PATIENTS wishing to thank the staff at Western Health for their care have helped to create an innovative new project.
Western Health, which runs Sunshine Hospital, Western Hospital in Footscray and Williamstown Hosiptal, has developed a new website called ‘100 Sunshine’ containing stories from patients, staff and volunteers.
Two years ago, a group of former patients from Sunshine, Western and Williamstown hospitals were invited to take part in a forum.
At the event, the patients said they were thankful to Western Health employees for helping them throughout the medical process but felt they had no way of sharing this gratitude – and so the idea for 100 Sunshine was born.
Across the past 24 months, the stories of these patients – and others – have been collated and photographed for the 100 Sunshine website.
Western Health CEO, Associate Professor Alex Cockram, said many patients wanted to thank between 10 to 100 hospital staff.
“This means that several thousand staff and many volunteers have been a part of the experiences reflected in 100 Sunshine,” she said.
“The 100 Sunshine project is one of the greatest tributes we could pay to our patients and their families, to our staff and our volunteers.
“It reflects the importance of working together to make each person’s experience of care as good as it can possibly be.”
The 100 Sunshine project was launched at the recent Open Sunshine Community Day at Sunshine Hospital.
Visitors could see the hospital’s $90 million extension and a $51 million research and training building and the Radiation Therapy Centre operated in conjunction with Peter Mac.
“It was wonderful to see such a strong sense of celebration throughout the day,” Associate Prof Cockram said.
See www.100sunshine.com.au for more information.
