Healthy Outlook - Sydney Local Health District - NSW Government

CONCORD REPATRIATION
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Hospital Road Concord NSW 2139
Phone: (02) 9767 5000
Fax: (02) 9767 6991
E-mail: stations@crgmail.crg.cs.nsw.gov.au
continuing to
be a
leader
Group General Manager: Dr Peter Kennedy
Executive Director: Matthew Daly
Concord Hospital is a major referral centre and
continues to be a leader in the management of
burns patients.
In keeping with its traditional focus of servicing
the war veteran community, Concord Hospital has
set up a Veterans Prostate Clinic and a Women’s
Health Assessment Program for veterans and war
widows. Other value-adding services include clinics
for cognitive disorders and Parkinson’s disease, hip
and knee problems, a mental health day centre and
a life after stroke program. These were funded by
the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
Concord Hospital has been accredited by the
Australian Council on Healthcare Standards
continuously since 1978, an outstanding record in
Australian teaching hospitals. This year it was
awarded accreditation for a further three years.
Design for the extension and refurbishment of the
clinical service area was largely completed during
the year. The administration and warehouse for
Central Sydney Supply Service was finished and the
service relocated to Concord Hospital.
Key Indicators 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00
Staff EFT* 2,289 2,140.75 2075.6
Average available beds 616 550 498
Inpatient bed days 184,634 176,140 170,603
Total admissions 50,787 47,093 48,042
Bed occupancy rate (%) 83.52 88.18 93.7
Average length of
stay (days) 3.6 3.7 3.5
ENIOOS** 337,013 329,362 273,440
HEALTHQUEST
Workforce Health Management
Level 2 187 Thomas Street
Haymarket NSW 2000
Phone: (02) 9281 0811
Fax: (02) 9211 1060
E-mail: gapper@healthquest.gov.au
Director: Dr Helia Gapper
HealthQuest provides occupational health services
throughout NSW to the public and private sectors.
A self-funding operation, it offers fitness for
duty and pre-employment appraisals, vaccinations,
occupational health and safety training as well
as work-site assessments of ergonomic, chemical,
physical and biological hazards.
HealthQuest is the office of the NSW Government
Medical Officer (GMO), with assessments carried
out at the Haymarket facility and throughout NSW
by GMO nominees. During the year guidelines were
updated and distributed to GMO nominees to
ensure quality and consistency of assessments.
The Employment Health Assessment Policy and
Guidelines was published by HealthQuest with
input from the NSW Premier’s Department, the
Labour Council, the Anti-Discrimination Board,
the Office of the Director of Equal Opportunity in
Public Employment as well as unions and employers.
Key Indicators 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00
Staff EFT* 17.13 19.96 15.7
ENIOOS** 19,489 18,901 19,311
* equivalent full-time
** equivalent non-inpatient occasions of service
* equivalent full-time
** equivalent non-inpatient occasions of service
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