East Metropolitan Health Service in Perth, Western Australia | Community organisation

East Metropolitan Health Service

Locality: Perth, Western Australia

Phone: 9224 2244

Address: 10 Murray Street 6000 Perth, WA, Australia

Website: https://emhs.health.wa.gov.au/

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24.01.2022 Yesterday the Royal Perth Bentley Group Mental Health Division hosted a PRIDE Fair Day event to show their support for the LGBTI+ community. Due to the impact of COVID-19, Perth’s annual PRIDE Fair Day celebrations did not go ahead, however, RPBG Mental Health staff are committed to ensuring our staff, consumers and visitors have access to appropriate community networks and resources that promote LBGTI+ mental health, physical health care support and meet Rainbow Tick Accredi...tation Standards. This event was hosted during Trans-Awareness Week and saw organisations who work in the LGBTI+ arena including Pride WA, TransFolk of WA, Richmond Wellbeing, Ruah, Living Proud WA, GRAI - GLBTI Rights in Ageing Inc, Western Australia Police Force, SHQ - Sexual Health Quarters, Women's Council for Domestic & Family Violence Services - WA, Wungening Aboriginal Corporation and the Youth Pride Network - YPN come together at the various RPBG sites to share information about their services and supports for the community. Thank you to our staff that continue to demonstrate the EMHS value of Kindness and help us to deliver inclusive services for those from sexual, gender and bodily diverse backgrounds.

23.01.2022 Please remember COVID-19 is not over. If you are heading to beach or enjoying the boxing day sales, please make sure to keep your distance and stay home if you're sick. It's up to each of us, to protect all of us. Let's keep WA safe. If you are unwell and require testing, the COVID clinics remain open throughout the Christmas and New Year period. For the latest opening hours and testing criteria, please visit the HealthyWA website: https://healthywa.wa.gov.au/Articles/A_E/COVID-clinics

23.01.2022 Clinical Nurse Adele Wall is part of the EMHS Quarantine Hotel Outreach Team that assists with testing, treatment and support of individuals undertaking mandatory 14-day hotel quarantine, following international or interstate travel. Having worked primarily on the Acute Medical Unit during her 15 years at Royal Perth Bentley Group, Adele explains her time on the Quarantine Outreach team has been a unique experience. It has certainly been an eye opener, said Adele, I hav...e had the opportunity to speak with such a diverse mix of people from the wider community. While a typical day in the Quarantine Outreach Team might may not be physically demanding, Adele explains that a large part of their daily workload is communicating with quarantined individuals and this can, at times, be mentally taxing. Each shift there is non-stop communication between the quarantine public who in most part are not thrilled to be there but our job is to be there to help and support others, and I always try to do that to the best of my ability. Our role is very much about protecting the wider WA community and minimising any risk of COVID spread, but it’s also important that we are empathetic and that these individuals have the opportunity to voice their concerns. Some phone calls can be more challenging than others, but you always get that one call that will set you in to a fit of laughter which makes it all worth it at the end of the day. We try to advocate as best we can and provide support or solutions where appropriate. Prior to beginning her career in nursing Adele was enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy and credits her military experience and her parents for instilling in her strong values and moral principles, which she applies to her daily life and work. All of the EMHS values resonate with me and as healthcare professionals we all need to demonstrate kindness, respect, accountability, integrity, collaboration and excellence if we are to do our job efficiently and competently, said Adele. EMHS staff continue to play a vital role in the WA Health COVID-19 response, thank you Adele for your continued commitment to the health and safety of WA and for embodying each of our EMHS values when delivering compassionate care under such unique circumstances.

22.01.2022 WA Chief Health Officer Dr Andrew Robertson provides an update on COVID-19 in WA.

22.01.2022 As part of our Excellence Symposium video series we are delighted to introduce the second video which showcases the excellent work of the St John of God Midland Public & Private Hospitals' Hospital Avoidance Response Team (HART). The multidisciplinary team is made up of an occupational therapist, a clinical nurse and a social worker who provide continuous care to patients at risk of readmission to the hospital and who would benefit from enhanced care coordination and support with self-management of their diseases and health issues. Learn more about this excellent team...

21.01.2022 As the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife comes to an end, we want to say a heartfelt thank you to all of our incredible nurses and midwives one last time. Nurses and midwives are our unsung heroes, with more than 3,000 nurses and midwives working across EMHS, and this year more than most you’ve had to adapt and transform in order to meet the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are truly thankful to each and every one of our fabulous nurses and midwives!

