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Oct 2024
City of Sydney to Repurpose Runoff from Hospital's Dialysis Water Purification System for Street Cleaning
Published in General on October 17, 2024
City of Sydney street washers will use runoff from the intensive water purification process for dialysis machines at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. The hospital reports that purifying water for dialysis results in 25 litres of wastewater per minute. Typically, street cleaners rely on drinking water or water collected from stormwater recovery systems. This initiative aims to r...
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Oct 2024
Thousands to Receive Remote Care Following $31.4 Million Boost to Hospital in the Home Program
Published in General on October 16, 2024
Thousands of patients in NSW will soon receive medical treatment from home, as part of a government initiative to reduce hospital wait times. The Hospital in the Home (HITH) program is set to receive a $31.4 million boost, enabling it to treat an additional 3,500 patients annually. Last year, the program helped 5,300 patients, shortening their hospital stays and allowing many t...
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Oct 2024
Woman Dies After Receiving 1,000 Times the Intended Morphine Dose at Brisbane Hospital
Published in News on October 15, 2024
What was meant to be a routine procedure—a pain pump inserted into Sheila Thurlow's spine to deliver medication for pain relief—turned into a nightmare. Hours passed with no updates from the hospital, leaving her family worried. They soon discovered that the 85-year-old had been given 1,000 times the intended dose of morphine, a fatal mistake. Her husband, Ra...
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Oct 2024
Bendigo Hospital's Apartment Complex for Essential Workers Aims for $36 Million Price Tag
Published in General on October 14, 2024
This property consists of 120 apartments leased to Bendigo Health until March 2044, offering a secure lease term of nearly 19.5 years. Price expectations are around $36 million. Managed by Bendigo Health Care Group, the Bendigo Hospital provides the asset with an AA-rated State Government covenant and a stable triple net long-term income stream. The complex, located at...
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Oct 2024
New Private Hospital Planned for Cairns
Published in News on October 14, 2024
The recent decision to establish a new private hospital in Cairns has been hailed as a “landmark decision” by the locally owned Integrated Medical Services (IMS) Group, which won the competitive tender for this significant project. According to CEO Dr. Stefan Antoniou, this new hospital is set to complement the existing healthcare services at James Cook University&r...
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Oct 2024
Shadow Health Minister tours Maryvale Hospital
Published in General on October 11, 2024
Victorian Shadow Health Minister Georgie Crozier visited Maryvale Private Hospital for a tour, coinciding with three days of complimentary community "Shane Warne Legacy Health Checks" at the facility. Maryvale Private Hospital is owned by Latrobe Health Services, a not-for-profit private health insurer that has committed to extending its partnership with the Shane...
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Oct 2024
Coroner Links Paracetamol Overdose to Grandmother's Death at Canberra Hospital
Published in News on October 11, 2024
A paracetamol overdose has been identified as a contributing factor in the death of a woman at Canberra Hospital in 2021, according to findings from the ACT Coroner. Warning: The following content may be distressing for some readers. Seventy-three-year-old Sharyn Kaine, who weighed only 39 kilograms at the time, died in hospital on October 9 after being administered intra...
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Oct 2024
Management Interference in Clinical Decision-Making at Caboolture Hospital
Published in General on October 10, 2024
Recent reports from doctors at Caboolture Hospital have raised serious concerns regarding executive interference in clinical decision-making. Clinicians allege that such interference jeopardises patient safety and contributes to undue distress among hospital staff. These revelations have prompted a response from Queensland Health and reignited discussions around the integrity o...
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Oct 2024
Hospital 'Chaos' as Junior Doctors Lack Adequate Supervision
Published in News on October 10, 2024
Local media reported that junior doctors have been relocated from the orthopaedics ward at Canberra Hospital due to concerns about inadequate supervision. The opposition holds Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith responsible for the ensuing “chaos.” The Canberra Regional Medical Education Council has mandated that junior doctors, particularly those in their first...
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Oct 2024
Heritage Council member's purchase of convict-era hospital from deceased estate sparks investigation
Published in General on October 09, 2024
A dilapidated former convict hospital from the 1840s, located in a small Tasmanian town, is currently under investigation by an internal department and may also be included in an Integrity Commission inquiry, as stated by a minister in state parliament. The building was originally bequeathed to the Tasmanian Heritage Council, which ultimately chose not to accept it. Subseque...
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