Author: Douglas

2021 has thrown us its fair share of challenges, but the CKW Directorate has tackled every one of them. Through perseverance, we have found opportunities in every difficulty we have faced and now we can look back on our resilience and success and celebrate all that we have achieved.

Assistant Nursing Director Emergency Operation Centre Connie Gray worked closely with Kilcoy Global Foods management to set up several opportunities for staff at the large facility in Winya to be vaccinated with Pfizer.

Our shining star Aimee Brooks was officially recognised for her dedication to the Metro North values as part of the annual Staff Excellence Awards held earlier this month.

The 2021 Caring Together Staff Excellence Awards, proudly sponsored by QSuper, recognised staff excellence and achievement either individually, in teams, or through partnerships across all facilities, services and streams, and with community partners.

Did you know that the Caboolture Square Shopping Centre vaccination hub has delivered more than 32 000 vaccinations since it opened to the public in August?

Assistant Nursing Director Emergency Operation Centre Connie Gray worked closely with Kilcoy Global Foods management to set up several opportunities for staff at the large facility in Winya to be vaccinated with Pfizer.

At Caboolture Hospital, we value our volunteers enormously and we are incredibly grateful to have Audrey Choo as part of the volunteering team.

Caboolture Hospital’s new Occupational Violence Prevention (OVP) Officer, Hapafila Liu, is passionate about assisting staff to manage challenging behaviours in the workplace while ensuring patients can receive the care they need.

Isabella, born prematurely as an emergency c-section at Caboolture Hospital, was an unexpected early arrival for first-time parents Lisa and Ken Heffernan.

Caboolture Hospital Dietitian Stacey O’Donnell has led the charge on an adult eating disorder project to ensure patients who need specific or additional healthcare never slip through the cracks.

The walls of the Caboolture Hospital’s maternity ward have recently been transformed through the generosity of local creative and photographer, Kaylah Josephine.

Congratulations to Caboolture Hospital Occupational Therapist Caitlin Garamy, who received a Metro North Health Allied Health – Translating Research Into Practice (AH-TRIP) grant to research neurological rehabilitation.

Congratulations to Caboolture Hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Staff Specialist Dr Mahesh Ramanan, who was recently published in the Intensive Care Medicine journal.

The inaugural CKW Research Symposium held recently was a great success.

The Metro North Health ‘Way to Go’ portal provides a central point of useful information to help prepare patients and visitors for their visit to Caboolture Hospital.

Caboolture Hospital Day Procedure Unit Nurse Unit Manager Graham Winbank’s mission to raise money and awareness by participating in Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation’s annual Frocktober campaign was an outstanding success!

The Richardson and Wrench Caboolture team recently donated toys to Caboolture Hospital Paediatrics Ward. The local real estate agency raises funds for a charity each month and recently hosted a toy drive for Caboolture Hospital’s Paediatrics Department.

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