St Andrew's Hospital News Summer/Autumn 2024

Whole-hearted Cardiac Care

ROSA® robot for knee replacement

From the CEO

Welcome to the Summer/Autumn 2024 edition of the St Andrew’s News!

Visiting Medical Officers (VMOs) are a valued and long-standing part of St Andrew’s Hospital. VMOs who have dedicated their entire careers to St Andrew’s Hospital bring a wealth of experience and continuity to patient care. This continuity is valuable for patients who benefit from the familiarity and trust established with their healthcare providers over the years. Additionally, the infusion of new VMOs, along with new connections made with General Practitioners (GPs), is crucial for our well-rounded approach to patient care and institutional development.

With this edition of the St Andrew’s News I am reflecting on 2023 and looking forward to 2024. Despite the challenges we are all facing, there have been some significant innovations at St Andrew’s that will help to future proof our hospital and ensure the continued growth of our excellent patient care.

Our new state-of-the-art facility at 337 South Terrace is evidence of the hospital’s commitment to staying at the forefront of healthcare.

This integrated cancer centre, formed through collaboration with likeminded healthcare providers and researchers, reflects our commitment to advancing care for those facing a cancer diagnosis.

The incorporation of the ROSA® Knee System demonstrates our commitment to embracing cutting-edge technology for the benefit of our patients. This surgical robotic offering is designed to support surgeons in achieving optimal outcomes for each patient.

I would like to personally thank you for your partnership over the last year, and wish you and your families the very best in 2024. With your support St Andrew’s remains the largest independent private hospital in Australia, entrusted with the care of one in every seven South Australian patients treated in a private hospital.

“Despite the challenges we are all facing, there have been some significant innovations at St Andrew’s that will help to future proof our hospital and ensure the continued growth of our excellent patient care.”

Stephen Walker Chief Executive Officer

Spotlight on: Adelaide Private Surgeons

Adelaide Private Surgeons is a group practice based at St Andrew’s Medical Centre at 321 South Terrace (corner Hutt St). The group has only just celebrated its first 12 months of practice, but its members bring a wealth of experience and a common goal of excellence in patient care. The surgeons all hold positions at the Royal Adelaide or Queen Elizabeth Hospitals, as well as enjoying a close working relationship with St Andrew’s Hospital. At St Andrew’s they perform both elective surgeries and emergency surgeries on patients presenting at the St Andrew’s Emergency Department.

We spoke with Dr Mark Lewis, FRACS, CSSANZ, Colorectal and General Surgeon, about Adelaide Private Surgeons.

Tell us about Adelaide Private’s surgical specialties.

“There are four of us who are Colorectal Surgeons, and we’ve been joined by two new Upper Gi/Bariatric/ Hepatobiliary specialists –oesophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas. So we have a really complementary skill set of upper and lower digestive, and we all handle general surgery as well.”

What sort of emergency surgeries do you perform at St Andrew’s?

“Appendicectomy is a common emergency operation. And we manage things like acute pancreatitis, acute gallbladder problems, bowel blockages. Basically any trouble within that bit in the middle!”

Have there been notable recent advancements in digestive tract surgery?

“It’s a fairly static specialty, but we’re improving care with allied health. In our field we often want patients to be improving in nutrition. Perhaps gaining weight – patients with cancer and Crohn’s disease often become quite malnourished. And the other side of the coin, weight loss. So we have a strong relationship with a group of dieticians here at St Andrew’s Medical Centre, 3D Dietetics. They consult from here and they do inpatient work at St Andrew’s.”

“We also work with a pelvic floor physiotherapist, Jenny Phillips. Problems with pelvic floor are very common in women after childbirth, and particularly post menopause.

Dr Mark Lewis

So we’re trying to create a much more holistic, allencompassing service. Nutrition, diet, pelvic floor physio, surgery. The vision is to get better outcomes, if everything is considered together.”

Dr Tarik Sammour

“One of our team members, Tarik Sammour, is Associate Professor at the University of Adelaide, and his research focus is improving surgical outcomes from cancer treatment, and improving recovery.

