Emergency Department update from Dr Michael Sheridan

The St John of God Emergency Department has had a great start to 2023 with our amended opening hours of 0700-2200 have been deemed a safe and successful change This success has been reflected with some of the best Emergency Department NPS scores with the ED averaging over 80% for February/March /April 2023. We’d like to congratulate all our staff for these results.

’d like to recognise Carla Jabornik who has been our Acting Nurse Unit manager over the last year. She has been outstanding in the role with great organisation skills and exemplary communication & we would like to take this opportunity to thank her for her dedication

We’d also like to welcome back ED NUM Erin Sharpe and look forward to her to re-share her passion for Emergency care within the department.

We have welcomed a lot of new staff over the last few months, but I would particularly like to highlight Bianca Ewart who is joining our ED as our second ‘Emergency Nurse Practitioner ’ She joins Damien Deppeler, as an ‘ENP’ providing nursing led emergency care to a wide range of presentations , working closely with ED Medical staff and Specialists including Orthopaedics & Plastic Surgeons.

Notre-Dame Medical students are also now a core part of the ED team, complimenting the longstanding Deakin Students They have blended well within the ED team and are enjoying their time here in Geelong

As we approach late Autumn and Winter we have started to see an increase in viral illness with RSV Influenza and Covid on the rise, so please make sure you get your vaccinations and wear appropriate PPE in your clinical environment.