{"id":9655,"date":"2022-09-16T12:38:31","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T02:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/?p=8684"},"modified":"2022-10-27T14:44:35","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T04:44:35","slug":"ed-tpch-20220916","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/facility-messages\/ed-tpch-20220916","title":{"rendered":"Message from TPCH Executive Director"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Tami

Tami Photinos, Executive Director, The Prince Charles Hospital<\/p><\/div>\n

Earlier this week, we transitioned to\u00a0Tier 0<\/a>\u00a0which indicates mild community transmission and a return to more business-as-usual activity. Great news!<\/h4>\n

This is a momentous milestone for all of us, having spent almost three years navigating our way through the constant changes and challenges of the pandemic. There has been a lot of blood, sweat and tears along the way, and we have all had to go above and beyond to make sure we could adapt to the many changes we were presented with, while continuing to care for our patients. Kudos and thanks go to the entire team at TPCH for your flexibility, teamwork, resilience and above all, commitment. Through this period, TPCH has constantly stepped up to every challenge and worked together as a team to ensure that our patients and staff were well cared for and supported. Well done everyone! We appreciate all you have done.

Also this week, it was announced that next Thursday 22 September will be a national public holiday to honour the late Queen Elizabeth II. With the further advice that planned care will go ahead, we are currently working across service lines to support the continuation of care where possible.
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Executive walkaround<\/h2>\n

\"Heart<\/a>\"Cystic<\/a>This week, I had the opportunity to visit our Adult Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Centre and Heart Lung Outpatients. I am pleased to advise that the Adult CF Unit re-opened this week after 20 months as a COVID care ward, welcoming back its usual CF patient cohort as well as some other medical patients to assist with bed capacity issues.<\/p>\n

\"TPCH<\/a>\"Bush<\/a>We met with the CF leadership team who showed us around the unit which included a very busy outpatient clinic. The CF Unit is currently planning for the construction of two additional outpatient rooms to support their growing demand. I\u2019d also like to commend the gardeners for their good work in re-mulching the CF unit\u2019s front garden. The bush turkeys certainly like it, although we ask you to please not feed them.<\/p>\n

\"Heart<\/a>\"Heart<\/a>My visit to Heart Lung Outpatients provided the chance to meet and speak with different teams which included medical, nursing and administration staff. With the change to Tier 0, the staff are looking forward to seeing more patients face-to-face, so we can expect to see this already busy department, get even busier delivering high quality care to our patients.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the staff for accommodating the visit, your time is appreciated. As a side, I also appreciated the colourful shoes worn by cardiologist, Dr Wandy Chan. Something to brighten the day!<\/p>\n

FAST FACTS<\/h2>\n

This week, we will share some fast facts about TPCH Emergency Departments (ED).<\/p>\n

Did you know?<\/h3>\n