By being really diligent, and working together as a team and following pathways, we’re improving surgical outcomes; by careful preoperative planning, nutritional optimisation, pre-emptive physiotherapy and appropriate recovery plans after surgery.”

Do you perform surgery with the da Vinci robot at St Andrew’s?

“We do, and we’re looking forward to expanding our robotic work at St Andrew’s. We’re very excited that the Royal Adelaide has purchased a da Vinci, which will create more room with the St Andrew’s robot, which is the busiest one in the Southern Hemisphere. Greater availability of robotic surgery can only be good for patient care.”

You’ve worked in the UK and Australia – from that perspective, how is it working with St Andrew’s?

“St Andrew’s is probably the best private hospital I’ve worked in. It’s not corporate; it really feels like a sort of family. And that comes through in the way the people look after the patients. The wards are well staffed with skilled nurses, and that makes a huge difference to outcomes.”

“We have a big MDT (multidisciplinary team meeting) at St

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Tuesday morning for cancer care. We have medical oncology, we have specialised radiology and radiation oncology. So we have all specialties that input into the management of bowel cancer patients.”

“We’re fantastically supported by stomal therapy here as well, and the wound care nurses are brilliant.

Integrated care, teams

working together –the whole package just works.”

Adelaide Private Surgeons is at St Andrew’s Medical Centre, Level 2, 321 South Terrace, Adelaide.

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“There’s never been a better time to have a knee replacement.”

St Andrew’s Hospital is proud to now house the ROSA® robotic system for knee replacement surgery. This technology, together with the Persona® Knee implant, both from Zimmer Biomet, make knee replacement surgery more personalised and accurate than ever before.

Knee replacement is capable of life-changing restoration of mobility, comfort and activity levels. It is usually performed on patients with age-related osteoarthritis, when conservative treatment options have failed to provide relief.

ROSA stands for Robotic Surgical Assistant. The technology was originally created for neurosurgery and has been adapted for

knee surgery. Unlike the da Vinci surgical robot which we featured in our last issue, the ROSA does not take the place of a surgeon’s hands and tools. ROSA is a highly advanced tool that works alongside the surgeon, acting on instruction to locate cutting planes and provide detailed data about bone and soft tissue during the surgery.

Dr John van Essen, knee and hip specialist

Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr John van Essen has performed thousands of knee replacements across more than two decades. He is pleased to now offer ROSA, the latest in assistive technologies in modern joint replacement surgery, to his patients at St Andrew’s.

Dr van Essen explains that ROSA is an evolution of technology that has been easy for him to adapt to.

“I’ve been using computer navigation in surgery for twenty years,” he says. “This is the next evolutionary step, with computer navigation, robotic technologies, scanners and 3D imaging, all packaged into one.

“I offer it to my patients to give them a knee replacement with even greater accuracy, that fits and functions as naturally as possible. Together with my many years of clinical experience, the ROSA helps me precisely place the implant and assess the knee with the implant in place. There’s never been a better time to have a knee replacement.”

ROSA works like a minutely accurate GPS to locate precisely where the surgeon should cut away damaged knee bone, to place the implant in the optimal position. It uses sensors to actively track the location of bones throughout the surgery, as movements are caused by surgical manipulations and even tiny motions of the patient’s breathing. ROSA also provides detailed computerised 3D imagery and data about bones, soft tissues and ligaments on a screen throughout the surgery, to help guide the surgeon’s actions.

“We can rotate the prostheses and manipulate everything in a three dimensional environment,” says Dr van Essen, “and then make our cuts precisely.”

A more personal implant fit

The ROSA works specifically with Zimmer Biomet’s Persona Knee joint replacement implants. Using pre-operative scans and x-rays, the ideal size and shape of the implant is matched to the patient’s individual anatomy.

Zimmer Biomet spokesperson Adam Osman said, “to create a more natural feel and normal function for patients postoperatively, we believe a system needs to include implants that fit better. While designing the Persona Knee, we used a combination of advanced research tools to study hundreds of knees, creating a global bone atlas. This increased our understanding of native anatomic shape and function which allowed us to better match our implant shapes and sizes to patients of different ethnicity, gender, and stature.” 1-2

After surgery

The ultimate aim of the ROSA suite of technology, of course, is for improved patient experience and surgical outcomes. Dr van Essen says, “robotic-assisted knee surgery has been associated with reduced

pain, lower use of pain relief medication, fewer physiotherapy sessions and overall improved knee function following surgery. Robotic surgery has also been linked to shorter hospital stays which means patients can get back to doing things sooner than you might think.”

