{"id":5085,"date":"2021-05-21T15:37:48","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T05:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/?p=5085"},"modified":"2021-05-21T15:37:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T05:37:49","slug":"21-may-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/covid-ic\/21-may-2021","title":{"rendered":"21 May 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

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21 May 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dear colleagues,\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a very busy couple of weeks.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Our staff have been busy over the last few weeks screening incoming\u00a0travellers\u00a0from Perth, Melbourne and Sydney. I\u2019d like to thank all the staff who volunteered their time to provide us with extra capacity at the airports, ports and railway stations.\u00a0This work replaces previously seen border closures at this time as per\u00a0the\u00a0Interstate Exposure Venues Direction (No. 2)<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Our COVID vaccination clinics have also been working hard to stand up their Pfizer clinics, which I\u2019m excited to announce are now at STARS, RBWH, TPCH, Redcliffe Hospital and Caboolture Hospital. We will also soon have mobile Pfizer community clinics.\u00a0After a slowdown in vaccination numbers, it\u2019s pleasing to see that our vaccination clinics have been going wild this week. Yesterday Metro North delivered 827 COVID-19 vaccines, and today we should hit\u00a0over\u00a01000 vaccines. It\u2019s my target to get to 1500 vaccines daily next week, and I\u2019ll be watching keenly to see which day we hit\u00a0this target.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Please remember that all staff and your household contacts are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine\u00a0at any Metro North vaccination clinic, and you can book an appointment online through\u00a0our\u00a0COVID-19 vaccination webpage<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Designated\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0hospitals<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Tuesday this week, the\u00a0Designated COVID-19 Hospital Network Direction<\/em><\/a>\u00a0came into effect. This direction establishes\u00a0a COVID-19 network made of up six hospitals: Cairns Hospital, Gold Coast University Hospital, Queensland Children\u2019s Hospital, Sunshine Coast University Hospital, The Prince Charles Hospital and the Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital.\u00a0This means that\u00a0all positive COVID-19 patients and quarantined international arrivals\u00a0will be transferred to a designated COVID-19 hospital\u00a0and cared for in a COVID-19 ward\u00a0when requiring hospital level treatment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The network approach will consolidate the current hospital-based COVID-19 care model and ensure a consistent high standard of care across the spectrum of acuity of COVID\u00a0patients.\u00a0Additionally,\u00a0the network approach will protect ongoing service delivery and capacity across the state.\u00a0Importantly, this model\u00a0aims to\u00a0provide improved protection of staff involved in the care of COVID-19 cases and reduce potential transmission risk in the hospital environment and to the wider community.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

PPE fit testing<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Thank you to the staff who have been successfully fit tested for a P2\/N95 mask so far. As a reminder for staff who are yet to complete their testing, the schedule is\u00a0available\u00a0online<\/a>.\u00a0We have commenced re-testing of staff who were unable to find a successful fit on their first round of testing. I look forward to working with these staff to find an effective mask solution for them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I would also like to thank our teams in fever clinics \u2013 the \u2018cold\u2019 weather saw a slight surge in\u00a0attendances\u00a0and you expertly supported this surge without fuss.\u00a0All of this has happened when we are seeing record activity at all levels in our hospitals.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One other\u00a0change to look out for this week includes the transition to QLD Check\u00a0In\u00a0QR codes\u00a0at all our hospitals\u00a0and COVID wards.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

I will be on leave next week, as I\u2019m heading down to Canberra to enjoy the cold weather.\u00a0Alanna Geary will be acting Incident\u00a0Controller while I\u2019m away.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kind regards,\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dr\u00a0Liz Rushbrook\u00a0
Metro North Incident Controller\u00a0<\/p>\n

Metro North HHS \u2013 overview of cases*<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
HHS<\/strong><\/td>\nPatients being managed by HHS<\/strong><\/td>\nFEVER Clinics<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total In-patients<\/strong><\/td>\nVirtual Ward \/ HITH \/ or similar<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

Deaths<\/strong><\/p>\n

**<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Total cases managed by HHS (including recovered)<\/strong><\/p>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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#<\/strong><\/p>\n

of clinics<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Presentations<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/td>\nICU Pts<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ICU-NOT Ventilated<\/strong><\/td>\nICU-Ventilated<\/strong><\/td>\nLast 24 hrs<\/strong><\/td>\nTOTAL^<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u202f\u202fMN TOTAL<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n569<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n267<\/td>\n177,726<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

* As at 21\/05\/2021 1000<\/em>
<\/span>** Metro North has four recorded deaths (one person a return traveller into NSW, who passed away in NSW)<\/em>
<\/span>*** These numbers reflect the cases being managed by Metro North<\/em>. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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