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Darwin Private Hospital

Locality: Tiwi, Northern Territory

Phone: +61 8 8920 6011

Address: Rocklands Dr 0810 Tiwi, NT, Australia

Website: http://www.darwinprivatehospital.com.au

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25.01.2022 Darwin Private will be using the Healthscope national COVID-19 screening process that has been tried and tested by our southern hospitals. The QR code will be on display at the front of the hospital. Patients are also being sent an SMS the day before admission with this link. For those who aren't comfortable with the electronic version, we will have a paper register.... Our friendly staff are there to help if needed. We will still be doing temperature testing and everyone still gets the dot of the day. For more information, visit: https://healthscopeassist.com.au/siteScreening.asp

23.01.2022 There has been a lot of love felt at Darwin Private Hospital over the past week both from patients and fellow colleagues. It's lovely to see.

22.01.2022 To protect our community from Covid-19, everyone entering Darwin Private Hospital will have their temperature checked. This includes all staff, patients, visitors and consulting specialists and their staff. We appreciate your co-operation and patience during this challenging time.

22.01.2022 Come and say hi to the wonderful people from the Cancer Council who are set up in our front reception TODAY from 9am - 3pm. Buy a bunch of beautiful fresh daffodils for $10 or make a donation for this great cause. Donations are also accepted via - https://www.daffodilday.com.au/donate

22.01.2022 Thank you to the City of Darwin Libraries who have donated us with gift bags to provide our new parents which will play a vital role in promoting the importance of spending time with your babies enjoying talking, reading, playing and singing every day. City of Darwin Libraries

20.01.2022 This week is Perioperative Nurses Week. It's a chance to celebrate this incredible profession, our amazing people and the essential role they play in the health care equation. Darwin Private Hospital would like to thank all of our perioperative nurses for all of your hard work.

19.01.2022 Today is World Physiotherapy Day and DPH would like to thank our fabulous Rehab team for their continued excellence in working with our patients in ensuring their recovery from surgery, injury or illness. Happy World Physio Day team! #WorldPhysiotherapyDay

19.01.2022 Too touching not to share!

17.01.2022 A voting team will be located in the lounge at the top of the stairwell at Darwin Private Hospital TOMORROW (Thursday August 20) from 9am - 12pm to assist with voting in the upcoming Territory election. Visit https://ntec.nt.gov.au for more information.

17.01.2022 Today, cleaners across the world will be celebrating International Cleaner's Day. This very important day highlights the critical work our Housekeeping staff do to ensure we have a clean hospital for our patients, visitors, staff and doctors. In the time of the current Covid-19 crisis, the central role professional cleaners play in our society is more evident than ever. They ensure safety and hygiene on a daily basis.... DPH would like to thank our wonderful staff for their excellent work all year round.

16.01.2022 4 .... This Friday, from 9am - 3pm, the Cancer Council will have a booth set up in Darwin Private Hospital’s reception area selling fresh daffodils to raise money for this great cause. Donations are also accepted via - https://www.daffodilday.com.au/donate

14.01.2022 The safety of our patients, staff and the wider community remains our highest priority, and we will continue to maintain strict safety protocols on site. Which is why precautionary restrictions have been put into place. It’s important for our patients, visitors, doctors and staff to note anyone entering the hospital will be screened upon entry. Darwin Private Hospital uses Healthscope Assist for screening, rather than The Territory Check In app. Visitors must maintain strict ...safety protocols on site, including: Physical distancing of 1.5 metres at all times. Using hand sanitiser regularly. Coughing and sneezing into your elbow or a tissue. Put your tissue in the bin straight away. You cannot visit if: You are currently diagnosed with or recovering from COVID-19 If you have been in a COVID hotspot You have been asked to self-quarantine You have had contact with a person with COVID-19 in the last 14 days You have a fever (37.5 degrees or more) or a cough, runny nose, sore throat, breathing difficulties, loss of taste and/or loss of smell. If you have symptoms, stay away from others and call a doctor or the NT COVID-19 Hotline on 1800 008 002.

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14.01.2022 To celebrate Women's Health Week, DPH is holding an information session TODAY in the hospital front foyer. Wunders Down Under from 2:30-3:30pm... FREE afternoon tea provided Gold Coin Donation to Dawn House Women's Shelter

13.01.2022 It seems our beloved Corella Care Bear has gone on a little adventure. He went missing from the ward reception desk between last Thursday and Friday. If you see the little guy, can you please return him to Corella Ward at DPH as he was a very special gift and is greatly missed.

