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STAY Bundaberg Hospital’s allied health services unit reception area. ‘‘ This boost in bed numbers means more Bundaberg patients have access to rehabilitation services than ever before Supply &Install Solar PowerSystems T: 07 4151 6429 F: 07 4151 4363 E: goodfellow_electrical@bigpond.com 5Donald Smith DrvBundabergQ4670 Wayne Goodfellow 0428 797820 Page 12 •Electrical Installation •Maintenance •TV •Voice&Data •Optic Fibre Cabling Bundaberg Hospital QUEENSLAND Health currently has Australia’s largest health building program at $7.33 billion. Up to 50,000 construction jobs have been created across the state through our hospital building program. The $50 million Bundaberg Hospital redevelopment is an investment in the futurehealth of the Bundaberg region and is delivering more services, quicker and closer to home. The project has already provided residents with a brand new emergency department, maternity ward and mental health unit. During the hospital expansion project, additional features have been added such as afurther upgrade to the emergency department, further radiology and x-ray services and expansion and refurbishment of the mental health unit. Now Bundaberg residents have improved access to quality health services with newly expanded 4381352aa rehabilitation and allied health services at Bundaberg Hospital. Wide Bay Health Service District chief executive Ken Whelan said this was morethan just bricks and mortar. It meant locals now had access to state-of-the-art rehabilitation and allied health services, meaning they could return home sooner and healthier. “The rehabilitation unit has been boosted by four beds, bringing the total number to 20,” Mr Whelan said. “This boost in bed numbers means more Bundaberg patients have access to rehabilitation services than ever before. The rehabilitation unit is now situated in a modern, relaxed and homely environment that promotes a returntoindependent activity through multi-disciplinary health care. “In additional to medical and nursing care, rehabilitation patients also have onsite access to arange of services, including physiotherapy, AHealthier Future Today Rehab, allied health upgrade Better care means return home for patients sooner and healthier dietetics, occupational therapy, speech pathology and social workers. “There is also an onsite rehabilitation gym, patient dining and lounge areas and a landscaped garden for patients to relax in. “On average, around 15,000 Bundaberg residents access our allied health outpatient services each year and those same patients can now do so in apurpose-built facility with highly skilled staff and state-of-the-art equipment,” Mr Whelan said He said that the Bundaberg community was now receiving a bigger and much more extensive expansion to their hospital than was initially first promised to meet the growing demand for services into the future. “This is agood thing not only for the community, but also for our doctors, nurses and allied health staffand it will play akey role in assisting us to recruit additional staff tothe hospital.” New on site rehabilitation centre isamodern, relaxed and homely environment that promotes areturn toindependent activity through multi-disciplinary health care.
Bundaberg Hospital AHealthier Future Today MASTER FIRE PROTECTION Established in 1986, Blazemaster Fire Protection is an innovative leader supplying and servicing all facets of Fire Protection. Blazemaster maintain amodern fleet of vehicles. Blazemaster Service Our service includes the following: • • • • 24 hour /7days Service &Sales An Asset Management System recording and managing all work performed for our customers Key Account Management 24 hour Customer Help Desk Wide Bay Area Office 102 Enterprise Street Bundaberg Q4670 WORK Bundaberg Hospitals team of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers are constantly working with their communities in an effort to improve health outcomes. Indigenous health effort Big push on to halve child mortality rates and increase life expectancy among Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islander communities QUEENSLAND Health is committed to closing the life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Queenslanders within ageneration (by 2033). We are also striving to halve the gap in mortality rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children under five within adecade (by 2018). To meet this target, we are providing improved early diagnosis, treatment and management of diseases, increased health education and improved maternal and child health outcomes. Bundaberg Hospital’steam of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers are working hard toclose the gap on indigenous health outcomes throughout Wide Bay. They regularly conduct health checks, events and education programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the community. Queensland Health has seven health workers in Bundaberg who work hardtotackle specific health needs among local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health worker Consuela Morrice said that addressing inequitable health outcomes for indigenous people was extremely important and should not be ignored. “On adaily basis we areonthe frontline in the battle to improve the health and wellbeing of local Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders,” Ms Morrice said. “We conduct health checks, raise awareness of healthy lifestyles and organise regular education and awareness sessions on avariety of health-related topics. “Health checks are auseful way for health workers to stay connected with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, particularly young males, who often don’tseek medical attention as often as they should. “In addition to general health checks, we offer arange of services, such as hearing and eye tests, mums and bubs groups, healthy women’sforums and a“Little Sistarz Program” aimed at high school students. “Wealso recently participated in aBeGame No Shame Everyday event for around 60 indigenous and non-indigenous school students in Childers. “They learnt valuable information on sexual health, alcohol and drug issues, mental health, and hygiene and they also enjoyed some traditional indigenous games,” she said. If you would like to contact the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health team, please call community health on (07) 4150 2700. checks are auseful way for health workers to stay connected with the Aboriginal ‘‘Health and Torres Strait Islander community,particularly young males, who often don’tseek medical attention as often as they should Blazemaster Affiliations: • • • • • • Member of the Fire Protection Association Subscribe to Building Code of Australia Member of the Electrical Contractors Association Member of Metal Trades Association Member of the Master Builders Assocation New South Wales Member of the Department of Fair Trading License Number A1907 Ph: 07 41544432 Email: servicebundaberg@blazemaster.com.au 4129584ae Page 13
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