Our mission is "to provide the most
effective and efficient physical, emotional and social care possible
to those whom we are responsible; and to enhance the health of
individuals and our community by providing the highest standard of
skilled and compassionate care within the limitations of the
hospitals resources, in a climate which is friendly and supportive
to patients and staff, and enhances staff commitment, development
and morale".
The Hospital provides high quality residential aged care; medical and nursing
care in the acute care wing; twenty-four hour nursing and medical
services on call; and a range of other health services. In 2008 in
recognition of its achievements and the high standard of care, the
Hospital received four years accreditation by the Australian Council
on Healthcare Standards, in the Evaluation and Quality
Improvement Program (EQuIP). |
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| Jesse Bowe House | ||
| Jessie Bowe House provides residential aged low care. | ||
| Mountview Home | ||
| Mountview Home provides residential aged high care | ||
| George Ray Wing | ||
| The wing provides medical and nursing services. | ||
| Other facilities | ||
| The Hospital has a private medical practitioner with consulting rooms on the premises; a day centre that offers adult day activities and social support for residents and the community; and other consulting rooms for allied health services. | ||
| Board of Management | ||
| The Board normally consists of ten
members meeting once a month in a voluntary capacity and
appointments are normally for a three year term. The Board has a
governance role: it is responsible for providing a foundation for
the high performance of the Hospital; providing an oversight of the
management of the Hospital; ensuring that the Hospital is performing
efficiently and effectively; and it is expected to respond
strategically to changing demands. Board members have attended
workshops and forums through out the year, some organised by the
Department of Human Services and others within the Hospital. These
sessions are provided for the Board to enhance their knowledge of
health care and make them aware of the requirements of good
governance. Even though our Board members are unpaid, they have
attended a total of 88 hours of these courses that have been held
around the State and this is in addition to a total of 300 hours on
normal Board business. The current Board Members are: |
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| Management and Staff | ||
| The Hospital has a nursing staff of an equivalent of 17.5 staff: a mixture of full-time, part-time and casual positions. The staff provide the highest level of care to our clients, and on-going professional development is essential to ensure that staff remain abreast of best practice in nursing. In order to maintain up-to-date industry knowledge, Maldon Hospital staff are able to access ongoing education and training by attending external training courses and study days training courses from Mt Alexander Hospital. During the year, there were 264 attendances at professional development, in-service or education sessions at both internal and external presentations - this was a total of 1760 hours. | ||
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