Patients are typically hospitalised for around three days following the knee replacement surgery. Recovery time varies, but most people are able to drive after six weeks and return to a range of activities after six to eight weeks. As part of a personalised care plan, Dr van Essen’s team will provide individual recommendations to optimise each patient’s recovery.

Dr van Essen explains, “my interest lies in treating people first, working together with them using modern techniques and my experience of thousands of hip and knee procedures, to provide the best in surgical care for a patient’s knee replacement”.

Dr John van Essen, BMBS, FRACS (Ortho), FAOrthoA can be contacted at Suite 9, Level 1, 183 Tynte Street, North Adelaide.

drjohnvanessen.com.au

Phone: (08) 8267 2590

1. Dai, Y., et al. Anatomical Tibial Component Design Can Increase Tibial Coverage and Rotational Alignment Accuracy: A Comparison of Six Contemporary Designs. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 22:2911–2923; KSSTA 2014.

2. Dai, Y., et al. Increased Shape and Size Offerings of Femoral Components Improve Fit During Total Knee Arthroplasty. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 22:2931–2940; KSSTA 2014.

Experienced staff are the heart of our Cardiac Unit

St Andrew’s first opened a specialist Cardiac Unit in 2011. In 2019, a brand new state of the art cardiac unit was unveiled as part of the hospital’s Eastern Clinical Development.

Clinical Manager of the Cardiac Unit, Carly Omand, has been in the position for six months but has worked in the Unit since it began 12 years ago. Previous Clinical Manager, Lisa Walter, came to St Andrew’s at the same time, and is now Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON), Wards.

Lisa used her extensive nursing experience to specify many design features of the current Cardiac Unit. These include generous sized rooms that can all accommodate portable telemetry monitoring, corridors two beds wide for quick movement of patients, an expanded nurses’ station and large windows allowing plenty of natural light and pleasant views. There’s plenty of room for patients to walk around, lounge areas where they can meet with visitors outside their rooms, and access to the rooftop garden where monitoring equipment is still active.

24-hour cardiac emergency service

St Andrew’s has a Cardiologist on-call 24/7, as well as a Chest Pain Doctor in the Cardiac Unit every night. Patients experiencing cardiac

emergency symptoms can present at the Emergency Department during its opening hours, 8am – 10pm. Overnight from 10pm – 8am St Andrew’s accepts cardiac emergency patients who arrive by ambulance. These patients will be brought straight to the Chest Pain Clinic for assessment by the Chest Pain Doctor. Patients may choose to be attended by their own Cardiologist or our on-call Cardiologist.

Cardiac nursing at St Andrew’s

At the heart of St Andrew’s Cardiac Unit is an extremely experienced and skilled team of cardiac nurses.

St Andrew’s maintains a high ratio of staff to patients, with the acuity of patients also factored into the care provided. Senior nursing staff are rostered on every shift to provide the best of care and also mentor and upskill junior nurses.

Lisa Walter and Carly Omand were both drawn to the combined challenges and rewards of Cardiac nursing. Carly initially planned to study Midwifery, but after six months in Cardiac during her Graduate program, she had found her passion.

“We see different challenges every day,” says Carly. “Cardiac doesn’t follow a set plan. You’ve got to be prepared for the unexpected. People can crash very quickly and become acutely unwell. We have to know the signs and keep a very close eye.”

Lisa says that compared to a surgical ward where a patient’s condition and care are more predictable, cardiac requires a particularly holistic view.

“It’s an area of nursing where you’re challenged more than usual to look at the patient as a whole. Reviewing blood results, understanding how medications affect patients, and interpreting the information to assist the doctor in guiding patient care.”

Changing times of cardiac care

During their time at St Andrew’s, Lisa and Carly have seen significant advances in cardiac care. Earlier in Lisa’s career, heart attack patients were commonly treated with drugs that had many side-effects including further heart complications and bleeding issues.

