2015 04 The Ramsay Way facebook.com/ramsayhealth twitter.com/ramsayhealth Ramsay Health Care Corporate Newsletter www.ramsayhealth.com Wollongong Private set to take first patients The future of private hospital care in Wollongong will be ushered in when Wollongong Private Hospital opens in January 2016. The finishing touches are currently being put on the state-of-the-art facility, two years after construction began. With less than one month until doors open in January, bookings are already being taken. Patients will experience the very best that private hospital care has to offer, including remote monitoring and video nurse call. Obstetricians can monitor an unborn baby’s heartbeat from afar by connecting to the room’s cardiotocography machine via their mobile phone. Patients will press a button and an assistant will appear on the screen in front of their bed to deal with their request. This is only available in one other Ramsay hospital in Australia (Sunshine Coast University Private Hospital) where it has dramatically increased response times for patients. The 151-bed hospital will offer all major services including an intensive care unit, eight operating theatres, a procedure room, a cardiac catheter laboratory and a day oncology unit. Wollongong Private Hospital Chief Executive David Crowe said patients will have access to facilities that haven’t previously been available. “New services on offer at the hospital will include cancer care, cardiology and, from next year, cardiac surgery,” David said. “Patients in the region who previously travelled to Sydney for these services will now be able to access high quality doctors and services in Wollongong itself.” Ramsay Health Care currently operates the 100-bed Figtree Private Hospital in Wollongong, but with the lease expiring, the company spent some time investigating options for the future delivery of private hospital services in the region. The medical, surgical and maternity services currently offered at Figtree will be moved to the new hospital in January, after which time a rehabilitation service will operate out of Figtree. David said another benefit of the new facility, which is being built adjacent to Wollongong’s public hospital, is the increase in size by another 51 beds. “We are ensuring the necessary infrastructure and services are right here in Wollongong to better cater for the growing health care needs of the whole region,” he said. WOLLONGONG PRIVATE SET TO TAKE FIRST PATIENTS RAMSAY LAUNCHES MYPATIENT APP 01 02 HOLLYWOOD GETS BIGGER AND BIGGER CAIRNS REDEVELOPMENT OFFICIALLY OPENED 03 04 MORE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR WESTERN SYDNEY BRISBANE'S ONLY 24 HOUR PHARMACY OPENS AT GREENSLOPES PRIVATE HOSPITAL 05 06 MAJOR EXPANSION AT SHEPPARTON ADDRESSES MENTAL HEALTH AND REHABILITATION SERVICES SHORTFALL NEW TREATMENT FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE 07 08 DUDLEY PRIVATE HOSPITAL CELEBRATES CENTENARY BIRTHING KITS SAVE LIVES 13 14 WE'LL GET YOU ON YOUR SPORTING FEET AGAIN… WITH 3D JOINT REPLACEMENT SLEEP HORMONE COULD SAVE LIVES AND MONEY 10 11 Ramsay’s New Wollongong Private Hospital opens in January 2016. Ramsay Sime Darby signs new joint venture in China Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care (RSD) has entered into a Framework Agreement to establish a joint venture with Jinan University No.1 Affiliated Hospital (Guangzhou Overseas Chinese Hospital). Jinan University Hospital is an exclusive medical institution directly under the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China. It relies on the century old long-established Chinese Jinan University, undertaking medical treatment, teaching, scientific research, health care, and product development as one of the AAA public general hospitals. Guangzhou is a city of over 13 million people and is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in South China, which has a population of over 104 million people. It is the intention of both parties (RSD and Guangzhou Overseas Chinese Hospital) to establish a number of high quality international hospitals in China’s Pearl River Delta in collaboration with Chinese state-owned medical institutions. The Chinese government has indicated its support for the proposed joint venture. Ramsay Managing Director Chris Rex at the signing of a new Framework Agreement between Ramsay Sime Darby and Jinan University No 1 Affiliated Hospital in November. NEWS NEWS
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