and painting will also be completed as part of the refurbishment works. The work will be undertaken in two main stages with the patient area and kitchen currently under construction. While the emergency department and visiting consultant services will continue to operate as usual, residents have been temporarily relocated to Wagin or Lake Grace. The second stage of development will involve temporarily relocating the emergency department and visiting consultant services to a different area within the hospital. Wheatbelt acting Regional Director Regina Michel-Huessy thanked patients, visitors and ... -
Rehab via telehealth saves Midwest stroke survivor 1,500 kilometres in travel 16 May 2019 Midwest local Michelle Boyland has defied the odds after suffering a stroke before Christmas and is improving each day with the help of rehabilitation delivered via telehealth, from the comfort of her home. Michelle is the first person in the Midwest to be set up with in-home rehabilitation via telehealth supervised by a WA Country Health Service physiotherapist. Naomi Ramsay, Acting Senior Physiotherapist at the Geraldton Health Campus Day Therapy Unit has been Michelle’s regular therapist via videoconference and said that setting Michelle up with telehealth has saved her travelling 1,500 kilometres for outpatient appointments. “Michelle can’t drive following her stroke as it affected her eye which means she would have needed someone to drive her 50 kilometres each way for every appointment,” Ms Ramsay said. Michelle uses her own laptop and free videoconferencing... -
WA Country Health Service assumes interim responsibility for the Elizabeth Hansen Autumn Centre 16 May 2019 The WA Country Health Service has confirmed the organisation will assume interim responsibility for the Elizabeth Hansen Autumn Centre (EHAC) from 1 July 2019. The facility – a 32-bed residential hostel accommodating Aboriginal people who require specialist medical treatment - is currently operated by Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service Aboriginal Corporation. The WA Country Health Service’s Acting Executive Director Health Programs - Margaret Abernethy - said the organisation was committed to ensuring Aboriginal people and their carers continued to have access to culturally appropriate accommodation when they’re away from country and staying in Perth for medical treatment. “We know that having to come to the metropolitan area for medical treatment can be difficult for our patients – they’ve had to travel long distances and are often separated from their f...
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Kimberley nurse takes out 2019 WA Nurse of the Year 13 May 2019 Andrea Rieusset, Nurse Practitioner in Emergency at Fitzroy Crossing Hospital, was last night named winner of the Excellence in Aboriginal Health category of the WA Nursing Midwifery Awards and 2019 WA Nurse of the Year. Andrea has worked since 2005 in emergency departments in Broome and across the Kimberley and is the clinical lead for the Kimberley Family and Domestic Violence working group. Andrea has worked tirelessly for women and children experiencing family and domestic violence in Kimberley communities, making a significant contribution to improving services and outcomes. In 2017, Andrea undertook a carefully scoped, planned and researched audit of family and domestic violence presentations to the Emergency Department at Broome Hospital. The recommendations from this audit informed the development of a comprehensive regional program for family and domestic violence, which was ...
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24/01/2024