Pittwater Life May 2019 Issue
2019 Federal Election. Mackellar Candidates. Author Meg Keneally. National Volunteer Week. Help our Farmers. Dog Water Parks. Vanessa Amorosi. Retro Van Fun.
2019 Federal Election. Mackellar Candidates. Author Meg Keneally. National Volunteer Week. Help our Farmers. Dog Water Parks. Vanessa Amorosi. Retro Van Fun.
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Health & Wellbeing<br />
Health & Wellbeing<br />
TEAM EFFORT: Physiotherapist Samantha Mills, registered nurse Ellie<br />
Bitmead, clinical lead Dr Deb Hawkins and Dr Tony Bernard.<br />
Busy times at UCC<br />
An average of 350 people a week have been treated at Mona<br />
Vale Hospital’s Urgent Care Centre in the six months since<br />
the service became available, with just under 14 patients a<br />
week requiring transfer by ambulance to other facilities.<br />
A Northern Sydney Local Health District spokesperson said<br />
around 50 people a day were presenting at the 24-hour Urgent<br />
Care Centre (UCC) which offered medical, nursing and allied<br />
support for minor injuries and illnesses.<br />
The UCC was put in place in October when the Mona Vale<br />
Hospital Emergency Department was closed and acute services<br />
transferred to the Northern Beaches Hospital at Frenchs Forest.<br />
Having undergone refurbishment, Mona Vale Hospital<br />
General Manager Jacqui Edgley said the team was now able to<br />
provide care for patients in larger, well-equipped consultation<br />
and treatment areas.<br />
“The centre includes five consultation rooms, along with a<br />
treatment bay including two beds, a plaster room and x-ray<br />
and CT facilities,” Ms Edgley said.<br />
There are also dedicated areas for the allied health team and<br />
the pathology services.<br />
“The feedback from the community has been positive, with<br />
residents welcoming the range of services offered and the<br />
expertise and dedication of the Urgent Care Centre team,” she<br />
said.<br />
The team provides medical and nursing care for a range of<br />
minor injuries and illnesses, including fracture management,<br />
plastering and suturing.<br />
“A large number of the recent presentations to the 24-hour<br />
centre have been for fractures, sprains and cuts, as well as<br />
surfing and other sporting injuries.<br />
“Our team of physiotherapists is also offering a wonderful<br />
service and wide-ranging support, including treatment for<br />
those with muscular conditions and minor sporting injuries,”<br />
she added.<br />
Ms Edgley wanted to reaffirm that patients with lifethreatening<br />
conditions, such as a heart attack, should call<br />
triple zero (000).<br />
– Lisa Offord<br />
50 MAY <strong>2019</strong><br />
The Local Voice Since 1991
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