The Prince Charles Hospital
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Keeping nursing in the family
For brothers Jared and Nathaniel Ah-Leong, caring for others is part of their DNA.
60 years of better lung health
Thousands of patients have been through TPCH Respiratory Investigations Unit and undergone vital lung testing for improved health since its inception.
Hospital superheroes celebrate birthday
Staff at The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) recently replaced their scrubs with superhero outfits to celebrate the hospital’s upcoming birthday.
Master hospital chefs improving nutrition for patients
For hospital chef duo Peter Wright-Hofmeister and Rahul Raj, improving the experience of patients at The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) through nutritious and interesting meals is a passion.
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Phone calls to hospitals don't stop over Christmas, and Peter and the switchboard team at TPCH can testify to that. 🎄
This busy team are taking up to 7,000 internal and external calls per day, patching through to patients, staff, other facilities on campus, plus providing advice on various topics.
If you have a loved one in hospital on Christmas Day, you can call TPCH switch on 3139 4000 and ask to be put through. 📞
"On Christmas Day we will try to change our greeting to "Merry Christmas, The Prince Charles Hospital," Peter said.
"We get such a wide variety of calls that require empathy and understanding, and also knowledge of random things like bus timetables, accommodation in the area, and florists."
#ShoutoutSaturday👏 to Peter and the TPCH Switch team.
Great work switchboard team! A very vital part of the hospital ❤️
Awesome team. Thank you for what you do for us
Loved the switch team when I worked at Charlie’s 😊 always super friendly and helpful. Great job Peter!
Thank you, Switch Board. You are awesome.
Love the switch team!
I've definitely spoken to Peter many times and he's always been friendly and helpful. Switch are such an underrated area of the health care system. They know EVERYTHING and have helped me many times. Thanks Guys!
Thankyou Charlies Switch team. You are an amazing support and resource for us all. We love how you are always kind and supportive everyday.
Thank you Peter. Love your work.
Thanks for the awesome job your team do 👐
Thanks for your help Peter! You’re always so helpful 👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you Peter and the team for answering my often vague questions! You get me through to the right people
Peter is amazing
Hi Pete! Love our switch team <3
I can finally put a face to a name. Always a pleasure to share a laugh with you Peter before you transfer me. Biggest shout out to all of the wonderful switchboard’s team! We would be lost without you all! Angel ❤️
Peter is such an awesome asset to TPCH. He is so friendly and helpful when you call switch.
Loveliest team to work with! Always so kind and helpful. Merry Christmas to all!
Such a wonderful team to work with!
love Peter on the end of the line 👏👏
What a team at TPCH switchboard! Thank-you for all of your hard work over many years! 🙏🏻
You all do an amazing job.
Such a wonderful team always so friendly and helpful ❤️
Great team! Always so helpful ❤️
Peter is the best!!!! So unbelievably helpful !!! 😊
I was at the switch the other day. It’s busy n noisy. Incredible team! Thank you
The best switch team!
Mia is a social work lead working with TPCH’s memory clinic team, where she focusses on addressing psychosocial factors that support patients to continue living independently at home. 🏡
Mia supports the social work sub-acute team to serve a broad range of patients where she navigates some complex pathways to prevent hospital admission and keep them in the community.
"I really value the privilege to support and connect with vulnerable patients through listening and showing empathy," Mia said.
"I am passionate about improving health equity and helping empower patients to determine their own paths."
Nice work Mia! You are a fabulous clinician and leader!
Thank you for all that you do. This has to be the hardest thing for patients and their families as they age and try to remain independent.
Good on you Mia. Doing great things for Social Work 🤩
Well done Mia!
A wonderful Social Worker Mia and a wonderful lead. ❤️
Yay Mia great work
Brilliant cover of a brilliant SW’er
Love working with you Mia 😊
Well done Mia! It's great to read about your fantastic work!
Great Work Mia!
Mia does amazing work
Go Mia! What a great snapshot of the great job you do!!🥰
You are fabulous Mia 👏 🙌
Good to see you Mia! ❤️
Thank you for the great work you do at TPCH❤
Mia is the best! An asset to TPCH.
Magnificent Mia!