“Interventional cardiology has come a long way,” says Lisa. “Now if a patient presents with a heart attack, they can go straight up to the Cath Lab (Catheterisation Laboratory) and have their coronary arteries ballooned and stented. They could be home in a couple of days, when previously they would have spent a week or more in hospital.”

Carly explains that certain open-heart surgery procedures

have been replaced by minimally invasive solutions. “Aortic valve replacements can now be done percutaneously

which does not require open-heart surgery. This is called a TAVI (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation) procedure.”

Before this innovation, valve replacement patients would have required open heart surgery, typically followed by a week in hospital and a three month at-home recovery.

Clinical trials of the latest advances

St Andrew’s is proud to support ongoing cardiac research and advances through clinical trials. After a rigorous approvals process involving the Hospital, surgeons and medical technology companies, eligible and consenting patients are able to receive cutting-edge new treatments. Soon to be trialled at St Andrew’s is a procedure like the TAVI, but for the heart’s mitral valve.

Medical improvements like those seen in cardiac care over the past decade depend upon final-stage trials such as these. At St Andrew’s we look forward to continued medical advancements, which go hand in hand with our commitment to whole-hearted care.

Key cancer care services opened at 337 South Terrace

On Wednesday 8 November, GenesisCare, Jones Radiology and Waverley Vascular Group held a combined celebration to officially open their new facilities at the superb new 337 South Terrace premises.

The $80 million development in the St Andrew’s Hospital precinct is set to offer South Australian cancer patients access to comprehensive cancer care, precision medicine tools and support services under the one roof.

South Australian Minister for Health, Chris Picton MP joined in ribbon cutting ceremonies, and speakers and representatives included Stephen Walker, St Andrew’s CEO; Mr Duy Tran, General Manager GenesisCare SA; Dr Marcus Dreosti, Senior Radiation Oncologist GenesisCare SA; Professor Susan O’Neill, CEO Jones Radiology; and Dr David

Kind and Dr Kurian Mylankal, Vascular Surgeons and Directors, Waverley Vascular Group.

Together the care providers offer advanced, integrated patient care in a purposebuilt centre with parkland views and a five-star environmental performance rating.

GenesisCare at 337

On Level One of the building, GenesisCare hosts two 1,800-tonne steel insulated radiation therapy bunkers. These are South Australia’s first to be positioned above ground rather than in a hospital basement.

GenesisCare General Manager in South Australia, Mr Duy Tran, said, “we are

excited to be building on our long history of offering highquality oncology services to South Australian cancer patients, spanning more than 30 years.

“Our investment in this new service highlights our commitment to helping improve the patient experience, through our co-location with other healthcare providers and initiatives designed to make it easier for patients to physically access their treatment.”

GenesisCare offers patients free on-site parking, and access to complimentary transport to and from the centre for eligible regional cancer patients staying at the Cancer Council Greenhill Lodge throughout their treatment.

Jones Radiology at 337

On the Second Floor, Jones Radiology has unveiled comprehensive breast and oncology imaging services alongside all forms of radiology. With spacious rooms and leafy views across the parklands, patients will experience enhanced comfort and dignity as they undergo diagnostics and treatment in the one precinct.

Mammography, breast ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), x-ray and bone density scans are now all available in the one place. The dedicated team of subspecialist radiologists, led by Dr Kirsten Gormly, brings a high level of experience in all body areas.

Professor Susan O’Neill, CEO of Jones Radiology said,

“we are passionate about delivering high quality radiology services with a focus on oncology and women’s health. To be able to do this in a purpose-built centre alongside likeminded healthcare providers assists us to provide exemplary patient care.”

St Andrew’s Career Profile

Natasha Mitrovic, CSSD Manager

Natasha (Tash) Mitrovic manages one of the most vital yet unseen parts of St Andrew’s Hospital: the Central Sterile Supply Department (CSSD). This is where all reusable hospital equipment is meticulously cleaned and sterilised.

