Merry Christmas The Ramsay Way SUMMER 2012 1 NOW ON THE 2 RAISES $1 MILLION 4 UPDATE 7 NEWS 10 RESOURCES 13 COMMUNITY NEWS 16 FUN & FITNESSOUR PEOPLE15SAFETY NEWS12HUMANOSPITALHELOPMENTSvDEINK PRIATHLONTHEART SURGERY PENINSULA 3 TOP 10FOR PATIENT 6 HEALTH 10 UK 11 INDONESIA 14 APPOINTMENTS &EMENTSvOMRAMSAYRAMSAYMENTALINHOSPITALS SATISFACTION Heart Surgery Commences on the Peninsula Ramsay’s Peninsula Private there was now an alternative solution Hospital located in Frankston, has closer to home for these patients. L-R Peninsula Cardiologist Greg Szto with former Mayor of Frankston and Peninsula’s first open heart surgery patient, Brian Stahl, commenced open heart surgery Ramsay Health Care has completed (4 weeks following his operation) and Ramsay Managing Director Chris Rex, at the official opening of the Peninsula redevelopment. following the completion of a major two major developments at its hospitals new development at the hospital in Frankston and on the Mornington which included the establishment Peninsula, which has included the of an intensive care unit. expansion of surgical services, Officially opened in October by the additional beds and new critical Mayor of Frankston, Brian Cunial the care facilities. developments at Peninsula Private Mr Hall said the new developments also include new operating theatres cost $19.2 million and would assist and 13 new beds. the hospitals to meet the burgeoning Mr Brian Stahl, aged 74 years, and demand for private hospital services former Mayor of the Mornington Shire due to the growing and ageing received a new heart valve and a population in the region. coronary artery bypass in the very first (see inside for further details on open heart procedure performed at developments at Peninsula & Peninsula Private Hospital in October. Beleura Hospitals) The procedure took a little under three hours and was performed by cardiac surgeon Mr Adrian Pick. Approximately 250 residents of Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula undergo cardiac surgery every year and, until now, they have had to travel to Melbourne to have their operations. Hospital CEO Greg Hall said the opening of the new intensive care unit and the commencement of open heart surgery at Peninsula Private meant that Surgery gets underway in Peninsula’s new operating theatres. Green Light for Warringal Expansion Ramsay Triathlon Pink raises $1 million for breast cancer significant development at the hospital since it opened 33 The Ramsay Health Care Triathlon Pink has raised $1 years ago. The new operating million for the National Breast Cancer Foundation since its theatres will allow us to meet inception in 2007. Hitting the mark recently and following the the growing demand for completion of the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Pink event, the surgical services in this region. Ramsay Health Care Triathlon Pink also hit another milestone “The new single beds with the 20,000th “Pinkie” completing the Triathlon Pink. will allow us to increase our (see page 2 for further details) capacity for medical and surgical patients.” Mr Clarke said a thorough Paul Ramsay’s short-listing process of suitable building contractors Christmas Message has been undertaken with the final selection of a preferred See the Ramsay Health Care Intranet or check with your Warringal Private Hospital managing contractor hospital for the YouTube address. expected to be made by A $56 million dollar five new operating theatres healthcare for this community Christmas. redevelopment and expansion and 170 additional car for over 33 years, achieving “The redevelopment will of Warringal Private Hospital spaces, is expected to be national and international include an entirely new 4 in Heidelberg Victoria, which completed in 19 months from recognition in many fields. storey building constructed will see the hospital grow commencement of construction, Hospital CEO Graham adjacent to the existing hospital to a 205 bed facility with opening in late 2014. Clarke said Warringal had been with a multilevel subterranean 10 operating theatres, will Warringal Private Hospital operating to full capacity for carpark. Business as usual will commence in March 2013. is an acute medical/surgical several years and this expansion continue at the hospital during The long-awaited hospital providing healthcare for would help to meet the growing construction.” redevelopment, which will the north eastern and Greater demand for private hospitals He said the development include 64 new private Melbourne community and services in the region. had already received the single rooms with ensuites, has been a leading provider of “This will be the most relevant approvals from VCAT. SPRING 2012TRW 1
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