Tami Photinos, Executive Director

This will be my final message for the year and I would like to thank everyone for their contributions and hard work throughout 2023. It’s been another big year and we’ve continued to achieve a lot as a team.

As Executive Director, I feel privileged to lead and work alongside the many fantastic individuals and teams who support the delivery of high quality care to our patients, consumers and community. When I meet with various teams throughout the hospital, I am always impressed by the dedication and enthusiasm of our staff towards the work they do and this is reflected in the excellent outcomes we achieve here at TPCH.

I’d like to share some of our key achievements throughout 2023:

• Launch of Charlies Village in Cognitive Assessment and Management Unit to improve the experience of patients living with dementia – an Australian first
• Respiratory Investigations Unit 60th anniversary
• Cardiology marks 15 years of pioneering transaortic valve implantation for Queensland
• TPCH becomes first hospital in Australia to establish a partnership with the Career Trackers High School Program, supporting First Nations students to make informed future career choices.
• Opening of new 6-bed Short Stay Unit in Adult Emergency Department
• Fractured Neck of Femur service awarded as Golden Hip Award finalist for top performing in Australia against the indicators in the Australian and New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry’s Hip Fracture Care Clinical Standard
• Commencement of works on new 1,500 bay car parking facility.

While these are just some of our ‘big ticket’ items, it is equally important to acknowledge the day-to-day care provided by our staff which contributes to the improved health outcomes and a positive experience for our patients.

This week we have also received accreditation for Kallangur Satellite Hospital. Well done to the team!

Christmas Decoration Competition

This morning we held the judging for our annual Christmas Decoration Competition. We had many creative entries and our teams certainly went to great efforts to make their areas festive for our patients and families. For the judging, members of our Executive team were joined by TPCH Consumer Engagement Network member, Don Murchie. We thank Don for his time and input.

This year’s winners are:

Overall winner: Ward 1B -Shrek the Halls

Traditional
Winner: Cancer Care
Highly commended: Ward 1G

Aussie Christmas
Winner: Adult CF Unit
Highly commended: Outpatient Call Centre

Most Unique
Winner: Children’s ED
Highly commended: Ward 2E

Congratulations to our winners and thank you to all areas for your efforts in making the stay of our patients during the festive season, a much brighter one.

With such a big year behind us and another one ahead of us, I would like to take this opportunity to convey my appreciation for all the work people do at TPCH. A shout out to Steve Francia and the hard working team at The Common Good including our Charlies Angels volunteers for their wonderful support throughout the year.

These holidays, I hope you enjoy some quality time with your loved ones and get the chance to unwind and relax away from the pressures of work.

I’m going to have a quiet Xmas day with my family. It will be difficult following the passing of my brother in October, so I will draw strength and comfort from my family filled with cherished memories.

For those staff who are working, thank you for your commitment to our patients.

The Executive team and I wish you all a safe, happy and peaceful festive season, and we look forward to working with you again next year.

Tami.