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Issue 1
October 2012
Lately @ Valley
There are many new and exciting
developments happening across both
campuses, a few of which I would like to
highlight:
Building works at both campuses:
theatres, hybrid cath lab, new ICU,
beds and total redevelopment at The
Valley, and a new pool, gym and 11
palliative care beds at South Eastern.
Foxtel and new menus.
7x24 hour CMO presence in ICU,
together with Consultant Intensivists,
and a new 10 bed ICU opening in
November.
Australia’s first 3D theatre coming to
The Valley by late October.
The new Siemens / Maquet hybrid
theatre / cath lab—an Australian
first.
Ordered the 2nd in Australia weight
bearing / low dose orthopaedic
imaging system (EOS).
Other new technologies in theatre that
will enable an expanded range of
procedures to be undertaken.
New services: cardiothoracic surgery,
sleep
disorders,
neurosurgery,
interventional radiology to name just a
few
Craft
meetings with our major
specialty
groups;
Orthopaedics,
Rehabilitation,
Urology,
General
Surgery, ENT and Cardiology thus
far.
Arguably, The Valley and South Eastern
are the best located private hospitals in
Victoria. New services and standards,
together with active marketing of our
7x24 hrs ED will capture more cases.
Going forward, we have a vision - “to be
the preferred major acute hospital
network in South East Victoria” - The
Valley as the high acuity campus, and
South Eastern as a critical support
service, including an expanding range of
sub-acute programs. There is more to
come following the current expansion,
consulting building, more theatres and
another 30 bed wing for The Valley and
more rehab beds at South Eastern. We
are excited by these developments and
can definitely feel the momentum as
new specialists are getting on board by
the day. These developments are being
driven by our owners, backed by Archer
capital, one of Australia’s largest private
equity groups with a diverse investment
portfolio.
I look forward to you being part of the
exciting journey as we truly put The
Valley and South Eastern on the map.
Neil Henderson
Chief Executive Officer
Hybrid Theatre/Cathlab
As part of The Valley 30 million dollar
redevelopment
and
expanding
specialties to become the acute “full
service” facility for a catchment of over
1.5m people. Our CEO Neil Henderson
is committed to excellence in patient
care and has paved the way for 3 “firsts”
in technology advancements to be
purchased by the hospital.
In September we purchased a $4m
world first state of the art hybrid
operating
theatre/cath
lab.
This
technology allows Cardiologists and
Surgeons the flexibility and speed to go
from an investigative procedure to full
open heart surgery without moving the
patient.
Pictured are Dr Dharsh Fernando and
Dr Garry Barron at the unofficial launch
of the hybrid theatre on 17 September.
This was an exciting event celebrated
by Cath Lab and Theatre staff.
In addition to cardiac and vascular
procedures, the new hybrid’s (Siemens
Zeego and Maquet Magnus table)
together with the EOS spinal imaging
system ordered, will make The Valley a
most advanced and leading site for
spinal and neurosurgery.
We are having an official launch for the
Hybrid Theatre/Cath Lab on the 17th of
November where we have invited a
range of Medical Professionals to come
along and learn more about the features
of the Theatre/Cath Lab and take a tour.
We are expecting a good turnout.
Red September
In the month of September Healthe
Care launched a fund raising campaign
in support of the good work being done
by the Heart Foundation.
In order to raise funds and generate
awareness, Healthe Care sold branded
red caps across its sites. Staff were
encouraged to purchase a cap and
wear it to work during the month of
September to show their support for
this worthwhile cause. 100% of all
proceeds raised from the sale of caps
was donated to the Heart Foundation.
Here at The Valley we raised a total of
$1,344 for the Heart Foundation. Thank
you to all those who bought a cap.
Rosemary Kennedy (Staff Development
Coordinator), Lisa Reid (Critical Care Services
NUM) & Jan Allen (NUM Kenny Ward).
Nurse/Employee of the Year Doctors Lounge
Congratulations to the following:
Nurse of the Year: Carmela Santoro (Kenny
Ward ANUM), Nurse of the Year Runner-Up:
Karamjeet Kaur (RN1), Non–Clinical Employee of the Year: Wendy Marchingo
(Kenny Ward Clerk) and Non–Clinical Employee of the Year Runner-Up: Karli Robb
(Environmental Services).
Think Physio in the Churchill Suites is
being relocated to make way for
installation of the EOS spinal imaging
system and a doctors lounge.
their laptop, watch TV or just take time
out. This should be completed during
November. More details soon.
A small lounge with
espresso
coffee,
mini bar and snacks
is being created
where doctors can
relax, meet other
colleagues, work on
Harpist
Wendy Marchingo
(Ward Clerk)
Carmela Santoro
(ANUM Kenny Ward)
Janet Borg from Jazzabella Harp will be
performing here at The Valley every
Wednesday between 11am-1pm.
This will be for patients and staff
enjoyment. Janet will also play in the
wards and new Palliative Ward at South
Eastern.
New MAC Appointments
New Staff Appointments
Welcome to the following
Committee Members:
Lisa Reid
new
MAC
Dr Jodie-Ann Senior (Cardiology)
Mr Michael
Surgeon)
Mr Nicholas Maartens (Neurosurgery)
Dr Richard Clements (Rehabilitation)
Rowland
(Cardiothoracic
Christmas Party
Just a reminder The Valley
& South Eastern combined
Christmas Party is on 29
November. We have had a
good response in numbers and are looking
forward to a great night. James Reyne &
band will be our entertainment.
Critical Care Services NUM
Lisa Reid originally commenced with us
as the Cardiothoracic Educator and was
recruited from The Alfred Hospital. Lisa
has a number of years experience
within ICU and has previously managed
the 40 bed trauma and burns unit at The
Alfred. Lisa was so excited by the
opportunities that the Critical Care Unit
Manager position was offering and thus
we found ourselves looking for a new
Cardiothoracic Educator. Even though
Lisa is busy at home with a small baby
she has found the growing challenges of
The Valley irresistible.
Jan Allen
Kenny Ward NUM
Previously employed by Southern
Health managing some 1500 beds as
their Bed Management Coordinator. In
Kenny Jan only has to manage 38 beds
7:30-11pm
Kristy Austin
ED NUM
Kristy joined the ED staff at The Valley 2
years ago as an ANUM. Before joining
The Valley, Kristy gained experience in
2 public EDs in roles such as CNS and
ANUM
whilst
also
working for
Ambulance Victoria’s 000 Referral
Service. Outside of ‘work’ Kristy has an
extensive background as a volunteer
manager and educator with St John
Ambulance where one of her most
exciting
adventures
was
the
development of their Medial Assistance
Teams. Kristy says “to some it would be
considered work but still it’s personal
passion”.
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and we’re sure she’ll manage. Jan has
had a number of senior positions both in
New Zealand and here in Victoria and is
looking forward to the ongoing
development opportunities that Healthe
Care has to offer.
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