BLACKTOWN AND

MOUNT DRUITT HOSPITALS EXPANSION PROJECT

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RU OK TODAY?

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BLACKTOWN AND

MOUNT DRUITT HOSPITALS EXPANSION PROJECT

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DIARY

DATES

4 SEPTEMBER: STEPTEMBER has started in WSLHD.

19 SEPTEMBER B44 patients move - check your site alerts

21 SEPTEMBER 2pm: Danny O’Connor Farewell in Hospital Street, Blacktown - all welcome!

30 SEPTEMBER: Voting closes for the BMDH Photo Competition People’s Choice VOTE

26 OCTOBER: Last day to deliver poppies for the 1000 Poppies project - details in the update

WE’RE GROWING

CHECK THIS WEEK’S JOBS AT http://

www.bmdhproject.health.nsw.gov.au/Jobs

Clinical Services

Building brief non-

essential power

shutdown on Sunday

morning. Check the

attached site alert.

B44 relocations starts

19 September - check

your site alerts.

Noisy works continue

on levels 1 and 2 for

tunnel works to

connect the new ASB.

Ongoing roadworks

in front of multi-

storey car park.

Follow instructions

from site staff, walk

on marked paths and

drive carefully.

Hoarding works will

be taking place

around the main

entry.

Construction work for

Day Medical Unit and

Allied Health B3Hub

now underway in

Building B.

Ongoing smoke

detector replacement

Building B.

B44 patient relocation from 19 Sept - check site alerts

ACUTE SERVICES BUILDING

CONSTRUCTION SITE (FUTURE BUILDING A)

Ongoing roadworks and construction - drive slowly!

Get your Hawaiian shirts or

leis out and come and say

farewell to to our retiring Chief

Executive

Danny O’Connor

Friday 21 September 2pm

Hospital Street

All staff & vollies welcome

Because really when will you ever be able to

wear that Hawaiian shirt to work again????

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BLACKTOWN HOSPTIAL

SITE ALERT | B44 Ward changes

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B44 patients

are moving B44 and B46 ward will be redeveloped

to become new gastroenterology unit

as part of our major expansion.

To allow for the start of refurbishment,

B44 will close on 19 September 2018.

SAU beds on B44 will move to B41 -

eight beds - new tel ext. 48279

Women’s Health on B44 will move

to B47 - nine beds - new tel

ext. 40028 or 40030

Please speak to your manager for more

information or contact the BMDH

Project Office.

BMDH Project | Brag Book | No 286 | 14 September 2018

BLACKTOWN AND

MOUNT DRUITT HOSPITALS EXPANSION PROJECT

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IT WAS ALL

YELLOW Blacktown and Mount Druitt hospitals

turned yellow this week for RU OK? Day,

which aims to inspire and empower

everyone to meaningfully connect with

people around them and support anyone

struggling with life.

Our BMD HR team did a fabulous job with

events at both hospitals including

massages, facepainting, walks, talks and

(of course) cupcakes. Great job!

With a focus on building resilience and

reaching out, RU OK Day reminded us to

start a conversation if we see someone

struggling. For more information, visit

ruok.org.au

Our AW Edwards construction team (front

page and top left) also dropped in at

Blacktown to show their support. Mates

in Construction (MIC) 1300 642 111 offers

support for at-risk workers in the building

industry.

Additional pics: Lisa & Gaye

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MOUNT DRUITT HOSPITALS EXPANSION PROJECT

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BLACKTOWN HOSPTIAL

SITE ALERT | Electrical shutdown

Blacktown Hospital

Clinical Services

Building only

Brief shutdown of

non-essential power

on Sun 16 September

Clinical Services Building only

Brief shutdown of non-essential power at

Blacktown Hospital

Sunday 16 September at 7.15am for 5 minutes

Second 5-minute shutdown to follow

Affected departments have been advised

Maintenance will be on standby

The power shutdown is to allow us to switch on

the power for the new Acute Services Building

Please contact the Project Office if you have any

concerns.

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BLACKTOWN AND

MOUNT DRUITT HOSPITALS EXPANSION PROJECT

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HELP IS ON ITS WAY The Streamlining Outpatients Services (SOS) project is

getting ready to take off in our Blacktown Hospital clinics,

with the team now working towards a series of staff and

patient surveys to help improve the outpatient

experience.

Project lead Clementia said the team had identified 20

clinics at Blacktown Hospital for redesign, which will look

at updating procedures, addressing non-attendance, and

improving the interface with GPs for referrals and ongoing

care.

The project is due to be completed next year ahead of the

refurbishment and expansion of outpatient clinics at the

hospital.

Above, Clementia, Renu, Marianne and Sarah in the clinic

at Blacktown.

WORLD STAGE FOR

PROJECT RED Exec sponsor Luke has been taking Project RED to the world

this week! There were 1600 participants from 40 countries at

the sold-out International Forum on Quality and Safety in

Health Care, presented by the BMJ and the Institute for

Health Care Improvement. Luke, pictured above, said the

poster presentation was “very popular”.

“I explained some of our projects and challenges to delegates

from all around Australia, NZ, the UK, the USA, China and

Taipei, and many came back several times for more

information,” Luke said.

“I was a great opportunity to explore and share new ideas,

acknowledge our staff and share wonderful projects such as

Project RED with the world.”

Project RED stage 2 is now underway so check your staff

emails for more information.

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MOUNT DRUITT HOSPITALS EXPANSION PROJECT

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TOWERING ABOVE

Wondering what’s poking

out of the top of the atrium

roof? Not a tower, but the

top of The Lantern - a

coloured glass column that

forms part of the new entry

area.

