Year-in-Review-2021-22 - Flipbook - Page 142
Feature:
Our Stories
District shows its appreciation for
Environmental Services staff
Environmental Services staff are the backbone of
patient and family centred care in Sydney Local
Health District.
Today is International Cleaners Day, which is an
opportunity to recognise and show appreciation
for all of the Environmental Services staff who
work in hospitals, services and facilities across
the District.
There are more than 430-strong Environmental
Services team members across the District who
provide a clean and comfortable experience for
patients, their families, staff and visitors.
World Pharmacy Day
Where would we be without these amazing people?
Happy First Birthday CAPS!
The Canterbury Antenatal and Postnatal Service,
or CAPS, provides families with care by the same
midwife during pregnancy and two weeks post
birth, either at home, hospital or in community
clinics.
Over the past 12-months, the CAPS team at
Canterbury Hospital has grown from two midwives
to six with Alison Byrne, Carla La Motta, Karen
Dawson, Louise Timbs, Mel de Ferranti and Sarah
Anderson providing care and support to 236
Canterbury families.
“We’ve provided more than 2500 occasions of
service. We’re passionate about the continuity
of antenatal care and delivering two weeks of
postnatal support to parents,” says Mel de Ferranti.
“We’ve had families having their second baby
return to CAPS for care, because of the positive
experience they’ve had,” Mel says.
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This year, our pharmacy team has demonstrated its
adaptability, resilience and innovation, becoming a
linchpin in our vaccination program.
They have reconstituted about 215,000 vials of
COVID-19 vaccine and drawn the contents into
more than 1.5 million syringes.
Ahead of the vaccine rollout, they developed
procedures for complex cold chain vaccine storage
including the use of ultra-cold temperature
freezers.
Cold chain procedures help us safely provide
vaccines in every corner of our District, from
community halls to churches, mosques and
libraries.
The team also created a staff training program for
vaccine preparation and, in collaboration with our
biomedical engineering staff, designed special vial
and syringe carriers.
In partnership with ICT, the team implemented a
closed loop medication system, meaning every
step of the vaccination process can be tracked believed to be an Australian first.
Thanks, everyone. Your work has saved many
lives and is helping our community reunite for
a brighter future.
Sydney Local Health District