20.01.2022 October is Australia’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month and provides an opportunity to focus on the importance of early detection and education about the disease. Survival rates for women with breast cancer has improved greatly over the last decade, but we can improve the odds even more by increasing our breast cancer awareness. Take the time this month to find out what you need to know about breast awareness and share this important information with your family, friends and co...lleagues. Women over 40 can also have free bi-annual mammograms to help with early detection visit the BreastScreen WA website to find out more: https://bit.ly/3dby5bv

18.01.2022 True to their mantra of always putting others first, Armadale Kalamunda Group staff have had an exceptionally challenging year but still found time to organise a collection of toys and food for those in need. Lead by the hospital’s Aged Care Assessment Team, (ACAT), the initiative resulted in more than 200 toys and food hampers being donated by staff. To truly get into the spirit, Clinic Clerk Jacquie Well even built a sleigh to house the gifts during the collection!... Jacquie and Senior Social Worker Lina Hurley were on hand this week to help Department of Communities Steph DiGiovanni load up the gifts and then wrap them, ready for distribution to local children and their families in the Armadale area. We were overwhelmed by the generosity of staff we had donations from all sections of staff from Patient Care Assistants and administrators to doctors, nurses and an array of allied health care people and everyone in between, said Lina. It was really nice for us to be able to do this and help others in our own local community. Merry Christmas! : Lina Hurley, Jacquie Well (back) and Steph DiGiovanni (front) with the sleigh and gifts.

18.01.2022 We wish all EMHS staff, volunteers and our community a very merry Christmas and a safe and happy new year.

15.01.2022 We are proud to present the 2019-20 EMHS Annual Report. Throughout this annual report, you will learn about some of the key projects and initiatives that have occurred across our health service during the past year. We have placed great emphasis on creating an environment for innovation to thrive, and this is evident through the agile and collaborative approach our teams have taken in their response to COVID-19. ... We look forward to continuing this positive momentum into the future and embedding lasting change across our organisation. We are so proud of everything we have achieved together throughout the year and look forward to another successful year ahead. We could not have done it without the hard work and commitment of our amazing staff who continually go above and beyond to care for our community. View the Annual Report on our website: https://emhs.health.wa.gov.au/About-Us/Annual-Reports

15.01.2022 Congratulations to the amazing researchers who were celebrated this week at the RPH Research Foundation's Research Symposium and Awards Day. Thank you for your commitment to research and innovation that makes such a difference to the lives of the people in our community, and beyond!

14.01.2022 Happy New Year to all of our staff, patients, visitors and the wider East Metropolitan community. : Some of our amazing staff working as part of the EMHS Quarantine Hotels Outreach Service.

14.01.2022 At EMHS we continuously strive to provide high quality, compassionate and patient-centred care, and this is exactly what the amazing team at the Royal Perth Hospital Breast Cancer Clinic provide. The team, which is part of the multidisciplinary breast service for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, has recently received a lovely Care Opinion story from a patient who was delighted with the kindness and positivity shown by all staff. Well done to the RPH Breast Cance...r Clinic team, in particular Sarah, Liz and Meredith (pictured). Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/33MNP1T

14.01.2022 The Christmas season can be a difficult time of year for many people. If you or a loved one requires emergency mental health assistance, our Mental Health Emergency Response Line (MHERL) is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The MHERL team work closely with local mental health services to ensure a rapid response to all mental health emergencies. For more information about MHERL please visit our website:

13.01.2022 On Thursday 22 October 2020, between 4am and 5am, there may be some delays to calls to Armadale Hospital switchboard being answered. It’s necessary for the hospital to upgrade its phone network technology and all calls will be diverted to an alternative number for the one-hour upgrade. We ask for your patience and please be assured all calls will be answered as promptly as possible.... The main hospital switchboard number (08 9391 2000) will return to normal service at 5am. Thank you for your understanding and patience.

13.01.2022 Congratulations to RPH Emergency Physician Dr Stephen MacDonald, who has received a Department of Health / Raine Medical Research Foundation Clinician Research Fellowship. Sepsis is a life-threatening illness where the body's response to an infection injures its own tissues causing organ failure and shock. Each year in Australia over 8,000 people die of sepsis, and many who survive have severe permanent disability. Early diagnosis and treatment is the key to successful treatment, and Dr MacDonald’s research will involve how to improve survival from sepsis.

12.01.2022 Searching for an innovative way to capture the attention of visitors, patients and staff during International Infection Prevention Week, a small group of AKG staff have entertained passers-by in the hospital with an informative performance about personal protective equipment (PPE). The global coronavirus pandemic has raised awareness of the benefits and appropriate use of PPE for infection prevention to help minimise the risk of the virus spreading. To further this awareness,... the group, consisting of the hospital’s Infection Prevention and Management team and Staff Development Educators, performed a choreographed dance to highlight the importance of the correct donning and use of PPE. The team’s message is simple make sure you always follow best practice, maintain your skillset and stay on top of PPE training highlighting why we should remain vigilant to protect our community; to keep ourselves, our patients, colleagues and loved ones safe and strong.