Whoo hoo - ever so good
Mia 🙌🙌❤️❤️
Bridget Sondergeld
"I am from the UK, I was born in Scotland and I came to Australia while serving in the British Marines. We did an exercise in Shoalwater Bay. I did two postings to Malaya and one to Borneo. I officially moved to Australia in 1970, and met my wife, we've been married for 51 years. I joined the Army Reserves and retired as a Warrant Officer Class Two. I am a member of the Samford Men's Shed, I help to repair all sorts of things like tables and cabinets. It's great for the company and something to get involved in."
#MondayMantra☁️ Les, 78 years old, TPCH Thoracic Ward Patient.
Thanks for your service and for sharing your story.
Thank you for your service snd helping to make Australia great!
That is an interesting life! Stories to share there for sure!
Thankyou for your sacrifice and service. Hang tough, you got this.
I was sponsored by QH As a RN in 2007 from UK.i was w/ the nhs- uk , when I decided to follow a workmate couple friend who went ahead of me on a sponsorship visa It was a very GOOD decision I made!!!
IloveQH 1loveAUSTRALIA.It makes us my family easy to plan holidays in taguig city mla.Philippines .as Brisbane is 7-8 great flite home.
We breathe in and out about 22,000 times a day, and are powered by our breathing, which is why TPCH senior respiratory scientist Alanna has made it her career focus. 🫁
A respiratory scientist works with patients who have who have lung, chest wall, airway or blood oxygenation problems by performing tests using a variety of skills and equipment.
Alanna and the team see a diverse range of patients, and offer a suite of respiratory assessments such as spirometry, lung volume measurements, gas transfer, bronchial provocation testing and cardiopulmonary exercise testing.
"Our patients are an interesting group of thoracic and cardiac - we might see a cystic fibrosis patient as a child, to pre-transplant, to post-transplant then right through to adulthood, it's pretty special," Alanna said. 🫶
<3
22,000*
Receiving an interstitial lung disease diagnosis, which is an umbrella term used for a large group of diseases that cause scarring (fibrosis) of the lungs, can be a complex and challenging process to navigate. 🫁
Sarah is one of the interstitial lung disease nurse coordinators at TPCH, who acts as the point of call for patients and their families, and provides education and support.
"More often than not it's completely life changing," Sarah said.
"We understand this and aim to support patients and their families through the process, and I am here for when the patients need to ask any questions and talk them through their medication and potential side-effects." 🫶
Well done Sarah Middleton!
Sarah is an excellent, compassionate nurse.
Fb debut - There she is! Sarah 💗 fabulous x
Congratulations Sarah 💐
One of the best Sarah!!
Amazing work Sarah!!
Well done Sarah as a caring compassionate nurse.
We can cure our self instead they give us chemicals, pain killers with side effects, which is the drugs prescriptions they give to us to suppress our health issues all these was cleared to me when i met a natural holistic Medicine doctor Online He told me everything i needed to know about our immune and how we can build up our cells with natural medicine, He gave me medications to Cure My stage IV cancer, and after 30 days of treatment i was fully recovered all thanks to the holistic medicines and Dr Gbojie his page: Dr. Gbojie Natural Cure
Latest news
Keeping nursing in the family
For brothers Jared and Nathaniel Ah-Leong, caring for others is part of their DNA.
60 years of better lung health
Thousands of patients have been through TPCH Respiratory Investigations Unit and undergone vital lung testing for improved health since its inception.
Events
/ MetroNorthHHS
Phone calls to hospitals don't stop over Christmas, and Peter and the switchboard team at TPCH can testify to that. 🎄
This busy team are taking up to 7,000 internal and external calls per day, patching through to patients, staff, other facilities on campus, plus providing advice on various topics.
If you have a loved one in hospital on Christmas Day, you can call TPCH switch on 3139 4000 and ask to be put through. 📞
"On Christmas Day we will try to change our greeting to "Merry Christmas, The Prince Charles Hospital," Peter said.
"We get such a wide variety of calls that require empathy and understanding, and also knowledge of random things like bus timetables, accommodation in the area, and florists."
#ShoutoutSaturday👏 to Peter and the TPCH Switch team.
Great work switchboard team! A very vital part of the hospital ❤️
Awesome team. Thank you for what you do for us
Loved the switch team when I worked at Charlie’s 😊 always super friendly and helpful. Great job Peter!
