Feast Day Celebrations 2023

qualities of service, dedication, and care for others.

Feast days are celebrated in various ways all around the world, but for us at Murdoch we celebrate by gathering caregivers together for a few moments of reflection and offering our appreciation for the way in which our caregivers bear witness to our mission. Just as the Saints contributed to making their communities a better place, we too improve the lives of our patients and their families by living our values of compassion, respect, hospitality, justice and excellence in all that we do.

See page 8 our first feast days of the year.

Hello, ind regards,

I would like to pass on some feedback to the Nurse Unit Manager at St Mary’s Ward. I recently had a baby in January this year.

I had some amazing interactions with some of the midwives and nurses and would love to share my experience about some of the particular team members.

Firstly, Ming is such a fantastic midwife! I was so grateful for her care. I was lucky enough to have her for three days towards the end of my stay. She had very good attention to detail, efficient, provided patient (and family) centred care. She addressed all of my questions, especially about my baby and discussed with the paediatrician when needed. Thank you so much Ming, I felt very safe in your hands! She also included my husband in care, for which he is also very grateful.

Lindsay the lactation consultant was also another care provider I am very grateful to have had the opportunity to be cared for by. I was feeling very vulnerable and emotional on the second day of my stay as my baby had an unexpected special care nursery stay. She was so kind and gentle and developed a plan for me. It was a real turning point of my stay as I previously breastfed so easily with my first and was very anxious about what the nursery stay would mean for my feeding journey.

Kris is a fantastic senior midwife who I believe is an asset to your team. She provided me with adequate pain relief so I was comfortable post C-section and provided excellent patient education about how to get out of bed etc.

Emma from the special care nursery was so kind to me and provided excellent care to my baby on the first day. I really appreciated her time explaining what was going on and the emotional support she provided.

Meg in the special care nursery was so kind and took the time to speak to my husband and I about our questions and generally developed very good rapport. She will be an excellent midwife one day.

Thank you again for the stay. I hope if we have another baby that we will be cared for again by the amazing staff you have on your ward.

Andrea and Dan x