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SAN NEWSSpring 2013 Edition

Training to save lives

THE SAN CELEBRATES FIRST REDEVELOPMENT MILESTONE See page 6

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“Practice makes perfect. So as a student, the opportunity of a ‘virtual’ hospital, a ‘virtual’ patient, and evaluation and feedback by medical experts is invaluable… when I get to treat real patients this training is going to help me save lives.”

Isabelle Kapterian is a 3rd year medical student at the Sydney Adventist Hospital Clinical School of The University of Sydney on site at the San.Her training to become a doctor will soon be even better thanks to upgraded state-of-the-art computer driven training technology that exposes students to real-life health problem scenarios.The ground-breaking technology is a SimMan® 3G - a silicon latex mannequin which simulates human reactions for training situations for medical, nursing and other health professionals. It is the latest generation of simulation mannequins.

With a computer, transmitter and receiver, the mannequin is used in a supervised scenario during which it simulates human responses and takes breaths, blinks, bleeds, sweats and talks. Heart, breath, and bowel sounds, blood pressure and other ‘real life’ features like convulsions, tears and drug reactions, combine to provide situations designed to acclimatise students to working on their own after completing their training.It allows students to simulate a range of technical skills - from taking blood, setting up intravenous lines, to resuscitation, or amputation. Students get the chance to showcase and develop their academic, practical, communication, decision making, stress control, and team building, skills.

Clinical Skills Educator Wanda McDermott, (second from left) with medical students Ann Formaz-Preston, Eric Starra, Kathy Nguyen and Isabelle Kapterian.

The Foundation has pledged to raise $140,000 to fund the purchase of SimMan® 3G and with the generous support of friends like you we can support medical and health professionals of the future.

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Making a difference togetherDear Friends

Spring is here and the days are getting longer and warmer. What better time than spring to give our newsletter a fresh new look.

As I look out of my office window construction of the new Clinical Services Building has reached the 8th floor. There is a real sense of excitement, energy and anticipation around the hospital.

Of course great healthcare means more than bricks and mortar. It’s the medical team and support staff who deliver compassionate care, making patients feel comfortable and confident.

One key story in this edition covers exciting news about the San Clinical Education Centre due to open later this year. This state-of-the-art facility will help our community have access to a highly skilled clinical workforce.

To provide our students with vital educational resources, we are asking for your generous support to purchase the latest simulation mannequin to test and refine their skills.

Everything the Foundation funds really does make a difference to our patients, their families and our remarkable staff. You are a BIG part of what we do and we value your generous support. I hope you enjoy reading this edition of San News.

Barbara Ward | Managing Director Sydney Adventist Hospital Foundation barbara.ward@sah.org.au

Correspondence to: Managing Director, SAH Foundation Inc 185 Fox Valley Road, Wahroonga NSW 2076 Email: foundation@sah.org.auIf you do not wish to receive any further marketing information from Sydney Adventist Hospital, please email our Privacy Officer at privacy@sah.org.au or contact the Foundation on 1300 034 357 to update contact details.

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It is designed to be used under observation from a control room and is supported by audio visual systems that allow tutors to run students through a simulation, pause and discuss, change the mannequin’s responses to challenge the student further and increase the learning opportunity, and repeat the scenarios to enable students to reinforce the learning and improve their confidence.

The simulations will be able to be beamed via video to other learning spaces for other students.

The SimMan® 3G will be part of the innovative, state-of-the-art learning technology used in the new Clinical Education Centre** which is the San’s major commitment to help overcome national health workforce shortages due to open in November.

“Simulation training is vital for students,” says Professor John Watson Associate Dean of the Sydney Adventist Hospital Clinical School of The University of Sydney.

“Students need the opportunity to apply their textbook knowledge to realistic patient cases and emergency scenarios. Frequent practising reinforces learning, improves clinical skills, and delivers better patient outcomes.”

Image provided courtesy of Laerdal

Your generous donation towards the purchase of Sim Man® 3G will support the continuous development of our healthcare workforce for generations to come. Simply complete and return the donation coupon or donate online at www.sahfoundation.org.au

Opportunities to honour a family member or other loved one or friend with a commemorative name plaque on a lecture seat in the Clinical Education Centre’s Charles Warman Auditoriums currently exist. Please ring 1300 034 357.

