NSW Health WSLHD Lifeblood 2020-2021

LIFEBLOOD WE S T E RN SYDNE Y LOCAL HEALTH D I S T R I C T WE S T E R N SY DN E Y LO A L H E A LT H D I S T R I C T 2021

LIFEBLOOD: AN INDISPENSABLE

FACTOR OR INFLUENCE THAT GIVES SOMETHING ITS STRENGTH AND VITALITY.

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When 2020 came to a close, we thought it was a year never to be repeated. 2021 may have proved those predictions wrong but our health heroes stepped up again, this time to an even greater challenge. The unknowns of a global pandemic rivalled with the dedication and sacrifice of our District; proof of what we were capable of in the most difficult of circumstances. Western Sydney was the epicentre of the Delta outbreak – a more devastating and virulent strain of the virus, and subsequent pressure on our health system like we have never seen before. Our incredible staff tackled COVID-19 – through testing, treating and vaccination. Public squares became testing clinics, our hospitals transformed both wards and their models of care, and places – from community halls to concert arenas – became vaccination centres. In the face of the most difficult circumstances, the western Sydney community proved the doubters wrong – they stepped up, rolled up their sleeves and were vaccinated in astonishing numbers to protect themselves, their loved ones, and our entire community. Frontline workers from across western Sydney worked exceptionally hard to vaccinate Sydneysiders against a virus that has claimed so many lives around the world. Qudos Bank Arena Vaccination Centre, the biggest vaccination in the state, delivered over 360,000 doses. Our vaccination outreach program helped vaccinate vulnerable and priority populations at churches, temples, homeless shelters and even meat processing facilities. At the same time, our resilience and versatility came to the fore in as we improved services, increased our commitment to research, looked after our staff, and planned for the future of healthcare. We opened the Central Acute Services Building along with revitalised facilities at Cumberland Hospital and the new Merrylands HealthOne community health centre. Westmead Health Precinct’s Cultural Gathering Place was unveiled to local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders and the community alike. At the heart of our District’s work is care. We are always there for the community when they need us most. While our work may not stop, we can take the time to stop and reflect on those who have made our District as successful as we are. 2021 has truly been a year like no other and while we can’t predict what 2022 will be like, I know Western Sydney Local Health District and its health heroes can manage, confront, and overcome any challenge we might be faced with.

GRAEME LOY Chief Executive Western Sydney Local Health District

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A/Professor Sarah Zaman begins an Australian-first study into heart disease in young women 04 COVID-19 TESTING CLINIC TO TAKE ON THE BERALA OUTBREAK Left to right: Fay Jelley (WSLHD Community Health), Azhar Edan (SydPath Staff) COVID-19 TESTING CLINIC AT LIDCOMBE Left to right: Khem Sharma (Histopath staff), Niki Acharya (Histopath staff) 05 PATIENT CARE IN 2021 Renal Physician Dr Richard Phoon with patient Rezek Nametaalla 06 NEW ORAL HEALTH NEW STUDENTS BEING WELCOMED Left to right: Professor Heiko Spallek (Head of School and Dean), Dr Raul Taliana (Head of Department), Garo Mazmanian (Dental Student), Jacob Wedderburn-Bishop (Dental Student) 07 CELEBRATING AUSTRALIA DAY Left to right: Marie Conteh (Registered Nurse), Joseph di Santi (Registered Nurse) 08 A UBURN COMMUNITY DIALYSIS CENTRE IMPROVING PATIENT CARE Nurse Unit Manager Nelson Ubera with dialysis patient Sonia Shalala 09 O NE YEAR SINCE THE FIRST COVID PATIENT WAS TREATED AT WESTMEAD HOSPITAL Dr Hemal Vachharajani is an Intensive Care Staff Specialist at Westmead Hospital and was one of the first doctors to treat a COVID positive patient in Australia NEW BEGINNINGS AT WESTMEAD HOSPITAL Robert and Angela Gennari celebrated the birth of their son Leo – born 2am on 27 January 2021 at Westmead Hospital THE COVID-19 TESTING BUS IS READY TO RIDE

