Year in Review 2021

50,000+ doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine were administered across the Westmead and Blacktown Hospital Clinics in May

49,000 vaccinations made avaliable to eligible authorised workers fromWestern and South Western Sydney in mid-to-late August

We responded rapidly to the 2021 COVID-19 outbreak, opening vaccination clinics at Westmead and Blacktown Hospital and shortly afterwards, at Qudos Bank Arena. A streamlined recruitment process took place thanks to tireless commitment from staff and partnerships with Randstad Source Right recruitment agency, The Health Education and Training Institute (HETI) and Qantas, screening and onboarding over 2200 staff to the Qudos facility. January 24 marked the 1st Anniversary since the first patient was treated for COVID-19 at Westmead Hospital. Since then, some monumental milestones have been achieved. Westmead Hospital was one of the first vaccination clinics to open in NSW when the vaccine rollout for frontline workers began in February 2021. We then opened a second vaccination clinic at Blacktown Hospital as the district continued to vaccinate tens of thousands of eligible people. With the addition of the Qudos Arena Vaccination Hub, an additional 120,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine were administered later in the year. Prior to the Delta wave, Residential Aged Care Facilities and Disability Group Homes in Western Sydney had not had a COVID-19 outbreak. Our support to Residential Aged Care Facilities and Disability Group Homes during COVID-19 outbreaks included daily governance meetings with the facilities, NSW Health, Commonwealth Aged Care, and Australian Quality and Safety Commission; on-site infection prevention control assessments; rapid delivery of personal protective equipment (PPE); coordination of on-site COVID-19 testing of residents and staff; the deployment of nursing staff to fill roster vacancies; contact tracing and case interviews; and on site vaccinations in conjunction with support from the Commonwealth. Medical specialists from our District who supported COVID-19 outbreaks at Residential Aged Care Facilities and Disability Group Homes included geriatric, palliative care, renal medicine and infectious disease experts. Residential Aged Care Facilities were further supported to reduce COVID-19 impacts by the running of weekly Public Health webinars, including “Lessons Learnt” webinars, which included Vaccinating Western Sydney

15,390 year 12 students given first dose

400,000+ COVID-19 tests performed in community clinics across Western Sydney 31+ COVID-19 testing clinics open in Western Sydney during the 2020-21 financial year 41 Aged Care and Disability Home outbreaks managed in Western Sydney from 29 June to 28 October 2021

500,000+ COVID-19 vaccinations delivered by WSLHD

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