SimMan® 3G

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Women in Sydney have responded to the recent publicity of Angelina Jolie’s decision to undergo a preventative double mastectomy after the actresses’ revelation she had inherited the gene that significantly increases her risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer.Dr Hilda High, a Genetic Oncologist at the San says there has been a surge of interest in cancer genetics which has now been dubbed the ‘Angelina effect’.“There has always been good public awareness of the need for screening for breast cancer “says Dr High.“With forecasts that 40 Australian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer every day, that equates to 1 in 8 Australian women by the age of 85, it’s great that people understand screening can maximise the potential for early diagnosis.”Angelina Jolie used the knowledge of her family history and a genetic test to identify her risk and then do something about it.“There were people [with a family history of cancer] who really needed to be seen and who were putting it off, perhaps not realising how much can now be done to reduce the risk.“ Drawing a family tree or ‘pedigree’ can provide clues as to whether an individual has a higher risk of cancer than the general population. If an important gene is not working properly because of an inherited change (mutation) then the risk of certain cancers increase. “Assessing an individual’s risk of a particular cancer and what to do about it, whether you have a genetic test or not, is really what Cancer Genetics is all about” says Dr High. “ Cancer Genetics also helps identify people who are not at high risk, even though their family history may look like it at first glance. While for others, who do carry an inherited mutation, it’s all powerful information they can respond to. Angelina has been an inspiring and potentially life-saving role model.”

The ‘Angelina effect’

• BRCA1 and BRCA2 are tumour suppressor genes that usually have the job of “spell- checking” for mistakes in the DNA in cells.

• Altered or mutated copies of either gene will significantly increase the risk of certain types of cancers.

• Only 2 to 10% of cancer is caused by “faulty genes”.

• Genetic testing is via a blood sample.

The Foundation works closely with hospital staff and management to ensure the funds we raise are directed into the areas of most need, improving the environment, services and specialist equipment and facilities we offer. Special projects it helps with include the Integrated Cancer Centre and the Clinical Education Centre.

Here’s some of the ways your generous donations have helped in the last financial year.

How your generosity helps

NEWS FROM THE SAN FOUNDATION

San Maternity$125,686

Equipment$229,556

Heart Care$25,604

Cancer Care$122,459

Dr Hilda High, Genetic Oncologist

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The San’s new $19.5 million Clinical Education Centre will open onsite in November.Built to help alleviate national health workforce shortages the Education Centre provides unique side by side training of doctors, nurses and allied health professionals. It builds on the San’s long history of educating health care professionals first started in the early 1900’s with an onsite school of nursing and then expanded in the 1990’s by an association with The University of Sydney providing training opportunities for undergraduate medical students.“We recognise that education is a cornerstone of our philosophy of caring for our community,” says Adventist HealthCare CEO Dr Leon Clark.“We believe the diversity of the patients we care for, the expertise of our medical, nursing and other staff, our holistic approach to healthcare, and our Mission of Christianity in Action, combine to provide a fertile training environment. Placement of specialist registrars, our San College of Education, our partnership to establish the Sydney Adventist Hospital Clinical School of the University of Sydney, and more recently our accreditation as a training facility for medical interns, underpin our place in health workforce education. This new Centre provides a home for education and training here onsite at the Hospital.”The Centre will house the Sydney Adventist Hospital Clinical School of The University of Sydney and the Avondale College of Education’s School of Nursing.Facilities purpose-built Centre will include: the Beverley Ellen Peters Clinical Skills Laboratories, the Charles Warman Auditoriums, tutorial and problem based learning rooms, simulation centre with anaesthetic bay, multi-purpose critical care area and operating theatre, library and Charles Warman foyer.

Growing Australia’s health workforce

In 2013, the San became the first private hospital in NSW to provide intern training to recently graduated medical students who have completed their undergraduate degrees but require clinical training to be qualified to practice as doctors. As at February 2014, 6 interns and 20 registrars will be able undertake their training here.Surgical intern Dr Jasmina Dedic-Hagan believes training placements at both private and public hospitals will train better doctors.“The consultants are patient and always happy to help. The skills gained through this combined public and private experience will set me apart from the rest” said Dr Dedic-Hagan.