Tash began her healthcare career in the public hospital system, where she obtained her Cert 3 in Sterilisation, and found her calling in CSSD. St Andrew’s Hospital was on her radar, and when she saw a CSSD Supervisor position advertised, she leapt at the opportunity.

“I’d had family members come through St Andrew’s [as patients],” she says, “and every time I visited them I felt that sense of community. And I thought this was where I wanted to be.”

Tash applied and was appointed as St Andrew’s CSSD Supervisor in 2017. Whilst working at St Andrew’s, she has advanced her qualifications and career by completing Cert4

in Sterilisation Services (Management) and Cert 4 in Training and Assessment.

“St Andrew’s has always been very supportive when I’ve applied for study leave, or to attend conferences, and I’ve completed training courses within the hospital, too,” she says.

Although she accepted a role at another hospital for a short time, Tash found herself drawn back to St Andrew’s. In February 2020 she was invited to apply for – and achieved - the role of CSSD Manager.

The Gift of Gratitude

Do you wish to express gratitude for the care that was given to you, or a family member, at St Andrew’s Hospital?

Our Gift of Gratitude program is raising funds so we can continue to provide you and your loved ones with both clinical excellence and heartfelt care. There are many reasons to give the gift of gratitude, and each patient’s journey is different. You may want to thank a remarkable nurse who supported you or your family member through one of the most difficult times in their life, a volunteer who helped make your stay comfortable, or support staff who assisted you.

It was a time when new national clinical standards were introduced, and she led her team through an exciting period of progress, growth and education. Tash currently manages a thriving department of 28 staff, and sits on the hospital’s Clinical Practice, Clinical Management, Blood Management, and Perioperative Management Committees, and is an active member of Sterilisation Research and Advisory Council Australia’s state branch (SRACA SA).

Donations to the Gift of Gratitude program may be made in honour of a particular area of care, or the Hospital as a whole. Funds are managed by the St Andrew’s Foundation, which ensures your gift is used directly by the hospital in the provision of outstanding care and facilities.

Donate today to honour a caregiver and make a difference in the lives of others.

www.stand.org.au/donate

Celebrating our supporters: Ros and Peter Griffiths

In this issue of St Andrew’s News, we celebrate the contributions of Ros and Peter Griffiths, generous and long-term donor and volunteer supporters of St Andrew’s.

Ros and Peter Griffiths are generous and longterm donor and volunteer supporters of St Andrew’s.

When Ros and Peter’s daughter was young, she spent time at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Ros was very grateful for the care received, and decided she would like to give back one day by volunteering at a hospital. When Ros spotted a newspaper ad recruiting volunteers for St Andrew’s, she became one of the very first cohort at the hospital. That was 30 years ago, and she’s been with St Andrew’s ever since.

Ros has been a volunteer in Patient Transport and now contributes her time and skills to the Coffee Shop each Thursday. “The whole family knows Thursdays are for St Andrew’s,” says Ros. “It’s like a second home to me.”

She particularly loves the camaraderie of the Coffee Shop’s ‘Thursday girls’, firm friends formed across years volunteering together. As a welcoming face who interacts with many patients and visitors in her role, Ros says “I feel like an ambassador to the hospital, and I’m proud to be a representative”.

Ros and Peter’s granddaughter Annabelle has grown up with a passion for the hospital. When she was four years old she told Ros, “I want to work at

St Andrew’s”. She would accompany Ros on Patient Transport rounds, and later worked school holidays in the coffee shop. When she was six Annabelle announced, “I want to be a nurse now”. True to her word, she went on to study nursing and won a position in the St Andrew’s Graduate Nursing Program. Bringing the whole experience full circle, Annabelle now works at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital where Ros found her initial inspiration.

During Peter Griffith’s career he has been involved with service organisations such as Rotary, and sat on Boards including the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and Asthma Foundation SA. Philanthropy and giving back are very important to both Ros and Peter, who acknowledge they are fortunate to be in the position to donate. Peter says, “we are at a stage of our life that we are able to lift our level of generosity, and at St Andrew’s we know where and how the money is being used”.