Left to right: Allissa Marasigan (Registered Nurse), Stephanie Fernando (Registered Nurse) T HE NEW “OUR PLACE, OUR PEOPLE” PROGRAM FOCUSES ON IMPROVING CULTURE AT WSLHD Dr Neela Sitaram (Paediatric Fellow Blacktown Hospital)

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11 WESTMEAD HOSPITAL’S COVID-19 VACCINATION CLINIC OPENS Nurse Unit Manager Dante Canete is the first person to receive his COVID-19 vaccination from Registered Nurse Carly Hanington 12 PREPARING THE WESTMEAD HOSPITAL VACCINATION CLINIC Top left: Matt Sydenham (Director Redevelopment and Infrastructure), Marcelle Appay (Pharmacist), Angela Netluch (Pharmacist) with the first delivery of vaccines. Top right: Angela Netluch (Pharmacist), Marcelle Appay (Pharmacist) perform final temperature checks. Bottom left: The first dose being prepared. Bottom right: Pharmacist Maggie Tso prepares more vaccinations 13 P ROTECTING FRONTLINE WORKERS AT THE WESTMEAD HOSPITAL VACCINATION CLINIC Top left: Michele Darwall (Physiotherapist). Top right: Vaccination clinic staff. Bottom left: Dr Brandon Verdonk. Bottom right: Dr Angela Hamilton 14 MULTICULTURAL HEALTH COMMUNITY EDUCATION Ngatho Mugo 15 F IRST PATIENT WELCOMED TO THE NEW MERRYLANDS HEALTHONE CENTRE The first podiatry client Iris May Vanden Berg receives her treatment W ESTMEAD HOSPITAL JUNIOR DOCTOR LAUNCHES EDUCATIONAL PODCAST Left to right: Dr Gideon Sandler (Staff Specialist), Dr Taren Bettler (Medical Officer) 16 V ALENTINE’S DAY CELEBRATIONS WITH BLACKTOWN HOSPITAL’S PHARMACY TEAM LOVE IS IN THE AIR AT WESTMEAD HOSPITAL Left to right: Clare Digirolamo (Registered Midwife), Robert Digirolamo (Orderly) 17 W ESTMEAD HOSPITAL ICU CLINICAL NURSE EDUCATOR SHEEJA THOMAS 18 C HINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS AT THE BAULKHAM HILLS COMMUNITY CENTRE

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W ESTMEAD HOSPITAL’S NEW EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT Staff Specialists prepare to start work and treating patients F IRST PATIENT AT WESTMEAD HOSPITAL’S NEW EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT 96-year-old George Nicholas is the first patient to be treated by Nurse Sepalika Rapnappuli 22 W ESTMEAD HOSPITAL CASB SMOKING CEREMONY WITH ABORIGINAL ELDERS Left to right: Braiden Abala (Director Aboriginal Health Strategy), Uncle Wesley Marne (Aboriginal Elder) 23 ORAL HEALTH’S PAEDIATRIC SERVICES Andrea Fenwicke (Registrar) starts work in paediatric dentistry W SLHD BOARD MEMBERS TOURING CUMBERLAND HOSPITAL’S NEW BORONIA WARD Left to right: Richard Alcock AO (WSLHD Board Chair), Professor Michael Edye (WSLHD Board member), Carolyn Fozzard (WSLHD Executive Manager Mental Health), Dr Sadhana Maharaj (Staff Specialist), Adjunct Professor Mick Reid (WSLHD Board Member)

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Henry Pleass (Senior Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgeon), Dr Peter Yoon (Surgeon), Dr Taina Lee (Surgeon) OUR PLACE, OUR PEOPLE Left: Christine Hutabarat (Acting Nurse Unit Manager Mount Druitt Hospital) Right: Dr Tony Padley (Anaesthetist) in the Westmead Hospital Operating Theatres Left: Associate Professor Nirmala Pathmanathan (Director Breast Cancer Institute). Right: Emergency Department Dr Roberto Gennari (Medical Officer) O UR PLACE, OUR PEOPLE AT AUBURN HOSPITAL PHYSIOTHERAPY Left to right: Matt Fa (Physiotherapist), Jaclyn Allwood (Physiotherapist), Jennifer Celkys (Occupational Therapist)

