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Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals Expansion Project | No. 332 | 30 August 2019

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ON SITE

THIS WEEK

Asphalting work on

loop road next

week. Traffic

restrictions are in

place so please

follow directions

from site staff.

Use the colonnade

for pedestrian

access from

Emergency to the

Atrium

Emergency drop-off,

parking and entry

now open. Do not

drive over hatched

yellow areas - these

areas are for

emergency vehicles

only.

No parking in drop-

off zones. Please use

new parking area -

check local signs for

time limits and fees.

No staff drop-off or

parking in

Emergency area.

Staff please use

Entry 1 or 2 for

drop-off and

pick-up.

Please take extra

care while we all get

used to the changes.

Building A


MAIN VISITOR AND STAFF CAR PARK

Atrium now open

Renal & Admin

Now open in Building A - use

A lifts for access to A81

Women’s Health, A71

Maternity, A61 Newborn Care,

A62 Birthing, and level 3

Perioperative Services. Staff

access via staff lifts level 1 - 8.

9 - 20 October Blacktown

Relay for Life. For more info

visit the Cancer Council

website.

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BRAG BOOK


It’s been a week of new beginnings, and some endings,

at Blacktown Hospital as staff waved goodbye to their

old facilities and headed off the their brand new units

in our new Building A.

Perioperative Services went live bright and early

Monday morning, then Birthing moved to the new unit

on level 6. Newborn Care followed straight after, with a

convoy of cots, parents, midwives and support staff

safely transferring 13 bubbas to the new unit. Our first

mums started arriving in Maternity Assessment Centre

mid-morning, and then it was the main event - a baby

boy born at 12.07pm to proud parents Sheela and

Bhawan (more on The Pulse).

On Wednesday we backed up for another big day with

Maternity and Women’s Health both relocated to their

purpose-built facilities.

Thank you to everyone, especially our project team,

General Services, IT, support and department staff for

your tireless effort!

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Robyn and Helen present proud parents

Bhuwan and Sheela with a gift basket to

celebrate the birth of their baby boy.

New beginnings for Blacktown








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The Birthing team prepare to leave their old unit

With a combined 92 years’ midwifery experience, the move was in good

hands! Midwifery team Rachael, Julieanne, Kirsty and Gracie.

Baby Lily was the last bub to be delivered in our

old operating theatres. Midwives Sophia and

Kellie look almost as pleased as dad Steven!

Baby Lyla was the last bub born in the

old Birthing Unit, here with proud mum

and dad Victoria and Netani.

A new room in A62 Birthing











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On their way - the first of

our convoy of babies

leaving Special Care Nursery

for the new Newborn Care

unit.

Grant, John and Rowell

were in Newborn Care

ready to remove equipment

for repurposing or disposal.

Our first bubs and mums arrive in A61 Newborn Care

Newborn Care NUM Terry and clinical midwifery specialist

Milica greet Alfie's mum Lauren with a welcome giraffe in

our bright Blacktown colours.

Blacktown staff member Milan was seeing the hospital from a

different angle as he kept watch by his daughter's side.

NUM Terry greets

mum Rhianna, baby

Charlotte and her

sister Gabriella.








It’s a bright new start for babies Alfie and Charlotte in Newborn Care.




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Suzanne and Kim, pictured with RN Joan, were the first patients in new

Women’s Health on Wednesday. Kim said is was “like the Hilton”!

Suzanne enjoying the sunshine in her room. “I'm not sick

enough to be in bed, I hate laying down, and I can make myself

nice and comfy here and feel like a real person”, she said.

The welcoming patient lounge in

Women’s Health.

Bec and Michelle in the new ward.

Nilesh and food services assistant

Satvinder in the new unit.

Women’s Health has all single rooms with

en-suites and district or building views.











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Midwife Jodie in the

new patient lounge

area which can also be

used for education.

She was demonstrating

how to safely (and

enjoyably) bathe a

baby. This cutie looks

pretty happy!

The team in A71 Maternity.

Clinical midwifery specialist Jeni

with Miriam and her baby son

Sosaia who were the first to

arrive in Maternity on

Wednesday morning.

New mum Ananiah, with baby Noah (and Noah's very

proud Nan), was one of the first ladies to arrive in the

new ward.

Community-inspired artwork by Mary Kathleen

Jennings with photographer Silia Cluff.











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Mum-to-be Jessica was first to arrive in our new Maternity

Assessment Centre on Monday. She was back again on

Wednesday to deliver baby Thomas.

Kevork, Thomas, Jessica and new big brother

Levon. Jessica was the last to leave the old

Maternity Unit in Building B.

Behind the scenes, hundreds of staff were working to prepare the new hospital

unit for opening. Thanks to our General Services staff for their contribution!











BRAG BOOK


David has worked in all

three operating theatre

suites - in the original

hospital, in Building B

and now in Building A.

Legend.

New

Perioperative

Services











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Goodbye gals

It’s farewell to two of our favourite

project ladies this week as Rhonda

and Kaye move back to their

substantive roles.

Rhonda is taking a well-earned

holiday after commissioning our

new Perioperative Services, and

she’ll be back to her role at Mount

Druitt when she returns.

Kaye has been our resident nurse

educator for the last year,

navigating thousands of staff

members through their orientation

and training. Kaye is having a short

break before returning to her role

in Critical Care.

Farewell morning tea,

with pink cake!

Seven-year switch

After 331 updates, tonnes of cake,

2000 tweets, countless events, 560

Instagram posts, 45000 photos of

the hospital, and a million or so

Facebook posts (give or take)

project comms manager Lilly is

leaving the project after seven

years of painting everything pink!

She will be taking up a role with

another infrastructure project

because her dad concreted

everything when she was growing

up and she never got over it.

She will always have a pink streak,

even if it’s on the inside.

On site with the squad

Melbourne Cup ready

The

Millennium

Falcon

buried in

concrete at

the car park

topping out








Time to pack away the boots. Goodbye to all the Weekly Update readers - it’s been a privilege sharing your stories and watching you transform into a truly world-class facility! Thank you for your genuine and enthusiastic embrace of our project, and for letting me take photos of you ALL THE TIME! The Weekly Update will continue with a new format so keep on growing! Lilly

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