NEWS Pindara update 2014 was a busy year in anyone’s language and 2015 is already shaping up to be even busier! Hospital expansion and community support projects continued right up to the end of 2014. In the last two months of the year, Pindara opened a new four chair Renal Unit and 15 beds of a new 30 bed Rehabilitation Unit. The hospital also completed a comprehensive expansion to its postoperative recovery area. Refurbishment continued to the older shared hospital rooms in 1A, where two rooms at a time are being refurbished to ensure patients admitted to the older areas of the hospital enjoy superior comfort in spacious private rooms with personal ensuite bathroom. The Pindara Hospital Medical Community also found time to raise $1,575 in support of the Gold Coast Community Fund through a Movie Night fundraiser held at the Arts Centre. The Community Fund applied the funds to help those in most need, in our community. We Value Your Feedback Pindara Private Hospital was completed in 1971 and is the longest serving private hospital on the Gold Coast. Expansion projects completed in 2014 have seen Pindara also become the largest and most comprehensive private hospital on the Gold Coast and the quality of care and standard of service we provide is high. The challenge for 2015 is to ensure these continue to improve as the hospital becomes progressively more busy. To help us improve, we value your feedback – if you have a comment or concern about the care you receive while you are in our care – please let us know. Feedback can be directed to the Nurse Unit Manager of your ward or to the Hospital Executive. Simply dial reception and ask to be connected to the relevant person. Pindara Private Hospital Rehabilitation Unit The new 30-bed Pindara Rehabilitation Unit offers a range of inpatient rehabilitation programs for: • Stroke • Orthopaedic • Neurological • Pain • Amputee • Cardiac • Parkinson’s • Deconditioning (for those patients who are debilitated following severe acute illness or surgery) The unit is managed by a multidisciplinary team of experienced health professionals, including: • Rehabilitation Physicians, who conduct daily ward rounds to manage medical issues and monitor progress. • Physiotherapists, who assist patients gain maximum independence in mobility, balance and physical function. • Occupational Therapists who help patients improve independence and safety in daily occupations such as self care, domestic and community activities. • Speech Pathologists who will help re-train speech and language as well as provide advice on dietary changes e.g. if swallowing problems are evident. • Rehabilitation Nurses who support and help reinforce the goals of the program. • Dieticians who educate in dietary modification, where required. • Social Workers who provide comprehensive practical assistance and advice for discharge and beyond. For more information, please contact Nurse Unit Manager on (07) 5588 9775. Dancing Doctors Go Viral Again Pindara’s dancing doctors became a YouTube sensation again when their All I Want for Christmas video went viral. The dancing doctors attracted more than 20,000 hits and spread the Christmas spirit across Australia and abroad. If you missed it, check it out on YouTube now! http://youtu.be/oO43ZkdV_N8 Autumn 2015 8 Pindara Magazine Autumn 2015
Pindara Private Hospital Magazine - Issue Four
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