WE ARE IMPROVING QUALITY OF CARE BY:
Becoming a national leader in blood management with hospitals Australia-wide
referring to the blood management framework and forms developed by JHC.
Expanding the paediatric ward. The new Telethon Children’s Ward opened in 2016
and is providing care closer to home for children and families in the northern suburbs
of Perth.
Introducing the Enhanced Recovery Arthroplasty Service in 2016. Arthroplasty is the
surgical reconstruction or replacement of a joint. This new service is benefiting patients
who need a hip replacement or a partial or total knee replacement and involves more
comprehensive pre-hospital care designed to get patients into optimum condition
before surgery. This has been proven to improve patient outcomes.
Investing in a robot used to assist surgeons undertaking partial hip and knee
replacements is making a big difference to our patients, many of whom are up back on
their feet sooner and pain free faster. The aim is for most patients to be up on their feet
on the same day as their surgery and many are now fit for discharge within days.
Building a cardiac catheterisation lab in 2013 has meant numerous local lives have
been saved due to closer proximity of this life-saving service. The cath lab, as it is often
referred, contains diagnostic imaging equipment used to visualise the arteries and
chambers of the heart and treat any abnormities. It helps the cardiologists to treat people
who are experiencing chest pain which potentially evolves to heart attack as well as many
other life-threatening heart related conditions. Planning for the addition of extra cardiac
cath labs at JHC is already underway – this will allow the hospital to meet the likely growth
in demand for this service in the future.
Appointing the inaugural JHC Senior Consultant for Patient Safety to provide a
dedicated quality improvement and safety resource led by a medical professional.
Offering patients the opportunity to provide feedback during their hospital stay via an
iPad with an app called Point of Care. This allows staff to actively address issues as
they arise, rather than hearing about complaints after a patient is discharged home.
“Hospitals Australia-wide are looking
to the blood management framework
and forms developed by Joondalup
Health Campus.”
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