From the CEO ISSN 2203-3157 Pindara Private Hospital Trish Hogan CEO Pindara Private Hospital Robbie Falconer Assistant Editor Pindara Magazine Business Development & Marketing Manager Pindara Private Hospital Published by Nude Publishing a division of Nude Creative Pty Ltd www.nudepublishing.com.au Art Direction, Editorial & Production Nude Creative hello@nudecreative.com.au www.nudecreative.com.au National Advertising Manager Peter Wastie peter@nudepublishing.com.au Printed in Australia by Webstar Medical Contributors Dr Daniel de Viana Breast Surgeon (Breast cancer in men) Dr Andrew Cary IVF Specialist (Obesity and Men’s fertility) Dr Gary Swift Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (IVF) Dr Michael Flynn Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (Choosing a Specialist) Dr Melody Caramins QML Genetic Pathologist (Gene Mapping) Dr Glenn Harte Paediatrician (Circumcision) Dr Bob Bourke Ophthalmologist (Detached Retina) creative / digital / publishing Gold Coast The Docks. Masthead Way Sanctuary Cove, QLD 4212 Phone 07 5514 8355 Dr Dilip Gahankari Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon (What men want) Dr Dan Robinson ENT Surgeon (Rhinoplasty) Dr Ross Sharpe Cardiologist (Women and heart attack) Dr Stephen Sprague Orthopaedic Surgeon (New Hip Replacement Technique) Lifestyle Contributors Amanda James Anthony Sherratt Jannette Armstrong Jason Oxenbridge Lizzie Keen Fabio Dos Reis Brisbane Level 1. 60 James Street Fortitude Valley, QLD 4006 Phone 07 3358 5831 www.nudecreative.com.au Disclaimer. No part of this publication may be reproduced or copied in any form by any means without prior written permission from the Publisher. Opinions expressed in this magazine are those of the authors and not necessarily those of Pindara Private Hospital or Nude Publishing. Every issue of Pindara Magazine is prepared with careful attention to accuracy. Please use this magazine as a general guide. Pindara Magazine expresses the views of the authors and is based on the information available at the time of publication and it is not to be taken as advice. All prices quoted in this publication are correct at time of printing. All editorial material is accepted in good faith. We welcome editorial and photographic contributions. Welcome to the second edition of the Pindara Magazine, a magazine to help keep you informed, educated and empowered to better manage your individual health care needs. Health care is a complex and challenging industry. Our facilities, services and our workers exist to ensure the unique issues and needs of our individual patients are met. As hospital service providers, we understand and plan around the fact that the needs of our patients are unique and our systems and our processes have been developed to ensure we deal with this level of complexity with the highest efficiency. Everyday, we hear about the problems within the health care industry. Budget cuts and associated speculation about what these will mean for the community are top of mind these days. The good news is that for people with private health insurance your right to elect to have a procedure, when you choose, remains; as does your right to choose your doctor and your hospital. You also have a right to make comment or complaint about the level of service you receive, while you are in hospital. This feedback is used to improve service. As a Ramsay Health Care Hospital, Pindara Private is focussed on delivering quality care of the highest standards; and by quality care I mean a specific level of care that has been assessed by an independent team of auditors and found to meet all ten of the new national standards. This is an indication that you really are in safe hands at Pindara. As a Ramsay hospital we follow and take pride in the “Ramsay Way” – a philosophy that reflects the values of our recently deceased founder and Board Chairman Mr Paul Ramsay AO. Mr Ramsay was a warm and caring person who created and built a global company that is all about people caring for people. His legacy “people caring for people”, will live on here at Pindara Private Hospital. In publishing the Pindara Magazine, we hope to educate, engage and empower you to become more involved in your own health care decision making. We want you to become a more discerning consumer of healthcare services and through this we will continue to improve our services to meet and exceed your expectations. I hope you enjoy reading these articles! Trish Hogan CEO Pindara Private Hospital As a Ramsay hospital we follow and take pride in the ‘Ramsay Way’ – a philosophy that reflects the values of our recently deceased founder and Board Chairman Mr Paul Ramsay AO Pindara Magazine 4 Autumn - Winter | 2014
Pindara Private Hospital Magazine - Issue Two
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