08.01.2022 Royal Perth Hospital Outpatient Clinic Rooms were recently used to support the University of WA (UWA) WA Medical Students Society (WAMSS) annual mock Objective Structured Clinical Exams (OSCE) event for final year medical students, which included the inaugural use of telehealth stations. Royal Perth Bentley Group Telehealth Coordinator, Nandhini Natarajan and A/Outpatient Manager Kim Hill coordinated four telehealth virtual rooms and video links to assist WAMSS to host anothe...r successful event. These stations consisted of a final year student hosting a consult with a remote patient and examiner who were dialing in via HealthDirect video conferencing. As the use of digital technology in healthcare becomes more prevalent, read about how these digital healthcare scenarios provided valuable experience for the future medical professionals of WA who have previously only experienced face-to-face clinics or shadowed medical teams on hospital wards.

07.01.2022 Today is DonateLife Thank You Day, an opportunity to thank donors and their families who make organ and tissue donation possible. Recently, the organ and tissue donation service at Armadale Health Service was recognised at the EMHS Excellence Symposium for embodying the EMHS values of excellence, kindness, respect and collaboration. The service is a partnership between Armadale Health Service and DonateLife WA that provides onsite organ and tissue donation.... It is helping to support donors and their families through the process of life-saving organ and tissue donation without the need to transfer to another hospital for organ retrieval. Hear more about this life-changing service in the video below, and to register as an Organ Donor visit https://donatelife.gov.au

07.01.2022 This week, 11 17 of October, is Carers Week and provides an opportunity for each of us to recognise the kindness, compassion and courage of the 2.65 million people in Australia who provide support for a family member or friend. A carer is a person who provides unpaid care and support to family members and friends who have a disability, mental illness, chronic condition, terminal illness, an alcohol or other drug issue, or who are frail. At EMHS we are continuously improvi...ng the support we provide carers whether they are carers for our patients or consumers, or they are staff members who care for others outside of work. This Carers Week we asked our staff to join in with Carer WA’s #shareyoucare campaign in support of all carers see some of our lovely caring staff below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHKDbTQgznE

06.01.2022 EMHS Telehealth and Outpatient Teams this week celebrated all things digital healthcare as part of National Telehealth Awareness Month. Patients and staff across our hospitals and outpatient services had the opportunity to learn more about digital healthcare and how they can give it a go! Digital Healthcare is a set of technologies and services that are working to improve access to healthcare and provide a more personalised experience. Our Digital Health Care champions acros...s EMHS were pivotal in sharing the word about the exciting opportunities available to staff and patients using phone, video call or telehealth appointments as part of our commitment to delivering amazing care. Thank you to everyone who made the week a success and for embodying our EMHS service delivery principles of intellectual curiosity and consumer-centred care.

06.01.2022 This week we celebrated Allied Health Professionals Day a day that highlights the diversity of allied health professionals, what they do and the valuable role they play in our health service. We are fortunate at EMHS to have many allied health professionals working as part of multidisciplinary teams to deliver excellence in clinical care and improved health outcomes for our patients. They are vital to our provision of amazing care. We asked our committed team of Allied Hea...lth professionals at Armadale Kalamunda Group to tell is what drives them and why they are proud to be an Allied Health Professional. Take a look at what they had to say in the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCjWSzTbR-8

04.01.2022 Today is White Ribbon Day a day that brings people together to raise awareness about gendered violence within our community, and encourages us to have meaningful conversations about the actions we can all take to stop men’s violence against women. This year the aim of White Ribbon Australia has been captured by the theme Ending violence against women. Community by community. Workplace by workplace. This theme is reflected in our values of kindness, respect and accountabi...lity that we commit to each day at EMHS. We do this by providing compassionate care, and consistently looking at ways we can improve healthcare access to those experiencing gendered based violence. We are also committed to creating services and environments within EMHS where all staff, patients, their careers and visitors, are empowered to be active bystanders, and feel safe to call out behaviours that do not meet our values. The RPH Social Work Department brought people together with a fundraising morning tea to raise money for the elimination of gendered violence, with proceeds going to White Ribbon Australia (now under the custodianship of Communicare). Thank you to Social Work for organising the event and for everybody who participated. Learn more about White Ribbon Day: https://events.whiteribbon.org.au//join-a/whiteribbonday20

03.01.2022 The Chief Nursing and Midwifery Office offers a range of scholarships for nursing and midwifery undergraduate and postgraduate students studying in Western Australia. The 2021 scholarship round for Undergraduate (Initial Registration) and Postgraduate scholarships, including the Rhonda Marriott scholarship, is now open and applications close 1 February 2021. For more information, visit the Department of Health website: https://bit.ly/2KxEm7F