Thank you, Switch Board. You are awesome.
Love the switch team!
I've definitely spoken to Peter many times and he's always been friendly and helpful. Switch are such an underrated area of the health care system. They know EVERYTHING and have helped me many times. Thanks Guys!
Thankyou Charlies Switch team. You are an amazing support and resource for us all. We love how you are always kind and supportive everyday.
Thank you Peter. Love your work.
Thanks for the awesome job your team do 👐
Thanks for your help Peter! You’re always so helpful 👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you Peter and the team for answering my often vague questions! You get me through to the right people
Peter is amazing
Hi Pete! Love our switch team <3
I can finally put a face to a name. Always a pleasure to share a laugh with you Peter before you transfer me. Biggest shout out to all of the wonderful switchboard’s team! We would be lost without you all! Angel ❤️
Peter is such an awesome asset to TPCH. He is so friendly and helpful when you call switch.
Loveliest team to work with! Always so kind and helpful. Merry Christmas to all!
Such a wonderful team to work with!
love Peter on the end of the line 👏👏
What a team at TPCH switchboard! Thank-you for all of your hard work over many years! 🙏🏻
You all do an amazing job.
Such a wonderful team always so friendly and helpful ❤️
Great team! Always so helpful ❤️
Peter is the best!!!! So unbelievably helpful !!! 😊
I was at the switch the other day. It’s busy n noisy. Incredible team! Thank you
The best switch team!
Mia is a social work lead working with TPCH’s memory clinic team, where she focusses on addressing psychosocial factors that support patients to continue living independently at home. 🏡
Mia supports the social work sub-acute team to serve a broad range of patients where she navigates some complex pathways to prevent hospital admission and keep them in the community.
"I really value the privilege to support and connect with vulnerable patients through listening and showing empathy," Mia said.
"I am passionate about improving health equity and helping empower patients to determine their own paths."
Nice work Mia! You are a fabulous clinician and leader!
Thank you for all that you do. This has to be the hardest thing for patients and their families as they age and try to remain independent.
Good on you Mia. Doing great things for Social Work 🤩
Well done Mia!
A wonderful Social Worker Mia and a wonderful lead. ❤️
Yay Mia great work
Brilliant cover of a brilliant SW’er
Love working with you Mia 😊
Well done Mia! It's great to read about your fantastic work!
Great Work Mia!
Mia does amazing work
Go Mia! What a great snapshot of the great job you do!!🥰
You are fabulous Mia 👏 🙌
Good to see you Mia! ❤️
Thank you for the great work you do at TPCH❤
Mia is the best! An asset to TPCH.
Magnificent Mia!
Whoo hoo - ever so good
Mia 🙌🙌❤️❤️
Bridget Sondergeld
"I am from the UK, I was born in Scotland and I came to Australia while serving in the British Marines. We did an exercise in Shoalwater Bay. I did two postings to Malaya and one to Borneo. I officially moved to Australia in 1970, and met my wife, we've been married for 51 years. I joined the Army Reserves and retired as a Warrant Officer Class Two. I am a member of the Samford Men's Shed, I help to repair all sorts of things like tables and cabinets. It's great for the company and something to get involved in."
#MondayMantra☁️ Les, 78 years old, TPCH Thoracic Ward Patient.
Thanks for your service and for sharing your story.
Thank you for your service snd helping to make Australia great!
That is an interesting life! Stories to share there for sure!
Thankyou for your sacrifice and service. Hang tough, you got this.
I was sponsored by QH As a RN in 2007 from UK.i was w/ the nhs- uk , when I decided to follow a workmate couple friend who went ahead of me on a sponsorship visa It was a very GOOD decision I made!!!
IloveQH 1loveAUSTRALIA.It makes us my family easy to plan holidays in taguig city mla.Philippines .as Brisbane is 7-8 great flite home.
We breathe in and out about 22,000 times a day, and are powered by our breathing, which is why TPCH senior respiratory scientist Alanna has made it her career focus. 🫁
A respiratory scientist works with patients who have who have lung, chest wall, airway or blood oxygenation problems by performing tests using a variety of skills and equipment.
