{"id":8288,"date":"2024-05-20T15:34:54","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T05:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/community\/uncategorized\/1000-years-of-healthcare"},"modified":"2024-05-20T15:35:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T05:35:59","slug":"1000-years-of-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/community\/news\/1000-years-of-healthcare","title":{"rendered":"Ten centuries scored by community health workers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ten centuries scored by community health workers<\/h1>\n
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A special presentation was held recently to acknowledge the length of service of Community and Oral Health staff.<\/p><\/div>\n

Community and Oral Health (COH) held a very special celebration recently to acknowledge the work of a small group of community health care workers who combined have delivered close to 1,000 years of patient care.<\/h4>\n

Around thirty staff, including nurses, doctors, allied health practitioners, and operational and administrative staff were among those recognised at this year\u2019s COH Length of Service Awards.<\/p>\n

COH Acting Executive Director Tanya Beaumont said the event was for staff who had reached a five-yearly service milestone of 25 years or above.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of our best known and most respected community and home visiting healthcare staff were among those recognised this year,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe list of award recipients also reflects the range of work and careers that people perform across our bedded, home-based and community services each day.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Length of Service Awards included 11 staff members who were celebrating a very important milestone – 35 or 40 years of service in the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cRecognising the contribution of all staff across the service is critical to the positive culture and services we deliver in the community, and which support Metro North Health\u2019s acute hospitals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tanya said community staff were eligible for recognition in the awards after serving a qualifying period of ten years at Metro North Health across Brisbane North and Moreton Bay.<\/p>\n

In addition to the special ceremony for 25, 30, 35 and 40-year recipients, certificates and badges were also hand delivered to staff across COH multiple sites.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese facilities include Brighton Health Campus, the Halwyn Centre, Cooinda House, Zillmere Transition Care Program and multiple community health centres across Brisbane and Moreton Bay,\u201d Tanya said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAround 4,500 years of service were acknowledged in total in 2024 \u2013 with a large number of staff individually receiving 10, 15 and 20-year length of service certificates and badges.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom all of us at COH, I commend our staff on their combined efforts in improving health services across our service.\u201d<\/p>\n

Community-based care is a vital part of Metro North Health\u2019s ability to meet increasing patient demand on hospitals and expectations that health services are delivered closer to home.<\/p>\n

Tanya said COH provided an alternative to hospital treatment and was a way for people to get the support they need to avoid being re-admitted to hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cLocally, we operate up to 300 beds each day across Home Hospital, rehabilitation, transition care and specialist residential care services, along with delivering a significant amount of important community and oral health services,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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