13.01.2022 Today International Day of Older Persons. It is an opportunity to highlight the important contributions that older people make to society and raise awareness of the issues and challenges of ageing in today’s world. Ask yourself today how you feel about your own ageing; and how the older people around you know you value them.... This year’s theme of International Day of Older Persons is Stepping into the Future: Tapping the Talents, Contributions and Participation of Older Persons in Society Join COTA NT in celebrating the role senior Territorians play in the Northern Territory- both the things they have done, and the things they keep doing. https://www.cotant.org.au//international-day-of-older-per/

13.01.2022 Interested in a diverse yet personalised graduate experience? Our Graduate Program assists you to make the transition from student to an independent professional in a supportive environment. We Offer: ... A structured graduate program A supportive graduate network A preceptorship program Flexible working arrangements 2 clinical rotations - (excludes specialty areas) GRADUATE NURSES AND MIDWIVES ARE OUR FUTURE We offer access to post-graduate programs at the end of your graduate year. Application Process: Applications for the February 2021 program open from 11th -27th Sept. 2020 and must be submitted via the Healthscope Careers website: https://careers.healthscope.com.au/ Items to include in your application are: 1. Letter of application including reason why you wish to join our program and indicating if you have a particular area of clinical interest 2. Curriculum vitae including contact details of 2 referees. One referee must be a clinical teacher, preceptor or other senior nurse who you have reported to during a clinical placement 3. Academic Transcript (unofficial transcript is acceptable 4. Copies of three recent clinical placement assessments Graduate Program Information Night Monday 21st September 2020 from 5.00pm - 6.30pm in DPH Boardroom Light refreshments provided RSVP to book your place: [email protected] Applications and Enquires to: Sally King - Facility Educator Darwin Private Hospital T: (08) 8920 6026 E: [email protected]

12.01.2022 'THERE'S MORE TO SAY AFTER R U OK?' 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone and circumstances have made it even more important for us all to stay connected and, for those who are able, be willing to support those around us. We all need to know what to say when someone says they’re not OK and continue a conversation that could change a life.... By knowing what to say you can help someone feel supported and access appropriate help long before they’re in crisis, which can make a really positive difference to their life. For more information, visit https://www.ruok.org.au/join-r-u-ok-day

12.01.2022 Interested in a diverse yet personalised graduate experience? Our Graduate Program assists you to make the transition from student to an independent professional in a supportive environment. We Offer: ... A structured graduate program A supportive graduate network A preceptorship program Flexible working arrangements 2 clinical rotations - (excludes specialty areas) GRADUATE NURSES AND MIDWIVES ARE OUR FUTURE We offer access to post-graduate programs at the end of your graduate year. Application Process: Applications for the February 2021 program open from 11th -27th Sept. 2020 and must be submitted via the Healthscope Careers website: https://careers.healthscope.com.au/ Items to include in your application are: 1. Letter of application including reason why you wish to join our program and indicating if you have a particular area of clinical interest 2. Curriculum vitae including contact details of 2 referees. One referee must be a clinical teacher, preceptor or other senior nurse who you have reported to during a clinical placement 3. Academic Transcript (unofficial transcript is acceptable 4. Copies of three recent clinical placement assessments Graduate Program Information Night Monday 21st September 2020 from 5.00pm - 6.30pm in DPH Boardroom Light refreshments provided RSVP to book your place: [email protected] Applications and Enquires to: Sally King - Facility Educator Darwin Private Hospital T: (08) 8920 6026 E: [email protected]

10.01.2022 Our Infusion Centre has a beautiful ritual when our patients finish their chemo treatments - they ring the bell in celebration of their next step forward. We have a poem written by - Suzy Toronto near the bell.... It's Me Again.....Only Better!... I fought the battle and won. Now I’m back and better than ever. For Cancer has been a mirror held up in front of me. It forced me to take a good look at myself. And bluntly asked Where are you going? It made me redefine my priorities, Teaching me that it really is the little things that make life sweet. It gave me the vision to see angels walking among us - Calling themselves friends and family - Touching my life deeper than I ever dreamed possible. Cancer asked me to embrace the change in myself - The change that forced me to grow and become the person I always wanted to be but never seemed to have the time to achieve. And change always involves risk. Stepping from the known in to the unknown, I had to embrace uncertainty and accept that I was not in control. It’s been the ultimate test of my character, Forcing me to trust my heart and reach deep inside For strength and power I never knew I had. I came to realise that even though I had cancer, I was never a victim. I am a survivor in heart and spirit and always will be - Even if that test takes me to my last breath. Cancer truly is a defining moment, A moment that made me redefine the impossible. And since I did, nothing will ever be the same again....it will be better. Two of our wonderful patients got to ring the bell this week.