Alanna and the team see a diverse range of patients, and offer a suite of respiratory assessments such as spirometry, lung volume measurements, gas transfer, bronchial provocation testing and cardiopulmonary exercise testing.
"Our patients are an interesting group of thoracic and cardiac - we might see a cystic fibrosis patient as a child, to pre-transplant, to post-transplant then right through to adulthood, it's pretty special," Alanna said. 🫶
<3
22,000*
Receiving an interstitial lung disease diagnosis, which is an umbrella term used for a large group of diseases that cause scarring (fibrosis) of the lungs, can be a complex and challenging process to navigate. 🫁
Sarah is one of the interstitial lung disease nurse coordinators at TPCH, who acts as the point of call for patients and their families, and provides education and support.
"More often than not it's completely life changing," Sarah said.
"We understand this and aim to support patients and their families through the process, and I am here for when the patients need to ask any questions and talk them through their medication and potential side-effects." 🫶
Well done Sarah Middleton!
Sarah is an excellent, compassionate nurse.
Fb debut - There she is! Sarah 💗 fabulous x
Congratulations Sarah 💐
One of the best Sarah!!
Amazing work Sarah!!
Well done Sarah as a caring compassionate nurse.
We can cure our self instead they give us chemicals, pain killers with side effects, which is the drugs prescriptions they give to us to suppress our health issues all these was cleared to me when i met a natural holistic Medicine doctor Online He told me everything i needed to know about our immune and how we can build up our cells with natural medicine, He gave me medications to Cure My stage IV cancer, and after 30 days of treatment i was fully recovered all thanks to the holistic medicines and Dr Gbojie his page: Dr. Gbojie Natural Cure
Latest news
Keeping nursing in the family
For brothers Jared and Nathaniel Ah-Leong, caring for others is part of their DNA.
Events
/ MetroNorthHHS
Phone calls to hospitals don't stop over Christmas, and Peter and the switchboard team at TPCH can testify to that. 🎄
This busy team are taking up to 7,000 internal and external calls per day, patching through to patients, staff, other facilities on campus, plus providing advice on various topics.
If you have a loved one in hospital on Christmas Day, you can call TPCH switch on 3139 4000 and ask to be put through. 📞
"On Christmas Day we will try to change our greeting to "Merry Christmas, The Prince Charles Hospital," Peter said.
"We get such a wide variety of calls that require empathy and understanding, and also knowledge of random things like bus timetables, accommodation in the area, and florists."
#ShoutoutSaturday👏 to Peter and the TPCH Switch team.
Great work switchboard team! A very vital part of the hospital ❤️
Awesome team. Thank you for what you do for us
Loved the switch team when I worked at Charlie’s 😊 always super friendly and helpful. Great job Peter!
Thank you, Switch Board. You are awesome.
Love the switch team!
I've definitely spoken to Peter many times and he's always been friendly and helpful. Switch are such an underrated area of the health care system. They know EVERYTHING and have helped me many times. Thanks Guys!
Thankyou Charlies Switch team. You are an amazing support and resource for us all. We love how you are always kind and supportive everyday.
Thank you Peter. Love your work.
Thanks for the awesome job your team do 👐
Thanks for your help Peter! You’re always so helpful 👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you Peter and the team for answering my often vague questions! You get me through to the right people
Peter is amazing
Hi Pete! Love our switch team <3
I can finally put a face to a name. Always a pleasure to share a laugh with you Peter before you transfer me. Biggest shout out to all of the wonderful switchboard’s team! We would be lost without you all! Angel ❤️
Peter is such an awesome asset to TPCH. He is so friendly and helpful when you call switch.
Loveliest team to work with! Always so kind and helpful. Merry Christmas to all!
Such a wonderful team to work with!
love Peter on the end of the line 👏👏
What a team at TPCH switchboard! Thank-you for all of your hard work over many years! 🙏🏻
You all do an amazing job.
Such a wonderful team always so friendly and helpful ❤️
Great team! Always so helpful ❤️
Peter is the best!!!! So unbelievably helpful !!! 😊
I was at the switch the other day. It’s busy n noisy. Incredible team! Thank you
The best switch team!
