During the last quarter we have celebrated Mental population is becoming increasingly apparent. A 2007 achieved recognition during the last quarter and are Health Week in October and RUOK? Day in September. survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) recognised in this issue of The Ramsay Way. Dudley There has also been wide debate on the state of found that 3.2 million Australians had suffered a Private for its outstanding business award, the five mental health care in Australia recently and a growing mental disorder in the 12 months prior to the survey. hospitals who achieved in the top 10 of the patient awareness of the impact of mental illness. Private That represents 20 percent of the population (aged satisfaction survey, the Joondalup redevelopment hospitals and Ramsay Health Care in particular, play in between 16 and 85 years). The survey estimated that for its environmental award, Ramsay NSW for their a significant role in the the care of people suffering with approximately 7.5 million or 45 percent of Australians mentally healthy workplace award and to Ramsay HR mental illness. will experience a common mental health-related for winning the Best HR team award at the AHRI Across the country, there are 55 private mental health condition such as depression, anxiety or a substance Awards in Sydney recently. This is a truly outstanding units providing 56% of all specialist mental health abuse disorder in their lifetime. The effect of mental achievement and recognition of the value we, as an care and 90% of all mental health day illness is severe. Not only on those people affected, but organisation, place on our people. And last but not programs. Ramsay Health Care has also on the families and loved ones around them. least, to Ramsay UK for their innovation award. Your efforts continue to ensure that Ramsay Health Care is 21 facilities and, in fiscal year 2012, It is fitting then that Ramsay Health Care facilities admitted over 70,000 patients are responding to this need and getting on with the a shining example for the private hospital industry. to our mental health facilities. I job of expanding and innovating in order to better Finally, I wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and am particularly proud that we are care for Australians with depression, post traumatic Happy New Year. It has been a great year, with many expanding mental health services stress disorder (PTSD), grief, mood disorders, new developments opening and, with the completion of into rural and regional areas like eating disorders, anxiety and alcohol and substance Greenslopes, Joondalup and Sunshine Coast Hospital Cairns, Rockhampton and Coffs abuse. Our facilities provide high quality clinical care, developments next year, it is shaping up to be a Harbour to better meet the demand counselling and support. cracker in 2013. for mental health services in Thank you to those hospitals who participated Merry Christmas these communities. in RUOK? Day in September and mental health Of course, the week during October, highlighting the issue of impact of mental illness and the role we can play in providing mental illness appropriate treatments. within the I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Australian those hospitals and corporate departments which Chris Rex Triathlon Pink Cracks $1 million for Breast Cancer The Ramsay Health Care Triathlon Pink has raised Triathlon Pink since starting in 2007. Carole Renouf, CEO of the National Breast Cancer $1 million for the National Breast Cancer Foundation since Ramsay’s CEO, Chris Rex, said it was great to see that Foundation said she was grateful to the community for its inception in 2007. Following the completion of the the event had raised over $1 million for the National donating their time to raise $1 million for breast cancer Sunshine Coast Triathlon Pink series recently, the series Breast Cancer Foundation. research. “With support from Triathlon Pink, NBCF are has also reached the 20,000th participant milestone. “With women making up the largest proportion of able to fund even more research projects to help us reach Now in its sixth season, the Ramsay Health Care Triathlon Ramsay Health Care’s workforce and because many our aspirational goal of zero deaths from breast cancer,” Pink series was the first all-female triathlon series and Ramsay hospitals have a focus on women’s health, she said. has become the largest all-female triathlon event and sponsoring the Triathlon Pink series is seen as a perfect The 2012/13 series of The Ramsay Health Care series in Australia. fit for our organisation. Ramsay is proud to be associated Triathlon Pink still has twp races to run in Melbourne and The 2012/13 season has so far seen a 50 percent with something that promotes health and fitness in the Brisbane. New targets to break this season are to raise increase in Pinkie numbers. Ramsay Health Care has community as well as contributing funds towards breast $250,000 in charity fundraising from all events and we been an integral part of the success of the series and cancer research. The series has also kick-started many are already tracking to have a record-breaking 6,000 Pinkies has been involved as a major sponsor and supporter of of our staff into fitness and triathlons.” competing nationally. Ramsay Health Care participants in this year’s Triathlon Pink series. 2 TRW SPRING 2012
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