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27 W ESTMEAD HEALTH PRECINCT’S CENTRAL ACUTE SERVICES BUILDING (CASB) 28 F IRST PATIENTS BEING MOVED INTO THE NEW CASB TRAUMA WARD Gian Manaid (Orderly Services) talking to colleagues while transferring patients 29 BLACKTOWN HOSPITAL’S DR MITHILA ZAHEEN Mithila was named a ‘Blacktown City Woman of the Year’ finalist at the council’s annual International Women’s Day breakfast 30 AFGHAN BAKERY OWNER ABDULA KHADIM HUSSAIN Abdula was assisted by WSLHD in preparing a COVID-19 plan to keep staff and customers safe during the pandemic INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY IN WESTERN SYDNEY Timothea Lau (Research Assistant- Allied Health Research) WORLD SOCIAL WORK DAY Left to right: Christine Vo (Social Worker), Damian Mcmahon (Social Worker) 31 ORAL HEALTH DIGITAL LAB WESTMEAD A/Professor Christine Wallace (Oral Rehabilitation Faculty of Dentistry) scans a 3D printed model of a mouth STAFF CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY Left to right: Lurene Caballero (Clinical Nurse Specialist), Tracey Stewart (Nurse ED), Judith Frazer (Postal Service Manager), Lee-Ann McDonald (Senior Nurse Manager Perioperative) OUR PLACE, OUR PEOPLE AT BLACKTOWN HOSPITAL Monique Perry (Registered Nurse) A MBULANCE STAFF GET VACCINATED AT WESTMEAD HOSPITAL VACCINATION CLINIC W SLHD CHIEF EXECUTIVE GRAEME LOY RECEIVES HIS COVID-19 VACCINATION 32 W SLHD STAFF CELEBRATE MARDI GRAS AT NEW HEIGHTS ON THE CASB HELIPAD Left to right: Bhagya Yadav (General Services) Kris Esler (Emergency Clerk), Michael Kerr (Nurse), Mark Ghareeb (Security Officer), Ashley Everson (ED Clinician) 33 S TAFF MOVE INTO WESTMEAD HOSPITAL’S NEW EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT Top Left: Christina Sutiono (Radiographer) with new imaging equipment. Top right: Andrew Romero (Nurse) and Madilyn Markham (Nurse) enjoying their first day. Bottom Left: Ambulances arrive Bottom right: Deborah Hann (Pharmacist) sorting medication 34 C OMMUNITY HEALTH MULTICULTURAL OFFICER FOUZIA HAMDARD

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36 A BORIGINAL ELDERS VISIT THE CULTURAL GATHERING PLACE AT WESTMEAD HOSPITAL Top left: Aunty Stella Cuningham (Aboriginal Elder). Top right, left to right: Uncle John Morvell (Aboriginal Elder), Narelle Holden (Aboriginal Liaison Officer), Vicki Lonsdale-Micallef (Red Cross Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Social Support Worker). Bottom: Group photo 37 CLOSE THE GAP CELEBRATIONS AT MOUNT DRUITT ABORIGINAL HUB Jie Pittman 38 OUR PLACE, OUR PEOPLE AT CUMBERLAND HOSPITAL Left to right: Mohan Sangraula (Registered Nurse), Gladys Go (Registered Nurse Specialist) 39 OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE WESTMEAD HEALTH PRECINCT CASB Left to right: Richard Alcock AO (WSLHD Board Chair), Graeme Loy (WSLHD Chief Executive) NEWLY RECRUITED ABORIGINAL STAFF START WORK IN WSLHD 40 HOLI FESTIVAL CELEBRATION Top, left to right: Jyoti Singde (Revenue Officer), Simny Raina (Admin Officer), Mamantam Aribam (Admin Officer), Dipti Desai (Admin Officer), Anita Wood (Clinical Midwifery Specialist). Bottom Left, left to right: Mamantam Aribam (Admin Officer), Anita Wood (Clinical Midwifery Specialist), Jyoti Singde (Revenue Officer) 41 M ARK MCLEAN, NEWLY APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH FOR WSLHD BLACKTOWN COVID-19 VACCINATION CLINIC OPENS ITS DOORS Senior Aboriginal Palliative Care Worker Nicole Winters is the first person to receive a vaccination at the clinic from Registered Nurse Jissy Mathew Jose

