by Editor | May 20, 2020 | Clinical, Management
So far, evidence suggests that the number of Covid-19 cases and deaths in Australia has been lower than in many other countries, even if the outbreak can’t be considered to be under control just yet. Australian hospitals also appear to have coped relatively well with...
by Editor | May 15, 2020 | Clinical, Facilities, Management
Over the past few months, as the Covid-19 pandemic has taken hold, healthcare systems worldwide have faced many challenges, and the scale of the response and the speed at which healthcare providers have needed to adapt has been exceptional. In this first edition of...
by Editor | May 12, 2020 | Facilities, Management
As the coronavirus has demanded responses from health systems across the globe, we have seen a number of temporary hospitals housed in converted conference or sports centres take shape, including in Italy, Spain, Brazil, UK and the US. Closer to home, a temporary...
by Editor | May 7, 2020 | Facilities
Fuelled by TV and film depictions, the busy environment of the Emergency Department is often seen as the public face of the hospital, together with brightly lit operating theatres where surgeons and their teams carry out life-saving and pioneering work. These are the...
by Editor | May 3, 2020 | Facilities
When the Covid-19 situation turned into a global pandemic in March 2020, Wimmera Health Care Group, along with many other healthcare providers, realised it was underprepared for a potential influx of patients as a result of the crisis. Wimmera Health approached Oscar...
