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2020 stories

Read Sydney Local Health District news stories published in 2020.

December

World AIDS Day 2020

International Day of People with Disability 2020

Bon Voyage Chris Parker

Staff celebrate upgraded Canterbury ED

Nursing and Midwifery Symposium 2020

Virtual conversations during COVID-19

Pilot ready for take-off

Mental Health Nursing Symposium 2020

RPA ED Patient Wellbeing Trolley

Christmas celebrations 2020

Welcome to the ranks

Finding Derek's Place

Consumer rep named Volunteer of the Year

Fussell House welcomes residents

Kinder New Year's resolutions

November

Healthy Connections School Competition

Innovation and Excellence Awards 2020

District AGM 2020

Sister Alison Bush Lounge revamped

Leader appointed to oversee RPA's $750m redevelopment

Stop Pressure Injury Day

Mobile Health Clinic

District strives to strengthen diverse workforce

RPA Artist-in-Residence creates short film animation

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020

RPA Foundation Research Medal winner

Pride of Concord winner 2020

Get Healthy in Cancer

New health services in Green Square and Zetland

October

Breast Cancer Awareness month 2020

Concord Hospital celebrates topping out milestone

RPA hospital $750m redevelopment fast-tracked

District steps up for patients with intellectual disabilities

Virtual care for Cystic Fibrosis patients

District celebrates award nominations

Occupational Therapy Week 2020

September

See through success

August

Concord redevelopment connects with consumers virtually

New Parent and Baby Unit at RPA

Get moving this STEPtember

July

District trials wound care app in an Australian first

Changes to visiting our hospitals

World Robotic Symposium 2020

Teen transplant recipient shares his life-changing story

New Executive Director Medical Services joins the team

More changes to visiting our hospitals

DonateLife Week 2020

Boost for the District's Aged Care Outreach team

Costume sculpture “COVID Creation” unveiled

June

Bidding farewell to Concord Hospital’s Alice Kang

World Environment Day 2020

RPA in world's top 100 hospitals, again

FluCARE app adapted for COVID-19

rpavirtual celebrates 1000 patient milestone

International Cleaners Day 2020

Protecting nursing home residents during the pandemic

RPA Theatre Toasties

World Sickle Cell Awareness Day

A man of many hats

My three point career turn

Sock puppet smiles

May

New options for COVID-19 testing in Sydney Local Health District

District supports boarding houses

Dinnertime with Isla

Support, training and education for the frontline

Staff step-up during COVID-19

International Year of the Nurse and Midwife

Creative arts eases COVID-19 isolation

Special Health Accommodation during COVID-19

District runs new meal home delivery service

Protecting our staff from influenza

International Clinical Trials Day 2020

Letters for the Front

National Sorry Day 2020

Palliative Care Week 2020

Family Fun Time

Supporting people with dementia and their carers during COVID-19

April

Wellness: Breathing and yoga techniques

District increases COVID-19 testing

A controlled operation

District’s PHU plays key role in COVID-19 response

COVID-19 call centre

COVID-19 toolkits for our diverse communities

Protecting our Mob

Patient Experience Week 2020

March

International Women's Day 2020

Advice for families in home isolation

Close the Gap 2020

Healthy wellbeing tips

rpavirtual: our role and response to COVID-19

February

RPA Virtual Hospital

Biodesign Sydney tackles real life health needs

Australia Day Honours 2020

New team STrIDeS into action

Rose's ‘spark for life’ returns

Leadership ‘boot camp’ delivers

Archive

SydneyConnect Image: Aboriginal Cultural Garden launch

A nurse attaches a medical monitoring device to the finger of a patient who is connected to RPA Virtual Hospital on a display in an accommodation room.

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital from roof of the Centenary Institute.