10.01.2022 Dr Tharmalingam Mahendrarajah MBBS, DO, MS (Ophthalmology), FRANZCO, FICS Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist Ophthalmic Surgeon Dr Mahendrarajah, commonly known as Dr Mahendra, is a senior Ophthalmic Surgeon with more than 25 years of experience in Ophthalmology. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists and completed his fellowship in Sydney Eye Hospital in 1998. ... He is a comprehensive General Ophthalmologist who is an experienced eye surgeon in Cataract surgeries, Medical Retina (Age-related Macular Degeneration and Diabetic Retinopathy), Corneal disease and Glaucoma. Dr Mahendrarajah has served the Top End for 21 years, which includes many years of outreach service, and has participated in several programs to improve rural and remote eye health services in association with the Fred Hollows Foundation. He is also the recipient of ‘Pride of Australia’ medal in 2008 and was a finalist in the ‘Australian of the Year’ awards, 2009. Dr Mahendrarajah is the senior Ophthalmologist at NT Eye specialists in Tiwi and performs all his surgeries at the Darwin Private Hospital. https://www.healthshare.com.au//nt-eye-s/18791-tiwi-0810/

10.01.2022 Today is Remembrance Day when we traditionally observe a minute’s silence at 11am in memory of those who died or suffered in all wars and armed conflicts. We remember particularly the nurses, doctors, orderlies, allied and mental health professionals who have served our country, including many among the more than 100,000 Australian service personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice. "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; ... Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them." See more

10.01.2022 2020 has been a powerful reminder that we are all in this together, and our choices and actions have the power to protect the most vulnerable among us in a big way. The same holds true when it comes to breast cancer. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. Join in the cause to help women in need today. With your support, we can show every woman that her life is important. By working together, we can inspire hope and b...ecome a force for good to get her access to the care she needs. https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/breast-cancer-awarenes

10.01.2022 We had a great Women's Health week, raising awareness and much needed donations for local and international charities. Last Tuesday and Thursday, our fabulous staff hosted two information sessions on women's health issues and provided free burgers and afternoon tea. They raised $250.40 for the Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation and $300 for Dawn House Women’s Shelter.

09.01.2022 To celebrate Women's Health Week, DPH is holding information sessions in the hospital front foyer. Cookup for Cervical Cancer Tuesday 8th September 12:30-1:30pm... Wunders Down Under Thursday 10th September 2:30-3:30pm FREE lunch and afternoon tea provided Gold coin donation goes to charity.

07.01.2022 NEXT WEEK, to celebrate Women's Health Week, DPH is holding information sessions in the hospital front foyer. Cookup for Cervical Cancer Tuesday 8th September 12:30-1:30pm... Wunders Down Under Thursday 10th September 2:30-3:30pm FREE lunch and afternoon tea provided Gold coin donation goes to charity.

06.01.2022 This year, NAIDOC Week runs from 8th to 15th November, celebrating the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This year’s NAIDOC Week theme is Always Was, Always Will Be - in recognition that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to participate in a range of activities and to support your local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. If you would like to attend an event being held in your local area, these are all listed on the NAIDOC Week website: https://www.naidoc.org.au/get-involved/naidoc-week-events

06.01.2022 Thank you Victoria To Our Teams in Victoria, We want to take this opportunity to recognise the work you are doing in these difficult times. We are thinking of you and we appreciate everything you are doing.... From all of your friends across our hospitals in Queensland, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. https://vimeo.com/446718030/c816857f0c

01.01.2022 One of our wonderful patients (and DPH friends) recently shared her remarkable weight loss journey and is extremely grateful for DPH surgeon Shiby Ninan for his incredible work on her transformation. For more information about Dr Ninan, visit http://www.centralspecialists.com.au/shiby-ninan/