Hospital Stays Blog - Tips, News and Accommodation Reviews
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Jul 2019
Hospital violence: We can reduce it
Published in General on July 19, 2019
On a regular, mundane work day in Footscray, Victoria, doctor Micheal Wong hurried through the main doors and made a beeline for the foyer of Western Hospital. As a full-time staff member, beloved neurosurgeon, and well-known local spinal surgeon, he was carrying a large workload and more than ready to get to work. As the hospital was busy as usual, he felt sa...
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Jul 2019
Hills delivers nurse call and patient engagement technology to new Northern Beaches Hospital
Published in General on July 09, 2019
Recently, Hills Health Solutions released an announcement to say that it has successfully hit another major milestone with its patient engagement and nurse call solutions atNorthern Beaches Hospital, a hospital in French’s Forest, New South Wales. The hospital will be able to accommodate 488 patient beds and is focused on providing patient-orientated, pers...
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Jun 2019
Northern Beaches Hospital: A New Model of Health Care
Published in General on June 28, 2019
The brand new Northern Beaches Hospital is setting new standards for hospitals everywhere. Hospital stays are often uncomfortable for patients and their families. It can even be hard for hospital staff and doctors to find proper comfort and positivity in a traditional hospital environment. However, Northern Beaches Hospital’s state-of-the-art facility is designed to cr...
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Jun 2019
Healing space doesn't 'feel' like a hospital
Published in General on June 20, 2019
It’s been five years since the opening of the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, and the difference it’s helped make in the lives of its patients are already apparent. Since her 2018 cancer diagnosis, Jovaka Zutic has been back and forth between her home and the hospital. It seems never ending - until she visited the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse. That’s when s...
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Jun 2019
Breakthrough in Knee Replacement Surgery Recovery
Published in General on June 13, 2019
Recovering from knee replacement surgery can be a long and arduous process for anyone, but a study conducted by Bond University shows that the recovery process can become much easier with a simple and affordable piece of exercise equipment. A $29 stationary exercise pedal that you can place within your home has been shown to have magnificent success in helping knee replaceme...
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Jun 2019
Killer Flu is Killing Children Across Australia at an Alarming Rate
Published in News on June 06, 2019
In Victoria, Australia, 26 people have died from a killer flu season, three of which were children aged three, six and eleven. This early start to the flu season in Victoria has led to many concerns about others in the area being affected. This is because many of the flu-related death cases have been people who were in an aged-care residency. Chief Health Officer Angie Bone...
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May 2019
Hospital funding not enough: AMA
Published in General on May 22, 2019
When you’re in the hospital, whether it’s for your own care or the care of a loved one, one of the most frustrating parts of the stay is waiting. You’re waiting for nurses, to see doctors, and as it turns out, you’re waiting even to get into surgery. Wait times for elective surgeries have gone up over time. Half of all patients wait more than a month,...
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May 2019
New Footscray Hospital
Published in General on May 09, 2019
To better serve the growing health needs of Melbourne’s west, the Victorian Government has announced a $1.5 billion investment for the construction of a new Footscray Hospital. Melbourne’s western suburbs are predicted to grow by 40 percent in the next 40 years, so it only seems fitting that Footscray Hospital, built in the 1950s, grows along with it. ...
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Apr 2019
Seven signs of drug and alcohol dependence
Published in General on April 15, 2019
Globally, the state of addiction in our society has reached alarming rates. In the U.S., opioid addiction alone is now considered a public health crisis. In Australia, the number of drug-related deaths among men is at an all-time high, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. To combat that concerning statistic, one Australian addiction psychotherapist is hopin...
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Mar 2019
Falling Down
Published in General on March 25, 2019
Any parent, caretaker, sibling, teacher or guardian can attest to the simple fact that children can be accident-prone, especially when it comes to falls. But when those falls happen in the hospital, it can be a hindrance to important, ongoing treatment. When these falls do happen, they present a two-fold challenge to healthcare workers. The moral and economic factors have a...
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