Their first major gift came about after the passing of Ros’s mother at another hospital. They saw it was difficult for the doctor to find a private space to discuss end of life matters with their family. They then considered whether St Andrew’s had such a space. After discussing their

vision with the St Andrew’s Foundation, plans took shape for the Rooftop Garden. Their gift is now a place of sanctuary for many people during difficult times, as well as a welcome haven of fresh air and greenery for all patients and visitors to enjoy.

When a close friend of theirs required major surgery, Ros and Peter learned of O-Arm imaging technology. The Griffiths supported St Andrew’s in the purchase of an O-Arm, which can produce immediate and sophisticated internal imaging while a patient is in the operating theatre. And in 2021, Ros and Peter purchased a Faxitron HD Specimen Radiography System for the hospital. The Faxitron provides fast, on-the-spot imaging of tissue samples during breast cancer operations.

The St Andrew’s Foundation and Management extend their most grateful thanks to Ros and Peter Griffiths for their tireless and immensely valuable support of our hospital’s work.

who may also like to contribute or volunteer, we warmly invite you to

Supporting our St Andrew’s Hospital community

The St Andrew’s Hospital Foundation raises money solely to support St Andrew’s Hospital, Australia’s largest independent private hospital. Everything we do as a Foundation is designed to enhance not only outcomes but also the experiences of our patients and their families. We invest in state-of-theart equipment, fund modern patient environments and work responsively with our hospital to provide comprehensive support.

A Glorious Golf Day

The 2023 St Andrew’s Golf Day Classic was a tremendous success, with great weather, a strong turnout of golfers, and significant funds raised for the St Andrew’s Hospital Foundation.

The longstanding success of the event, now in its twentieth year, is a testament to its importance and the positive impact it has made over the years. Raising over $200,000 since its inception in 2003 is an impressive milestone, and it reflects the ongoing dedication and generosity of everyone involved.

A special note of appreciation to Clinpath for their continued support as the major sponsor, as well as Boileau Business Technology, Your Nursing Agency and Advara HeartCare for contributing as sponsors. Their involvement

The Foundation Board

Our Board consists of community leaders, strategic advisors and philanthropists who volunteer their time to enrich the activities of the Foundation in support of St Andrew’s Hospital.

Patron | Mrs Lan Le

Chair | Eric Granger

Susy Daw | William Esau

Tabitha Healey | Kristen Raison

Jennifer Rees

highlights the importance of collaboration between businesses and healthcare organizations for the betterment of our St Andrew’s Hospital community.

Congratulations to the winning team, and a big thank you to all the participating teams for their support. The diverse range of sponsors and teams, including Adelaide Intensive Care Services, BDO, Commonwealth Bank, DW Fox Tucker Lawyers, HPS Pharmacies, Hood Sweeney, HWL Ebsworth, ISS, Jones Radiology, Laity

Morrow, Shane Edwards

Commercial Building Services, System Solutions Engineering, Wiltshire Swain, and Your Nursing Agency, demonstrates the broad community backing for this event. Thank you also to our event partners Tomich Wines, Haigh’s Chocolates, and the Royal Adelaide Golf Course.

The post-event dinner, hosted by Hospital CEO Stephen Walker, not only provided a delightful conclusion to the day but also served as an opportunity to celebrate the achievements and updates of the hospital and foundation.

Breast Care Luncheon

Breast Care Luncheon at Adelaide Oval

One of the significant ways St Andrew’s Hospital recognises Breast Cancer Awareness Month is by hosting a by-invitation luncheon for breast cancer patients currently under our care. It has been our privilege to support and produce this event with the hospital.

The Breast Care Luncheon is carefully curated by our Breast Care Nurses to ensure it is a rich offering of information, support and fun. It is created by our nurses, for their patients, and is an important part of the breast cancer patient experience at St Andrew’s Hospital.

The Breast Care Luncheon this year took place on October 12 at Adelaide Oval.

Our special guest speaker Dr Gill Hicks AM MBE shared so many wonderful stories

with our guests. Gill has been through some of life’s greatest challenges, but through it she has shaped a view of life and healing that is full of wisdom and honesty. She was outstanding.

