{"id":9683,"date":"2022-09-23T08:08:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T22:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/?p=8824"},"modified":"2022-10-27T14:44:23","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T04:44:23","slug":"ed-red-20220923","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/facility-messages\/ed-red-20220923","title":{"rendered":"Message from the Executive Director, Redcliffe Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Louise Oriti, Executive Director, Redcliffe Hospital<\/p><\/div>\n

We marked two big milestones this week in our progression back to business as usual.<\/h4>\n

After more than two years of activation, the hospital’s Emergency Operations Centre stood down this week. This stand-down phase was long-planned and mirrored what has happened at a Metro North level and across other facilities.<\/p>\n

It was fitting too that on its last day of operation, our EOC reported that we had no staff unable to attend work because of COVID-19 reasons. Only a couple of months ago, that number was approaching 100 staff daily.\u00a0We’ve clearly come a long way.<\/p>\n

The second significant milestone was the decision by the Queensland Chief Health Officer to scale down PPE requirements in Emergency Departments and ambulances. The PPE requirements for the Emergency Department are now the same as for all other areas of the hospital. If you have questions about the appropriate PPE to wear, please talk to your line manager or Infection Prevention.<\/p>\n

Redcliffe Hospital Giving Day – Friday 14 October<\/h2>\n

We’re now less than a month away from\u00a0Raise it for Redcliffe’s\u00a0biggest fundraising event of the year – Redcliffe Hospital Giving Day.<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Last year’s Giving Day raised more than $170,000, and we have high hopes for that kind of success again this year. Just like last year, too, donations are being matched, dollar-for-dollar, by corporate partners – doubling the impact of those donations.<\/p>\n

Already we’ve seen some great fundraising work from hospital staff supporting Giving Day. The Facility Services team have organised a\u00a0pie drive<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, with $3 from each pie going toward Raise it for Redcliffe. Louise Joce and the Medicine Service Line team also put in a great effort last Saturday out at Bunnings Rothwell, selling more than 600 sausages and raising $2,000.<\/p>\n

Once again, we’re looking for staff to volunteer their time in the phone action hub on Giving Day. If you can spare some of your own time on the day,\u00a0please register here.<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 If you’ve got an idea for how your unit or area could get involved,\u00a0find out more about how to get organised here<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Health Equity and Racism<\/h2>\n

As part of our Health Equity agenda, all of our job descriptions at Redcliffe Hospital and Metro North now include a section entitled “health equity and racism”.\u00a0This change recognises that we all have a role in positively contributing to the key priority areas of our Health Equity agenda. It also means that it is part of everyone’s job at Redcliffe Hospital to:<\/p>\n