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43 PATIENT EXPERIENCE ROUNDS AT MOUNT DRUITT HOSPITAL Eileen Ward (Enrolled Nurse) 44 PATIENT EXPERIENCE ROUNDS AT WESTMEAD HOSPITAL Preadmissions clinic. Left to right: Jeanne B (Registered Nurse), Geetha de Silva (Enrolled Nurse), Tanya Shuetrim (Admin Officer), Choon Hiang Koway (Registered Nurse), Sirpa Manners (Nurse Unit Manager), Rodney Fletcher (Patient), Gina Skapetis (Registered Midwife). Bottom left: Rodney Fletcher (Patient) L ISTENING TO PATIENTS AND GIVING THEM FLOWERS DURING PATIENT EXPERIENCE WEEK Khris Lacampuingan (Nurse Unit Manager Cardiology) 45 ANZAC DAY COMMEMORATIONS AT AUBURN HOSPITAL Veteran John O’Brien, a patient at Auburn Hospital, did not want anything from stopping him attending the ANZAC Day service 46 E MERGENCY DOCTORS LAUNCH EDUCATION PODCAST IN AN AUSTRALIAN FIRST Left to right: Dr Pramod Chandru (Medical Officer), Dr Shreyas Iyer (Medical Officer), Dr Caroline Tyers (Medical Officer), Dr Kit Rowe (Medical Officer), Dr Samoda Mudalige (Medical Officer) 48 FIRST SKIN TO SKIN CUDDLES AT WESTMEAD HOSPITAL Left to right: Kim Kaddour (Registered Midwife), Baby boy, Yaqing Xue (Mother) 49 REACH PROGRAM LAUNCHES AT AUBURN HOSPITAL Sharon Busuttil (Clerical Services) answers the REACH phone – a system that helps patients, their family and carers escalate their concerns about changes in a patient’s condition 50 HOSPITAL VOLUNTEERS AT MOUNT DRUITT HOSPITAL Dulci Harrison (Treasurer), Janice Graham (Secretary), Jean Hitches (President) CELEBRATING ORTHODOX EASTER AT WESTMEAD HOSPITAL Maternity staff member Gina Dimitric looking forward to celebrations with her grandchildren E MERGENCY DEPARTMENT PATIENT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM RECEIVES $3.6 MILLION GRANT Left to right: Margaret Murphy (Clinical Nurse Consultant), Raewyn Elsegood (Patient’s mother), Timothy Elsegood (Patient), Prof Ramon Shaban (Clinical Chair Infection Control Infectious Diseases) 51 BLACKTOWN HOSPITAL’S NEW INTENSIVE CARE UNIT Dale Pobjie (ICU Patient)

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53 ABORIGINAL HEALTH MIDWIFERY CASELOAD YARNING CIRCLE CEREMONY Uncle Elvis and Kiralee Moss performing the ceremony while Anne Braun and baby Amelia watch on 54 B UNNINGS STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS TEND TO THE MOUNT DRUITT PALLIATIVE CARE GARDEN Top, front row: Narrele Hunt (Bunnings), Robyn Hudson (Bunnings) Bottom left: Mary Vincent (Palliative Care Volunteer). Bottom right: Merv Stanford (Bunnings) 55 W ESTMEAD HOSPITAL’S NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT CARES FOR TRIPLETS Kate and Jack Cowled with Leo, Harrison and Archer 56 KANGAROO CARE AT BLACKTOWN HOSPITAL Helen Hanna with baby Christelle 57 T ELEHEALTH BEING USED TO KEEP DIABETES PATIENTS CONNECTED DURING COVID Left to right: Sham Kumar (Patient), Sharon McClelland (Community Diabetes Nurse Consultant), Dr Abu Kabir (GP) SUSTAINING NSW FAMILIES PROGRAM AT AUBURN HOSPITAL Auburn Hospital is one of nine facilities in the state to provide this multidisciplinary care approach, like nursing, social work and allied health to help mothers experiencing mild anxiety, mild depression and circumstances which are known to have an impact on the family. WSLHD multidisciplinary team includes Kathy North, Christine Barton, Jaspreet Kaur, Sarah Peacock, Melissa Harnett, Katie Varcoe, Hylas Choct, Victoria Giles, Tricia Finkbeiner, Kylie Barrett 58 WSLHD MIDWIFERY CASELOAD ANNUAL MEETING This gathering at Nurrangingy Reserve was for midwives to catch up with former patients and their babies