Mia is a social work lead working with TPCH’s memory clinic team, where she focusses on addressing psychosocial factors that support patients to continue living independently at home. 🏡
Mia supports the social work sub-acute team to serve a broad range of patients where she navigates some complex pathways to prevent hospital admission and keep them in the community.
"I really value the privilege to support and connect with vulnerable patients through listening and showing empathy," Mia said.
"I am passionate about improving health equity and helping empower patients to determine their own paths."
Nice work Mia! You are a fabulous clinician and leader!
Thank you for all that you do. This has to be the hardest thing for patients and their families as they age and try to remain independent.
Good on you Mia. Doing great things for Social Work 🤩
Well done Mia!
A wonderful Social Worker Mia and a wonderful lead. ❤️
Yay Mia great work
Brilliant cover of a brilliant SW’er
Love working with you Mia 😊
Well done Mia! It's great to read about your fantastic work!
Great Work Mia!
Mia does amazing work
Go Mia! What a great snapshot of the great job you do!!🥰
You are fabulous Mia 👏 🙌
Good to see you Mia! ❤️
Thank you for the great work you do at TPCH❤
Mia is the best! An asset to TPCH.
Magnificent Mia!
Whoo hoo - ever so good
Mia 🙌🙌❤️❤️
Bridget Sondergeld
"I am from the UK, I was born in Scotland and I came to Australia while serving in the British Marines. We did an exercise in Shoalwater Bay. I did two postings to Malaya and one to Borneo. I officially moved to Australia in 1970, and met my wife, we've been married for 51 years. I joined the Army Reserves and retired as a Warrant Officer Class Two. I am a member of the Samford Men's Shed, I help to repair all sorts of things like tables and cabinets. It's great for the company and something to get involved in."
#MondayMantra☁️ Les, 78 years old, TPCH Thoracic Ward Patient.
Thanks for your service and for sharing your story.
Thank you for your service snd helping to make Australia great!
That is an interesting life! Stories to share there for sure!
Thankyou for your sacrifice and service. Hang tough, you got this.
I was sponsored by QH As a RN in 2007 from UK.i was w/ the nhs- uk , when I decided to follow a workmate couple friend who went ahead of me on a sponsorship visa It was a very GOOD decision I made!!!
IloveQH 1loveAUSTRALIA.It makes us my family easy to plan holidays in taguig city mla.Philippines .as Brisbane is 7-8 great flite home.
We breathe in and out about 22,000 times a day, and are powered by our breathing, which is why TPCH senior respiratory scientist Alanna has made it her career focus. 🫁
A respiratory scientist works with patients who have who have lung, chest wall, airway or blood oxygenation problems by performing tests using a variety of skills and equipment.
Alanna and the team see a diverse range of patients, and offer a suite of respiratory assessments such as spirometry, lung volume measurements, gas transfer, bronchial provocation testing and cardiopulmonary exercise testing.
"Our patients are an interesting group of thoracic and cardiac - we might see a cystic fibrosis patient as a child, to pre-transplant, to post-transplant then right through to adulthood, it's pretty special," Alanna said. 🫶
<3
22,000*
Receiving an interstitial lung disease diagnosis, which is an umbrella term used for a large group of diseases that cause scarring (fibrosis) of the lungs, can be a complex and challenging process to navigate. 🫁
Sarah is one of the interstitial lung disease nurse coordinators at TPCH, who acts as the point of call for patients and their families, and provides education and support.
"More often than not it's completely life changing," Sarah said.
"We understand this and aim to support patients and their families through the process, and I am here for when the patients need to ask any questions and talk them through their medication and potential side-effects." 🫶
Well done Sarah Middleton!
Sarah is an excellent, compassionate nurse.
Fb debut - There she is! Sarah 💗 fabulous x
Congratulations Sarah 💐
One of the best Sarah!!
Amazing work Sarah!!
Well done Sarah as a caring compassionate nurse.
We can cure our self instead they give us chemicals, pain killers with side effects, which is the drugs prescriptions they give to us to suppress our health issues all these was cleared to me when i met a natural holistic Medicine doctor Online He told me everything i needed to know about our immune and how we can build up our cells with natural medicine, He gave me medications to Cure My stage IV cancer, and after 30 days of treatment i was fully recovered all thanks to the holistic medicines and Dr Gbojie his page: Dr. Gbojie Natural Cure
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