Paul welcomed the club to the hospital and gave a brief summary of its history. Withe the building of the new Private hospital Fig Tree is creating a centre of excellence for Rehabilitation in the Illawarra. Paul invited some of his staff to talk about their functions
- Varney – Physiotherapy
- Physio is important as it supports the well being of patients through
- Staying well
- Staying mobile and
- Staying Independent
- Today is Physiotherapy Day and the the annual them is “Physical Activity for life”
- Marney’s last message was “No Pain No Gain” is out while “Motion is Lotion” is in!!
- Physio is important as it supports the well being of patients through
- Lucy – Occupational Therapy
- Main philosophy to help maintain independence
- Helping patients understand what that means
- the developing strategies to achieve independence
- Also, the work extends to the home environment as this must also be appropriate for independence
- Tracy – Nursing
- Nurses work closer with the patient
- Work in an inter disciplinary environment for best outcomes
- help facilitate the process of rehabilitation
- Finally, all the above gave us an informative tour of the facility
Thankyou