Another training first for the San

*The establishment of the Clinical School was supported by $1.75 million in funding from the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing under the Increased Clinical Training Capacity Grant Scheme. The Clinical School was the first fully fledged private hospital clinical school in NSW and by 2016 is expected to provide 21,420 medical, 9,140 nursing and 2,760 allied health student training days.**The Clinical Education Centre is a collaborative project of Adventist HealthCare and the Commonwealth and NSW State Governments. It was made possible due to funding made available by Health Workforce Australia and supported by the NSW Government.

Dr Ruth Collins with Dr Dedic-Hagan

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Nurses without borders

Rachael, Laura, John and Emily McKinnon with Assoc/Professor Gavin Marx

The San’s ‘international’ lifesaver Alison Scott

Cancer fundraiser in honour of Leanne

Sydney Adventist Hospital’s mission, ‘Christianity in Action’, took flight earlier this year when San Intensive Care Nurse Alison Scott flew to Los Angeles.Four years of nursing experience in the San’s Intensive Care Unit equipped Alison with the right skills to assist when a fellow passenger suffered a heart attack.“I saw him collapse, and rushed over to help. There was no pulse so I quickly began CPR and used the heart start machine” said 27 year old Alison.“It’s people like you with such compassion that make this world such a better place. Thank you so much for your outstanding assistance and dedication to your profession” said Kirk Demers of Virgin Australia International. “The American doctors are referring to him as the ‘Australian miracle man’, they can’t believe he survived.”

The San’s research arm, the Australasian Research Institute (ARI), and Gordon rugby players have teamed up in a medical research project analysing the impact of lifestyle on disease.Highlanders star Jack Dempsey and Tom Matthews were among the 15 players who participated. “I learned a lot today about improving personal wellness” said Jack Dempsey. “From now on, I will be more mindful about the amount of fruit and vegetables I eat.” The project will determine whether there is a correlation between dietary intake of antioxidants and their concentrations in the blood and skin. With a vision of “Discovering the Science of Wellness” the ARI investigates the impact of lifestyle factors on the mechanisms of disease.

The Australasian Research Institute’s Assoc/Professor Ross Grant, and Research Officer Jade Guest with Jack Dempsey and Tom Matthews

Teaming up for researchGrowing Australia’s health workforce

The brave 13 year battle with cancer fought but sadly lost by Turramurra mum Leanne McKinnon in March this year, was honoured with a 500 strong fundraising event at the Kissing Point Sports Club.“Leanne’s story is sadly not an uncommon one. Our event was so successful because people empathise – few of us haven’t been affected in some way by cancer” said organiser Sharon Franke.$21,314 was raised for the San’s new Integrated Cancer Centre. Guests included Leanne’s oncologist Associate Professor Gavin Marx, Director of the San Clinical Trials Unit and Cancer Services, her family and her friends.“We wanted to do something to celebrate Leanne’s life” said Sharon.“Leanne was special. She adored her family and wanted them to focus on the positives. This was our chance to do that and to support the new cancer centre that will change the lives of other cancer patients when it’s opened. We are so thankful with all the support we received to do this.”

Dr Ruth Collins with Dr Dedic-Hagan

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The first milestone of the Sydney Adventist Hospital $181 Redevelopment, a new 896 space car park, officially opened in late May.

The construction of the car park took just over 2 years – designed to cater to the over 50% increase in patient demand for Hospital services expected by 2026. The 5-storey car park makes it easier for San patients and their visitors, doctors, other health professionals and hospital staff to park on site.

The 896 new spaces are supported by an airport style arrivals podium, undercover bus stop and drop off/pick up zone, and ‘Penny Farthing’ style bike racks.

Adventist HealthCare Limited Chief Executive Officer Dr Leon Clark thanked staff and local residents for their patience during the Hospital’s construction.

“The milestone we have reached today is truly a reflection of the foresight, dedication and commitment of the many staff who have worked here during the San’s 110 year history” Dr Clark said.

“Everything that has been done in the past has enabled us to undertake this Redevelopment.

“The opening of this impressive state of the art car park is only the first of what we hope will be many significant moments as we deliver this new facility for our community. It’s appropriate that this milestone has been reached in our 110th birthday year. Next year we unveil the rest of the ‘New San’. We look forward to showcasing how we’ve built on our reputation.”