This special event has for over 25 years created the opportunity to bring patients under our care together, with their loved ones, so they can reflect, learn, laugh and share while being inspired by each other’s journeys. “I not only had a happy time, but also came away with fantastic inspirations and gratitude to all the professionals at St Andrew’s for their care and work.”

Jacquie Wiley, Director, Nursing and Clinical Services, said “from January 1, 2023 until the 3rd of October, there have been over 850 patients who have undergone breast surgery at St Andrew’s, this has

been a mixture of breast and breast cancer surgery, reconstruction as well as prophylactic surgery. This outstanding breast care team have looked after inpatients, undertaking 1,920 visits in and have made phone calls to patients in the order of 660 times, checking on patients progress and answering questions. Total interventions in the previous 9 months has been in the order of 2,601. What an amazing contribution!”

We were very grateful to have the fantastic partnership of Jones Radiology as our major sponsor.

Our next Breast Care Luncheon is in October 2024. If you’d like to support the event, please contact: foundation@stand.org.au

StandOut nominations

We have received hundreds of StandOut nominations, recognising our staff for living St Andrew’s values. Here are a few:

“Lisa is the glue that keeps theatre going. She is also happy to answer my never-ending questions and no problem or issue is too big or small for her to fix”

“Sophia has strong communication skills and effectively uses criticalthinking skills to identify and solve problems. Sophia is a team player with attention to detail.”

“Lisa’s unwavering dedication and meticulous attention to detail truly deserves recognition! She is an amazing worker, and I enjoy every day I get to work with her in the office!”

“Quan comes to work consistently, regularly and dependably with a smile, a hello and a friendliness which makes you want to be at work! He is a joy to be around and we’re lucky to have him on our team!”

“Annette is one in a million. She is a true asset to the emergency department. Annette is always happy, professional and goes above and beyond to help her colleagues.”

“Hugh is always willing to help out and makes everyone’s life easier. He is great to work with and always brings positive energy to the workplace.”

“Sarah is always polite, helpful, respectful and listens well to help solve issues, especially solving them before they become an issue that could impact patient care. A great person to have as a Hospital Coordinator.”

“Rachael is supportive of all staff and works with the staff to achieve the best results for the patients, with her as a TL you know it’s going to be a good day. She is an absolute gem!”

“Brandon is a leader who has continually shown new orderlies how to demonstrate the core values and efficient working behaviours in and around theatres. Brandon also goes out of his way to help people when times are tough”

Foundation volunteers

Thank you to all our volunteers who are so generous in giving their time to support the St Andrew’s community. Without you we couldn’t do what we do.

Liz Barclay

Lauri Benton

Sharon Bernhardt

Ann Boehm

Caroline Bryant

Garry Burchell

Ada Byford

Fion Chan

Marisa Cheese

Rita Chow

Colleen Cleland

Denise Cotterill

Jen Coulls

Kaye Darcy

Victoria DiSisto

Barbara Dunstan

Anne Eastwood

Alison Evans

Tara Evans

Tatiana Ezhlova

Lynlee Fox

Mark Fullerton

Jennifer Gilliland

Judy Greenway

William Grierson

Ros Griffiths

Monica Gualberto

Geof Gutte

Eleanor Harding

Jill Highett

Sue Holbrook

Zeynab Hoseini

Pam Hughes

Marcia Hyde

Deepti Khambete

Alan Kohler

Vishram Krishna Kumar

Brenda Kroning

Geoffrey Lake

Anna Lawrence

Neville Lawrence

Jingyang Li

Sandra Lindop

Susana Macaya

Robyn Macpherson

Joanna Maddern

Prerna Madhok

Margaret Marslen

Bronte McGair

Kristin McKay

Mark McKeever

Bob Morgan

Suzanne Moyle

Judi Noblet

Kathleen O’Connell

Robyn Octoman

Susan Oke

Jessica Ortega

Villafranca

Jenni O’Sullivan

Henry Pead-Ferenczi

Shirley Pearce

Penny Piper

Rebecca Poon

Rene Potter

Janet Rawcliffe

Carolyn Rayner

Del Reed

Barbara Richards

Heather Roach

John Roach

Lizbeth Rodriguez Vides

Jamie Roointon

Cheryl Russell

Reena Sharma

Robyn Shilcock

Verity Simon

Lyn Stunden

Mary Sullivan

Maggie Sutherland

Carol Swarbrick

Hui Tao

Raelene Thorpe

Wallis Tsai

Valerie Turnbull

Lorraine Venn

Michael Venning

Maddison Waterman

Barb Whitford

Mary Withers

Lexi Zhang

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CEO Stephen’s Anchovy Pasta

This is my ‘go to’ quick pasta fix and fabulous for Anchovy lovers. Enjoy it with a nice glass of Chablis, or white wine of your choice – Perfecto!

