NSW Health WSLHD Lifeblood 2020-2021

VACCINATING WESTERN SYDNEY’S WAY OUT OF THE STORM

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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