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Westmead Hospital Physiotherapist Nerissa Grebert receives her second COVID-19 vaccination from Registered Nurse Pushpadevi Paudel 61 P ARRAMATTA MISSION COVID-19 VACCINATION OUTREACH Brothers Mark and Sean Tovey receive their COVID-19 vaccinations 62 C ARDIAC ARREST SURVIVOR LEAVES WESTMEAD HOSPITAL After nearly dying, Chaikel Muksin is clapped from hospital by his medical team after spending two months receiving life-saving treatment and rehabilitation 63 C UMBERLAND STAFF CELEBRATE THE F.R.I.E.N.D.S TV REUNION Left to right seated: Tracy McDonald (Library Manager), Susu Tint (Registered Nurse), Kirk Carbery (Security Officer). Left to right standing: Rene Rivera (Patient Services Assistant), Nirav Thakker (Nurse Manager), Sara Dharmakumar (Registered Nurse)

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65 O FFICIAL OPENING CELEBRATION OF THE WESTMEAD HEALTH PRECINCT CASB Left to right: Professor Robyn Ward (University of Sydney Executive Dean and Pro Vice-Chancellor Medicine and Health Faculty of Medicine and Health), Professor Philip O’Connell (Westmead Institute for Medical Research), Cathryn Cox (Chief Executive of Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network), Graeme Loy (WSLHD Chief Executive) 66 KIIS 1065’S KYLE SANDILANDS RECEIVES HIS COVID-19 VACCINATION The #1 FM Breakfast radio host went on to create his own “Get Vaxxed Baby” vaccination campaign after visiting the Westmead Hospital Vaccination Clinic 67 NEW MERRYLANDS HEALTHONE CENTRE OFFICIALLY OPENS TO THE PUBLIC Left to right: Ali Babakhanian (Patient), Rosebud Lynch (Mental Health Clinician) WESTERN SYDNEY DIABETES MANDARIN SPEAKING CLINICIANS Left to right: Cecilia Chi (Staff Specialist-Endocrinologist), Scarlett Huang (Clinical Nurse Consultant-Diabetes Educator), Aruni Ratnayake (Diabetes Prevention Officer) EYE CLINIC AT WESTMEAD HOSPITAL Left to right: Michael Cosstick (Chief Orthoptist), Thai Dang (patient) 68 AUBURN GALLIPOLI MOSQUE COVID-19 VACCINATION OUTREACH A: Enes Ozkan (Imam) B: Shirin Al Rabii (Registered Nurse), Hacer Korkut (Patient) C: Helen Yildirim (Patient), Dr Zarza Rashidi (Medical Officer) D: Hacer Korkut (Patient) E: Enes Ozkan (Imam), Dr Zarza Rashidi (Medical Officer) F: People waiting for their vaccination G: Athar Gohar (Patient), Dr Zarza Rashidi (Medical Officer) H: Abdurrahman Asaroglu (Managing Director of the Mosque), Dr Zarza Rashidi (Medical Officer) I: Abdurrahman Asaroglu (Managing Director of the Mosque) J: Husband and Wife Mukerrem Akcay (Patient), Berat Akcay (Patient) 69 P ATIENT RECEIVES REVOLUTIONARY CAR T-CELL TRANSPLANT AT WESTMEAD HOSPITAL Left to right: Sandra Austen (Oncology Patient), Karen Maddok (Nurse Practitioner) VACCINATION OUTREACH AT SETTLEMENT SERVICES INTERNATIONAL (SSI) SSI staff member Dor Achiek receives his vaccination at SSI – an organisation that helps new migrants, asylum seekers and refugees settle in western Sydney