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil

½ cup breadcrumbs

60g butter

16 Anchovies (2 tins of the Ortiz anchovies I love)

2 garlic cloves, finely grated Zest of one lemon

2 cups of baby spinach (finely chopped)

1 cup of parsley (finely chopped)

Chilli flakes

Dried spaghetti for two

Method

I like to have all my prepared ingredients in front of me so I am ready to roll.

1. Bring a saucepan of water to the boil and add salt to your liking then add the pasta and cook until molto al dente.

2. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a frying pan over medium to high heat, add breadcrumbs and fry until golden and then drain on paper towels and keep aside.

3. Wipe the pan clean and back on to medium heat, add butter and anchovies and gently melt, stirring frequently.

4. Once melted, give it a good whisk to bring the ingredients together.

5. When the pasta is ready, using tongs, throw the dripping wet pasta into the anchovy sauce and add the grated garlic and lemon zest.

6. Add ½ cup of the pasta water together with the chopped up spinach and parsley, continuing with the stirring.

7. Serve immediately with the breadcrumbs sprinkled on the top. You can also add some parmesan and/or dried chilli flakes.

Thank you to our Specialists

For over a decade, Visiting Medical Officers have contributed more than $500,000 towards clinical research and education at St Andrew’s Hospital.

This generous donation is made possible by specialists choosing to waive their fees for supervising the placement of 6th year medical students from the University of Adelaide. These donations are managed by the St Andrew’s Hospital Foundation through our Medical Education and Research Fund (MERF).

It is a virtuous cycle of learning which in turn has resulted in over 42 Janet Hay Clinical Scholarships for high performing clinical staff, in partnership with the Hospital’s clinical leadership team and education team. Popular courses include

Graduate Diploma in Nursing Science, in the specialty areas of Perioperative Nursing, Cardiac Nursing, Stomal Therapy Nursing, Intensive Care Nursing, and Anaesthetic and Recovery Nursing.

It is an educational priority of the Foundation’s to support the Hospital’s significant in-house education program, as well as to enable our clinical teams to further develop their skills and expertise for the benefit of St Andrew’s Hospital. In addition to contributions from Specialists, the MERF also receives donations from businesses and individuals wishing to support educational initiatives.

The MERF also supports the Associate Professor of Nursing, Innovations

in Quality and Safety joint position with the University of Adelaide. This is the first professorial nursing appointment of its kind for St Andrew’s, it builds on a long, and highly successful collaboration between the two organisations. The role was developed to foster the translation of new and best practice innovations in nursing and to support St Andrew’s in its goal to ensure that all clinical projects undertaken exceed the expectations of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care’s National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHSS).

Thank you to all the Specialists for making this excellent program of education and innovation possible.

Volunteer Coffee Shop at St Andrew’s Hospital

Welcome Eliza Piro

Bold, spirited and beautiful, Eliza Piro’s paintings are a celebration of colour and of life itself. Comprising an array of vibrant colours and patterns, Eliza’s paintings evoke feelings of optimism and joy.

We are delighted to host a wonderful selection of works from Eliza including prints, textiles, scarves, bags, wall hangings, cushions and cards. A percentage of all sales supports St Andrew’s Hospital.

Our Coffee Shop is perfectly located just as you enter the hospital. Relax and enjoy a variety of tasty local food, barista made coffee and a beautiful selection of gifts. A team of over 50 volunteers make our Coffee Shop a special place, with all profits donated to St Andrew’s Hospital.

OPENING HOURS

Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm Sat 10am - 1:30pm

Closed Public Holidays