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Virtual Care ensures equivalent country health support 28 October 2021 A very successful partnership between WA Country Health Service (WACHS) and NMHS used virtual care to support stroke rehabilitation patients admitted at Geraldton Hospital. The program connected with the Osborne Park Hospital specialist stroke unit to deliver virtual clinical treatment sessions with the patient and clinician in Geraldton, with a multi-disciplinary team also involved in treatment. Designed to improve access to specialist stroke rehabilitation services closer to home for country patients, this scope of work was a trial run for others who could benefit from this virtual care model in the future. Telehealth enabled individual clinical therapy sessions at Geraldton Hospital, weekly multidisciplinary rehab team meetings, and clinical handover between OPH and Geraldton. The provision of monthly stroke specific workforce education by OPH to WACHS clinicians via telehealth also e... -
OPH Speechies making Telehealth business as usual 28 October 2021 The speech pathologists at Osborne Park Hospital were early adopters to Telehealth and have continued to grow their virtual program to meet patient need and to adapt to the COVID environment. An intensive individual voice therapy program for Parkinson’s voice patients (LSVT e-Loud) was introduced a few years ago and has shown comparable outcomes and high patient satisfaction, so the transition to additional sessions was relatively simple. “We have adapted a range of clinic options for our patients, including the 20 minutes ‘swallow gym’ (outpatient rehab gym) which has been a welcome time-saver for or patients who no longer have to factor in travel time for their short appointments,” said Tayla Hutchings, OPH Speech Pathologist. “The convenience and flexibility for both the clinician and patient is definitely a positive factor, and this model has also ... -
All amputee outpatients services have moved to Osborne Park Hospital 11 October 2021 The brand-new therapy hub at Osborne Park Hospital is now home to all amputee rehabilitation outpatients, including: multidisciplinary clinic gym physiotherapy occupational therapy clinical psychology services. The T block Therapy hub is a new rehabilitation centre, with an undercover drop-off area outside the reception with two 15-minute bays and seven ACROD parking bays located nearby. There is also ample free parking available in Car Park 1 directly opposite. Please see the attached map for campus details, or google Osborne Place, Stirling to find your way. The therapy hub can be contacted on (08) 6457 8439 or OPH.Amputee@health.wa.gov.au. View more photos of the new Therapy Hub (PDF) -
Celebrating our dedicated staff! 09 September 2021 Congratulations to WNHS OPH Midwife Emily Tulloch who is our July Employee of the Month. Emily has been a midwife at OPH for more than five years and she cares for her patients beautifully. As a member of the OPH Team midwifery program, Emily offers continuity of care to her patients in a professional, quiet and diligent way. She promotes a healthy community to women and offers them a totally patient centred approach to their birth. Emily engages her women by offering them the latest research and becomes a trusted member of a woman’s health care team. Emily’s nominator said: “As a fulltime registered midwife Emily is one of the most hardworking midwives I have ever worked with. She is accommodating and flexible in her care for women and a reliable member of staff for her colleagues. Emily is a team player, and often takes on greater workloads than other members of ... -
Music therapy at Osborne Park Hospital 03 September 2021 Every Thursday just after lunch, upbeat musical notes flow down the corridors of Ward 2, Osborne Park Hospital’s specialist stroke care and rehabilitation unit. Patients like Jilli Blacker who are on their rehabilitation journey, enthusiastically sing along and play a variety of percussion instruments during music therapy sessions coordinated by the hospital’s allied health team. “I find them [music therapy sessions] stimulating, I find it’s a break from the norm,” said Jilli, who has been receiving rehabilitation therapies after a recent stroke. Music therapist Mei Lyn Woon is leading the music sessions as part of her student placement in her final year of a Master of Music Therapy degree and said there is a lot of evidence supporting using music therapy for rehabilitation with stroke patients. “Music therapy can help with speech therapy, physical fu...
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30/07/2025