Snapshot Zooming in on the latest news from St John of God SEM Hospitals (Berwick, Frankston, Pinelodge, Langmore)
Thursday 1st October 2020 Current Victorian COVID-19 Status as at Thursday 1st October 2020 Australia-wide 374 active cases | 27,095 total | Victoria-wide 289 active cases | 20,183 total Deaths (Vic) 800 total | People hospitalised (Vic) 38 | People in ICU (Vic) 6
It’s October! Phew! The year is flying by! A little snapshot of the month ahead. Mental Health Month Breast Cancer Awareness Month Worksafe Month Foundation Day- Wednesday 7th Pastoral Care Week - 25th - 31st Oct Grand Final Day Public Holiday- Fri 23rd Oct Frankston new menu launch- Today! Good luck team Frankston!
Term 4- back to school (Metro Melbourne) 5–9 October (first week of Term 4) Remote and flexible learning continues for all students. On-site supervision for children of permitted workers and vulnerable students continues in line with existing guidelines. From 12 October The following students will return to on-site learning: •Prep to Grade 6 •Year 11 and 12 and students in any other year level enrolled in a VCE or VCAL program •students in specialist schools. Schools can offer learning materials for students who continue to learn from home. Schools can stagger the return of year levels during that week, with all students to be back on-site by Friday 16 October. Continued remote and flexible learning All students from Years 7 to 10 will continue with remote and flexible learning. There will be exceptions for vulnerable children and children of permitted workers, who will continue to be able to attend on-site. A date for the return of these year levels to on-site learning will be subject to further health advice, but will occur as soon as they are safely able to do so.
A reflection: Langmore “I had the honour of being on the Pastoral Care team to assist with resident care at Langmore. I’d like to express my gratitude to all the caregivers who went above and beyond to make our residents comfortable and valued during their short stay with us. I had many comments from residents themselves and their families who could not praise our care enough. One family member could not believe our generosity in service provision saying, “I can’t believe that a large organisation could be so caring.” Powerful words indeed. From Environmental caregivers, Catering to medical and nursing, under compassionate and competent leadership, we gave our all and a bit more for the benefit of the most vulnerable in our community. It was also great to work alongside some of our SJOG regional caregivers who made the long trip from their respective homes to help out. To our Pastoral Care leadership and support team, a small but heartfelt, “thank you”. I will not forget your companionship and support during this most unusual time.” - Jennifer Jornet, Pastoral Practitioner
Frankston’s new PPE Trolley was delivered recently which makes donning / doffing of PPE much more efficient and organised. Infection Control Coordinator, Kerry Plancke & Marie DuCane, Environmental Services Manager are prictured with the new PPE Trolley
Foundation Day Ritual All SEM caregivers are invited to join the Foundation Day celebrations on Wednesday 7th October 2020 via Webex. The Foundation Day reflection and Length of Service Awards ceremony will commence at 12.00pm.
Launching next week! Next week we will bring you the very first issue of our new SEM caregiver magazine, In The Loop. In The Loop is a monthly magazine-style publication which will feature in-depth articles about our people, our culture and mission- all specific to our South East Melbourne hospitals. It will be complimentary to Snapshot- our weekly newsletter providing quick snippets of the latest news. In the first issue, you can look forward to reading about: The story of the Sisters of St John of God Karen Ward’s reflections on leading Berwick’s Covid-19 positive unit 20 in 2020- our caregivers celebrating 20 years of service If you have content to add to the daily update or if there is something more you’d like to see, please contact Lisa Carman, Marketing Manager on lisa.carman@sjog.org.au or 0407 682 501
Last reminder!
Breast Cancer Mini Field of Women service- Monday October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. On Monday 5th October we will hold annual mini Field of Women service at SJG Berwick Hospital. It will be filmed and then shared for both caregivers and the community to watch. You can add a tribute which will be hung off one of the pink ladies and displayed in the chapel garden. Tributes can be sent to Liz Douglass by text to 0417 125 968 or email elizabeth.douglass@sjog.org.au or Cathy Rose cathy.rose@sjog.org.au by COB tomorrow.
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PINELODGE The Wellbeing Committee Presents BOOK CLUB. Our second book is The Bronze Horseman by Paulina Simons The Bronze Horseman is a romance novel written by Paullina Simons and the first book in the Bronze Horseman Trilogy. The book begins on 22 June 1941, the day Russia enters the Second World War after Operation Barbarossa This book will commence 12 October and first discussions questions will be added to the Facebook group on the 26 October Discussion questions will be provided every two weeks Book recommendations and all book discussion is encouraged. O What do I need to do now? Get a copy of the book. Available online to purchase as a hard copy or via iBook’s / Audible O Join the Facebook group, Search Wellbeing Book Club with the picture (at left) O Start READING
Values in Action at Frankston Simone Talbot, Occupational Therapist at Frankston, was presented with a Values In Action Award remotely on Thursday 24th September for the value of Excellence. Simone has gone above and beyond in being the Telehealth Champion for Allied Health. She has tirelessly assisted many caregivers and patients in setting up and providing technical support. She always has a calm, confident and reassuring demeanour that alleviates anxieties when becoming familiar with telehealth. On top of all this, she is pregnant and continuing with her own case load from home. Thank you for all you have done for us.