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71 VACCINATING CRITICAL INDUSTRIES IN WESTERN SYDNEY The COVID-19 Vaccination Outreach Team visited BE Campbell meatworks to vaccinate staff and protect food supply chains for Sydney and greater NSW 72 CUMBERLAND CITY COUNCIL GET VACCINATED FOR COVID-19 73 P ATIENT SIMON REEDMAN UNDERGOING CANCER TREATMENT USING CAR T-CELLS 74 C OVID-19 VACCINATION OUTREACH FOR THE SIKH COMMUNITY AT GURDWARA SAHIB GLENWOOD Top: Community member and Glenwood local resident Manjit Singh. Bottom left: Sukhdev Kaur Brar. Bottom right: Mohan Singh being vaccinated by nurse Melenaite Luani 75 M ADELINE VARIAN LEAVES WESTMEAD HOSPITAL AFTER 7 MONTHS OF CANCER TREATMENT 76 COVID-19 VACCINATION OUTREACH AT THE GRANVILLE CENTRE Left to right: Dr Aseel Marioud (Medical Officer) with vaccination recipient Shaher SECOND COVID-19 DOSES AT THE AUBURN GALLIPOLI MOSQUE Javed Mahmood (Vaccination Recipient) PACIFIC ISLANDER COVID-19 VACCINATION OUTREACH IN GUILDFORD Left to right: Johnny Ah-Ching (Community Member), Sonja Furness (Registered Nurse), Tina Siaosi (Vaccination Recipient) 79 MARRIN WEJALI ABORIGINAL CENTRE COVID-19 VACCINATION OUTREACH Aunty Jenny Ebsworth (Marrin Wejali Client and Vaccination Recipient)

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79 QUDOS BANK ARENA VACCINATION CENTRE – THE BIGGEST IN NSW The arena floor was transformed into a recovery area where recipients underwent observation after receiving their vaccinations 80 Y EAR 12 STUDENTS WAIT FOR THEIR VACCINATIONS AT QUDOS BANK ARENA Almost 16,000 COVID-19 vaccinations were administered to year 12 students in the first week of operations 82 T HE FIRST HUDDLE BEFORE QUDOS BANK ARENA VACCINATION CENTRE OPENED WSLHD Chief Executive Graeme Loy briefed staff saying, “this is by far the biggest, the fastest and the best project I have ever worked on… today is the start of something huge” 83 CELEBRATING 200,000 VACCINATIONS IN WESTERN SYDNEY Caroline Scott (Team Leader at Qudos Bank Arena Vaccination Centre) 87 Q UDOS BANK ARENA VACCINATION CENTRE BEGINS VACCINATING YEAR 12 STUDENTS Top left: Cooper Cotterill (Year 12 student). Top right: Owen Hainsworth (Year 12 student). Bottom left: Pauline Hunt (Registered Nurse Immuniser). Bottom right: Sophie Wehrle (Year 12 student) 85 M ALINKA DE SILVA (REGISTERED NURSE) AT QUDOS BANK ARENA VACCINATION CENTRE 86 J OHN URETA (WSLHD PHARMACIST) AT QUDOS BANK ARENA VACCINATION CENTRE 87 QUDOS BANK ARENA VACCINATION CENTRE Top row, left to right: Mary Salib (Vaccination Recipient), Western Sydney Wanderers player Tate Russell getting vaccinated, Shantanu Pradhan (Dental Student and Immuniser). Middle row, left to right: Tarek Arbes (Vaccination Recipient), Ali Safi (Pharmacist), Nazifa Mirzai (Vaccination Recipient). Bottom row, left to right: Swarnjeet Deol (Vaccination Recipient), Laurence Miclette (Vaccination Recipient), Harris Le (Vaccination Recipient) 88 P ARTNERING WITH BAXTER HEALTHCARE FOR THE PHARMACY AT QUDOS BANK ARENA Top: Deb Murphy (Project Lead for Baxter at Qudos Vaccination Centre). Bottom: Francesca Gallagher (Product Specialist with Baxter Healthcare Advanced Surgery and Registered Nurse) 89 Q UDOS BANK ARENA’S TRAINING BASKETBALL COURT WAS TURNED INTO A PHARMACY 90 T HE CHAMPIONS OF QUDOS – PEOPLE COORDINATING THE BIGGEST VACCINATION CENTRE IN NSW Top left: Amanda Green (Deputy Executive Director of the Vaccination Centre). Top right: Christina Igasto (Chief Digital Health Officer). Bottom left: Emma McCahon (Executive Director of the Vaccination Centre). Bottom right: Marty Dawson (Qantas employee turned Training and Education Lead) 91 MORE CHAMPIONS OF QUDOS Top left: Megan Byrne (Vaccination Centre Operations Director). Top right: Chris Ladds (PWC Project Director). Bottom left: Matt Sydenham (Director Redevelopment and Infrastructure) Bottom right: Lucas Cameron (NSW Police)

