Catholic Health Australia
Catholic health and aged care operators are calling on government to create clear lines of communication to avoid the confusion that beset the sectors at the height of the COVID pandemic.
A new review into operations, Lessons Learnt from COVID-19, has found multiple data requests, junior staff in the bureaucracy as contacts, and a surge workforce that was untrained and unprepared to work with COVID-affected patients were some of the challenges facing operators.
The report was compiled by Catholic Health Australia in conjunction with Australian Catholic University, and surveyed executives from four major providers in Victoria: Mercy Health, St John of God Healthcare, St Vincent’s Health Australia and Villa Maria Catholic Homes.
The hospital welcomed 3833 babies in 2020, while 3888 were born there in 2019.
Health services chief executive Jason Payne said Werribee Mercy Hospital’s birthing numbers had remained steady over the past two years because the birthing suites were unable to accommodate any more expectant mums.
He said at the moment, some pregnant women within the Werribee Mercy Hospital catchment are using services at public hospitals outside the area.
“The demand exists for Werribee Mercy Hospital to deliver more babies locally but this cannot occur without expanded facilities,” Mr Payne said.
“It would be preferable that local families had access to more of the best high quality and safe public birthing services at Werribee Mercy Hospital, so they don’t have to travel,” he said.
Indian-origin taxi driver arrested, charged over fatal crash in Australia
Indian-origin taxi driver arrested, charged over fatal crash in Australia
A 37-year-old Indian-origin Taxi Driver Has Been Arrested And Charged In Australia With Dangerous Driving For Causing A Fatal Crash That Left An Elderly Woman Dead And 12 Persons Injured. PTI | Updated on: 21 Jun 2017, 02:43:31 PM
Melbourne:
A 37-year-old Indian-origin taxi driver has been arrested and charged in Australia with dangerous driving for causing a fatal crash that left an elderly woman dead and 12 persons injured.
Shepparton Magistrate court charged Jatinder Panesar with one count causing death on Monday after he appeared in the court. Panesar was released on bail but forced to surrender his passport.