Year-in-Review-2021-22 - Flipbook - Page 138
Feature:
Our Stories
10 year
celebration
OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
SYDNEY LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT
Sydney Local Health District is
today celebrating 10 years since
its formation, with health care, and
how it’s delivered, being transformed
to cater for the changing needs of
the community.
“I’m proud to lead a District of more than 16,000
people – doctors, nurses, midwives, allied health
workers, researchers, administration and
support staff – who are dedicated to caring for
our patients, their families and the community,”
Dr Teresa Anderson, the District’s Chief Executive,
said.
“Our staff make a difference to the lives of others
24-hours a day, every day of the year. I value
what they do. They play an important role in our
community,” she said.
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The District was established on 1 July 2011 as
part of national health reform, with NSW the first
state in Australia to implement locally-managed
health districts.
The District is home to more than 700,000 people
and every day more than one million people come
into the District to visit, study and work.
On a typical day across the District there will be:
• 120 ambulances arriving at our hospitals.
• 461 people seeking treatment at our
Emergency Departments.
• 458 new people being admitted as an
in-patient at one of our hospitals.
• 1739 people occupying a hospital bed of
whom 789 are over 65 years old.
• 115 separate procedures performed.
• 2303 people attending an outpatient service
(excluding COVID-19 related services).
Sydney Local Health District