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93 K9 COVID-19 WARD AT WESTMEAD HOSPITAL 94 D AILY MEETING AT THE WESTMEAD HOSPITAL COVID-19 EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTRE Left to right: Dr Kavita Varshney (Emergency Specialist), Deepa Dasgupta (Disaster Liaison Officer) 95 ON THE COVID-19 WARDS AT WESTMEAD HOSPITAL Dr Justine Binny (Registered Medical Officer) 96 CARING FOR COVID-19 POSITIVE PATIENTS George Fadel (COVID-19 patient) 97 K7 COVID-19 WARD TEAM AT WESTMEAD HOSPITAL 98 OPHTHALMOLOGIST DR KENNETH LEE Dr Lee returned to Singapore after spending time working at Westmead Hospital 99 LONG TERM COVID-19 PATIENT LEAVES HOSPITAL AFTER 399 DAYS COVID-19 survivor David Avila left Westmead Hospital for ongoing rehabilitation treatment 100 ABORIGINAL VACCINATION AT KIMBERWALLI IN WHALAN Kelly Stanford, Director at Kimberwalli where a culturally sensitive vaccination clinic was established for the Aboriginal community VACCINATIONS CONTINUE AT QUDOS BANK ARENA S ISTERS REUNITED WHILE WORKING AT QUDOS BANK ARENA Alexandra McDermott and sister Caitlin Healy had not seen each other in four months due to lockdown until they were rostered on together at the vaccination centre to work as immunisers 101 MOUNT DRUITT ABORIGINAL HEALTH HUB FAMILY VACCINATION DAY Top: Clients preparing to enter the vaccination hub. Bottom left: WSLHD Chief Executive Graeme Loy cooking the BBQ. Bottom right: Tennyson Cashman having her second COVID-19 vaccination VACCINATION CENTRE Alexis Aleo (Vaccination Recipient)

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104 INREACH VACCINATION PROGRAM BRINGS THE VACCINE BEDSIDE Left to right: Shirin Al Rabii (Registered Nurse), Rakhi Tyagi (Patient), Dr Monica Lamberton (Visiting Medical Officer). Vaccinations are available in hospital for patients well enough to receive them 106 MARDI GRAS COMES TO QUDOS BANK ARENA VACCINATION CENTRE To celebrate the announcement of the theme for the 2022 Mardi Gras Festival, WSLHD partnered with the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras to hold an event for the LGBTIQA+ community to get vaccinated. Top, left to right: Graeme Loy (WSLHD Chief Executive), Marty Dawson (Qantas employee turned Training and Education Lead), Megan Byrne (Vaccination Centre Operations Director), Peter Hockey (Vaccination Medical Director). Bottom left, left to right: Silva Guiroyan (Qantas staff), Daryl Wilson (Qantas staff), Fiona Milburn (Qantas staff). Bottom right: Hannah Conda (Sydney Drag Royalty) 107 S LEEP AT HOME WITH ONGOING TREATMENT (SHOT) CLINIC AT BLACKTOWN HOSPITAL Stanley Tomaszewski was the first patient to benefit from a new clinic for life-saving antibiotic treatments without having to stay in hospital for prolonged periods of time 108 VISITORS RETURN TO WESTERN SYDNEY HOSPITALS Thanks to high vaccination rates and falling case numbers, visitors were welcomed back to our facilities 109 AUBURN HOSPITAL STAFF WELLNESS DAY Healthy food options were offered to staff along with health check-ins and tips to thank the staff for their dedication throughout the pandemic