Your new San provides for up to 200 new beds, up to 12 additional operating theatres, the new entry and arrivals building, and a new Maternity and Women’s Health Unit.

The new maternity unit will include 56 architecturally designed private rooms with ensuites, partner accommodation, a 10 room birthing unit, 2 birthing pools, and well-baby and special care nurseries to accommodate the approximate 2,000 babies born each year at the San.

“For an institution to (have) delivered babies for 110 years…that’s quite special.” said Narelle Tessier Nursing Unit Manager Delivery Suite.

“People love telling you that they’re San babies, no matter if they’re 40 or 50 or 60 they’ll say, ‘I’m a San baby.”

A highlight of the whole development is the new Integrated Cancer Centre. Purpose-built, it’s designed so that stressed and vulnerable cancer patients have quick and easy access to all the x-ray and other screening or imaging, specialists, surgical and medical treatments, recovery and support services they need. Patient care will be better.

“It offers access to a Centre filled with highly skilled people with specialist training who all understand the role of each other and who can communicate with all the other team members” says Associate Professor Michael Hughes.

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Your New San: Building on Reputation

The car park is open - ‘Oh, what a feeling!’

San management ‘swipe in’

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The Capital Campaign for the new Cancer Centre has passed its half way mark with close to $11 million in pledges towards its $20 million goal.Members of the fundraising committee say achieving the tally despite the current tough economic environment is a reflection on the vision for the Centre.“I’ve always had the highest regard for the San” said David Murray AO, former Commonwealth Bank CEO, current senior advisor at Credit Suisse and co-chair of the Centre’s fundraising committee.“It has a long history and global commitment to people’s health and wellbeing and its vision for the Integrated Cancer Centre continues this tradition.”Campaign co-chair Richard Warburton AO LVO, also Chairman of Westfield Retail Trust, Magellan Flagship Fund and Citigroup Pty Ltd, agrees.“The passion and foresight of those involved is inspiring. The new Centre builds on the San’s well-deserved reputation for its cancer expertise and will take existing services to a new and higher level. It will be a major step forward in total care for those who suffer with cancer.” Donations, bequests, or an opportunity to leave a legacy that will make a difference, can be discussed with Barbara Ward at P: 9487 9406 E: barbara.ward@sah.org.au

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Capital Campaign donors donned hard hats, vests and safety glasses to be escorted through a bustling building site for a sneak peak of the construction of the new Integrated Cancer Centre. The Centre occupies the second and third floors of the new Clinical Services Building, part of the largest expansion and redevelopment in the San’s 110 year history.

Hard Hat Tours

Mr Ardeshir Davar and Mr David Mullen met with Buildcorp’s Steve Taunton during the tour.

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An estimated 270,000 Australians suffer with what can be debilitating and disabling chronic wounds.

Wounds are considered chronic if they have failed to heal within the normal four week time frame, or heal but keep recurring.

Medications, poor nutrition, infection, a patients’ other medical conditions or inappropriate treatments and dressings may be responsible. Pain, loss of function and significant financial costs can result.

According to the San’s Wound Clinic Clinical Nurse Consultant and wound care specialist Gary Bain, wounds require targeted management and treatment at various stages of healing.

“To help wounds heal they need to be assessed frequently and the treatments need to be tailored to the individual’s clinical, medical and social circumstances” says Gary.

“This assessment involves understanding what has caused them, what’s likely to impact their healing, and what the best treatment is for that particular patient”.

“It really is a scientific process. If they are not assessed and treated properly, healing is delayed and wounds can deteriorate and breakdown. The results can be especially devastating in the elderly if they develop into painful and immobilising ulcers.”

Understanding the benefits of quick, proper and continued management, Gary has started a special program involving highly skilled nursing staff looking after San patients in wards to ensure they get the specialist wound care they need.

Good wound care at the San

San Nursing staff celebrated International Nurses Day earlier in the year.

Using his 25 years of expertise, which included undertaking additional training at the UK’s Oxford University, Gary has now helped increase the skills of a specialist team of 15 San nurses, enabling them to provide immediate wound management at a patient’s bedside.