PJ PROGRESS The C52 team #endPJParalysis challenge is powering along

with nearly 500 PJ-free patient days clocked up already. The

‘End PJ Paralysis’ campaign helps reduce length of stay and

improve the patient experience of hospital by getting getting

people in hospital up, dressed and moving.

“Patients are very keen to participate. When I talk to them

about it they say ’why should I wear a hospital gown when I

can wear my own clothes?’” said C52 NUM Maria.

Left, C52 ward team.

Western Sydney patients are getting faster

emergency treatment than ever, despite

demand for care growing at almost twice the

rate of other regions in the state.

Blacktown Hospital’s performance was a

stand-out, with the median time patients

spent in the emergency department reducing

by almost half an hour.

At Mount Druitt Hospital, despite growth in

demand more than twice the state average,

80 per cent of patients left the emergency

department within four hours – an 11 per

cent improvement from the same period last

year.

“An initiative known as Project RED has

revolutionised the way we treat

patients,” Western Sydney Local Health

District (WSLHD) executive director of

operations Robynne Cooke said.

“Project Red has closely examined patient

flow through our hospitals and rectified areas

that can slow a patient’s treatment down,”

she said.

“We expect our performance to continue to

vastly improve thanks to this initiative.”

As well as improving treatment performance

right now, Project RED is also looking ahead

to 2019.

It is just one of the many initiatives and

models of care changes currently underway

to get our services ready to move into

expanded facilities in 2019.

Congratulations to our ED and Project RED

teams and departments!

Story and pics courtesy of WSLHD. See the

full story on The Pulse.

TOP RESULTS

FOR ED

TREATMENT

Congratulations to all the

WSLHD Quality Award

nominees for 2018 and

especially to the winners

of the Chief Executive’s

Award: Faster Screening

for Stroke. Great result for

Blacktown! More on The

Pulse

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No 14 | Noisy Works in Building B

Noisy Works

Blacktown Hospital Levels 1 & 2

Ongoing from

Wednesday 29 August 2018

For the link tunnels from the new Acute Services Building

to the Building B and Building C (Clinical Services Building)

Please observe safety signs and instructions from staff

Contact the project office if you have any questions

or concerns 1800 155 102

Sorry for the noise - thanks for your patience

while we build your new hospital

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SITE ALERT: Noisy Works

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1000 Poppies Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals Remembrance Day Poppy Project

All deliveries to Blacktown Hospital Reception by 26 October - please include your contact details Enquiries Lilly.Dolenec@health.nsw.gov.au | Proud to be part of the 5000 Poppies community

1000 Poppies Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals Remembrance Day Poppy Project

We need a thousand handmade poppies to mark

the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI at

Blacktown Hospital and Mount Druitt Hospital.

The project is part of the 5000 Poppies initiative, a

worldwide community tribute of respect and

remembrance to those who have served in all wars,

conflicts and peacekeeping operations, their

families and their communities.

Our ANZAC Memorials will be transformed with

handmade poppies to honour those who served,

especially medical and nursing staff.

PATTERNS: Patterns are available on the 5000

Poppies website at

https://5000poppies.wordpress.com/poppy-

patterns/

You can use any shade of red for your poppies, with

black, green or coloured accents (including buttons).

DELIVERY

Competed poppies must be delivered to Blacktown

Hospital Reception by Friday 26 October 2018.

Please include your name, address, phone and email

with your poppy donation. If you are dedicating

your poppies to a particular person, please provide

some details and a photo so we can share your story

on our social media.

You can find a submission form here:

http://www.bmdhproject.health.nsw.gov.au/

WWW_Blacktown/media/Media/Files/Arts/1000-Poppies-

Submission-Form_1.pdf

WOOL: Donations of red or green wool can also be

made at Blacktown Hospital receptions.

PLEASE SHARE: your progress and pictures with us

by tagging our social media

Facebook/BMDH Project | Twitter @BMDHProject

Instagram @BMDHProject

#BMDHProject #5000 poppies

INFO AND ENQUIRIES

Email | Lilly.Dolenec@health.nsw.gov.au

Website | bmdhproject.health.nsw.gov.au/News-

and-Events/Events

Knit or crochet a poppy for Remembrance Day

Take the first step

towards helping

kids with CP

Last year, Mount Druitt and Blacktown raised more than $7000 to help kids with cerebral

palsy. Collectively, WSLHD staff raised $28,146, placing us fourth on the NSW Health

leaderboard. Let’s do it again!

Registration is now open for Steptember 2018, which will run from 4th September to 1st

October. The challenge is to take the equivalent of 10,000 steps a day, and ask family,

friends and colleagues to sponsor you. You’re not limited to walking – cycling, soccer,

gardening, pilates and many other activities count towards your 10,000 steps.

All WSLHD staff can register for free (usually $25). You just need to organise a team of four

and nominate a team captain. The captain registers the team for free using the code

WSLHD2018, and invites three team members to join. Each team member receives an email

invitation to complete their registration.

You’ll receive a free Steptember kit with a pedometer. Kits will be sent in August, ready for

you to start on 4th September. Many of us will be donning walking shoes in September, so

there’ll be no shortage of colleagues to keep you motivated.

In the meantime, find out more about Steptember, organise your team and register at

www.steptember.org.au

In honour of all those who wore yellow for RU OK Day we present the ultimate in yellow - that Aussie icon the sulphur-crested cockatoo. Detail from Life by Cody Bennett from our 2018 Photo Competition. Have a great weekend.