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111 QUDOS BANK ARENA VACCINATION CENTRE CELEBRATION EVENT After delivering over 360,000 vaccinations, staff at NSW’s largest vaccination centre – along with hotel quarantine and border workers – were thrown a thank you party 112 FRONTLINE HEROES CELEBRATE AT QUDOS BANK ARENA 113 TREE PLANTING OVER 4,500 PLANTS AT MOUNT DRUITT HOSPITAL Left to right: Kiera Turner (Landcare), Ned Katrib (Blacktown and Mount Druitt hospitals General Manager), Matt Tadorian (Asset Services), Matt Keighery (Landcare), Rajiv Kappor (Project Manager), Luke Chalkley (Maintenance Manager), Katelyn Caldwell (Landcare). Bottom left: Ned Katrib (Blacktown and Mount Druitt hospitals General Manager) 114 THE GRANVILLE CENTRE VACCINATION CLINIC OPENS Clockwise from top left: Nursing staff ready continue vaccinations, first vaccination recipient Corazon Bulda, staff during the first staff huddle at the centre 115 LYN TUNCHON RETIRES AFTER 45 YEARS IN HEALTH The Child and Family Health Program Lead retired while urging others to follow in her footsteps

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CELEBRATING OUR ACHIEVEMENTS THROUGH ADVERSITY

117 N SW CHIEF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY OFFICER JACQUI CROSS VISITS WESTMEAD HOSPITAL TO THANK STAFF FOR THEIR EFFORTS Left to right: Stacey Steward (Registered Nurse), Bethany (Registered Nurse), Donna Robertson (Nurse Unit Manager ED), Anne Robertson (Health Manager of the Nursing and Midwifery Office), Jacqui Cross, Kate Hackett (Director of Nursing and Midwifery Westmead Hospital) 118 MOUNT DRUITT HOSPITAL ABORIGINAL HEALTH HUB Belinda Cashman (Manager of Aboriginal Health Services for WSLHD) 119 W SLHD NURSING AND MIDWIFERY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM GRADUATES Seated, Left to right: Rebecca Karraz, Aleissa Balangue, Emily Narayan, Kate Gillis. Standing, left to right: Kirsty Wallis, Yik Keith Chan, Khris Lacampuingan, Olivia Widjaja, Siddhy Patel, Eda Car, Andrew Freeman, Suzanne Gingell 120 B EST OF THE WEST WSLHD QUALITY AWARDS 2021 AT COMMBANK STADIUM After a year of dedication, over 250 health heroes took over CommBank Stadium in the heart of western Sydney for a night of awards hosted by Studio 10’s Angela Bishop. Clockwise from top left: our name up in lights, winning team for Education and Training category (Emergency Medicine Journal Club), Graeme Loy (WSLHD Chief Executive) and Angela Bishop (Studio 10 Journalist and event MC), Dr Shopna Bag (Doctor of the Year) 121 C lockwise from top left: Social worker Christine Vo (Allied Health Professional of the Year), Nursing and midwifery team celebrating, a staff member trying her drumming skills during the party 122 W SLHD EXECUTIVES WISH WESTERN SYDNEY A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! Left to right: Braiden Abala (Director Aboriginal Health Strategy), Jacqueline Dominish (Director Allied Health), Amanda Green (Acting General Manager Auburn Hospital), Barry Mitrevski (Director Finance), Alison Derrett (Executive Director Operations), Tiffany Sly (Director Office of the Chief Executive), Bill Brakoulias (Executive Director Mental Health Services), Robert Graham (Director Drug Health Service), Sia Anthopoulos (Director Corporate Communications), Graeme Loy (WSLHD Chief Executive), Matt Sydenham (Director Redevelopment and Infrastructure), Christina Igasto (Chief Digital Health Officer), Jenelle Matic (General Manager Westmead Hospital), Brad Ceely (Director Oral Health), Carol Farmer (Director Nursing & Midwifery and Clinical Governance), Jasmin Ellis (General Manager Integrated & Community Health), Luci Caswell (Director People and Culture), Ned Katrib (General Manager Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals), Emma McCahon (Executive Director Medical Services)

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