HKH community newsletter issue 6 final issued

HKH community newsletter issue 6 final issued

HORNSBY KU-RING-GAI HOSPITAL REDEVELOPMENT - STAGE 2

COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER | MARCH 2020 | ISSUE #6

STATE-OF- THE-ART MEDICAL IMAGING PAGE 2

PHOTOGRAPHERS WANTED PAGE 3

PROGRESS UPDATE PAGE 3

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Medical Imaging opens its doors The newMedical Imaging Department at Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital has opened boasting the latest scanning and imaging technology, including an MRI for the first time in the hospital’s history. Hornsby MP, Matt Kean, and Ku-ring-gai MP, Alister Henskens, officially opened the department which is now almost double the size of the former unit. Staff are excited to care for patients in the new department which also has a SPECT - a nuclear imaging scan that integrates computed tomography (CT) and a radioactive tracer scanner, newCTs, ultrasounds and x-rays. The local community will also benefit from a new orthopantogram (OPG) which allows for dental xrays and a fluoroscopy unit which is used widely for stroke patients to review speech and swallowing. The $265 million redevelopment of the hospital is progressing well with works continuing on the newClinical Services Building. Photos: (Top right) Ku-ring-gai MPAlister Henskens and the newMRI ma- chine; (Middle right) Hospital General Manager Lee Gregory; (Bottom right) Hornsby MPMatt Kean andAlister Henskens; (Bottom) Staff join the MPs to cut the ribbon Front page cover CT Scan: Lee Gregory; Sarina Klages, Executive Director, Medical Imaging Department Services (MIDS); Anna Abeska, Chief Radiographer, MIDS; Stacey Johnson, Radiographer; Alister Henskens, Matt Kean.

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HKH STAGE 2 REDEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY NEWS | ISSUE 6 | MARCH 2020

Thank you for your patience The redevelopment project team thanks you for your patience while we build the community a new state- of-the-art hospital. For enquiries or feedback, contact HKHredev@health. nsw.gov.au Ph: 9978 5999

PICTURE YOURSELF A PHOTOGRAPHER? We will soon be inviting local amateur photographers to contribute to the permanent art collection for the new Clinical Services Building. We want photos that show what inspires you about living and/ or working in the Hornsby Ku- ring-gai community. Selected photographs will be displayed in

the new building, when it opens in 2021. The photography competition will be open to all staff, patients and the community. Due to the evolving COVID-19 (coronavirus) situation, the competition will be held later in the year. Keep checking www.nslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/ hospitals/hornsby .

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STAGE 2 REDEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

The construction of the Clinical Services Building is progressing well. A variety of work is underway including preparation for the installation of building services, partitioning of rooms, fit out and façade works. Separate to the new Clinical Services Building, the removal of the former Medical Imaging building continues and the demolition of the corridor between the

Emergency Dpeartment (ED) and cafe is now complete. This area will be home to the new ED expansion and hospital main entrance. The sewer infrastructure works on Derby Road, which started at the end of last year, have now finished. We thank our neighbours and the community for their understanding and patience.

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Above: Aerial view of Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital stage 2 redevelopment from Palmerston Rd. Taken March 2020

Above: Aerial view of Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital stage 2 redevelopment. Taken March 2020

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HKH STAGE 2 REDEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY NEWS | ISSUE 6 | MARCH 2020