“Sharing these skills and establishing the team of San ‘Wound Fellows’ means our patients are getting better wound care, staff are getting better support and the Hospital extends its reputation as a centre for excellence in wound management” said Gary.On 25 October the San is hosting a conference of wound experts including the internationally acclaimed Leg Club founder, Ellie Lindsay. The Leg Club is renowned across the UK for its results in healing leg ulcers and restoring quality of life to sufferers. www.sah.org.au/conferences.

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With close to 1200 nurses working at the San, Dalcross Adventist Hospital and San Day Surgery Hornsby, nurses are a critical and much valued component of Adventist HealthCare’s ability to keep caring for our community. Their dedication and commitment has kept the hospital strong for 110 years.

Our Patient Feedback Program enables staff to be officially recognised for great standards. If you would like to share good news with us about care received while at the Hospital contact Dr Leon Clark at leon.clark@sah.org.au.

A chance to thank our nurses

Wound Fellow Robyn Stevens, Clinical Nurse Consultant Gary Bain and Patient Natalie Walker

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Open Heart International is the new name of HealthCare Outreach, the San initiative that started 27 years ago and coordinates medical and nursing volunteers Australia - wide who undertake life transforming surgeries around the world.

The name reflects the ‘open hearted’ 1,500 volunteers who have undertaken 4,500 surgeries in developing countries.

The new name consolidates the former programs; Operation Open Heart, Women’s Health, Gift of Sight and the Burns Reconstructive Program.

“Open Heart International’s new name reflects the openness and giving nature that all our volunteers display” said Michael Were, the program manager.

“Combining all specialties under one new name enhances our fundraising opportunities and enables us to help more people” he said.

Since the program started in 1986 volunteers have donated their time on 126 trips and personally contributed more than $10 million.

A team of 65 volunteers who departed for Papua New Guinea in July were the first to operate under the new name.

Multi-trip veteran San Nurse Unit Manager Richard Todd said it’s still the same great cause.

“Becoming Open Heart International unifies all the teams that previously operated different specialties around the world” he said. “Open Heart International is like a family. I’m proud to be part of an organisation that does great things and saves lives.” Visit www.ohi.org.au.

Dr Bevan Hokin and Dr Jennifer Posen

OHI Manager Michael Were and OHI volunteers Fiona Hyde, Natalie Donkin and Greg Watts.

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Nationally recognisedSan Pathology has been recognised as being a national leader in safeguarding our blood.

The National Blood Authority recognised the San for its low discard rate of 0.7% in comparison to the national average discard rate of 6%.

“One blood donation can save up to three lives, that’s why we have specific process in place to prevent unnecessary wastage,” said Dr Bevan Hokin, Director of San Pathology.

“Attitude, training, responsibility, support and audits are how we have achieved and maintained excellence.”

Petrea King at the San.Petrea King’s acclaimed educational and life-changing Quest for Life program, is coming to the San’s Cancer Support Centre.

The Quest for Life Foundation has transformed the lives of more than 90,000 people through its retreats and services. They have received encouragement, support, education and practical skills to confidently face the challenge of living well with cancer.

In 6 sessions over 6 weeks, Body, Mind and Spirit, Living Well with Cancer Program will have a life-affirming positive impact on the lives of cancer sufferers or their carers. It is open to all members of the community and complements existing San programs.

The course costs $395 and starts Wednesday night 16th October. Phone 9487 9062 or visit www.sah.org.au or www.questforlife.com.auSA

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Celebrating 110 years: Board members Dr Leon Clark and Dr Barry Oliver, (front row) with Mr Robert Smith, Mrs Leonie Beyers, Dr Wayne Piez, Dr Lawrence Giutronich and Mr Kelvin Peuser.

ADVENTIST HEAlTHCARE• SAH urologist Associate Professor Henry Woo will lead

a prostate cancer data collection pilot project at the San funded by the Cancer Council. The project aims to create a nationally recommended standard for clinical prostate cancer data collection and improve outcomes for patients.

• A research project by San Clinical School Sub Dean Dr Stephanie Phillips, ‘Attitudes of a private hospital community to medical student teaching’, has been published in the Medical Journal of Australia. Dr Phillips‘ research found that over 90% of patients and staff surveyed agreed they would participate in non-invasive medical student teaching.

• San Dr Steven Markowskei has been appointed Lecturer in the School of Medicine and Public Health in the Faculty of Health at the University of Newcastle.

• Dalcross Ophthalmologist Dr Geoffrey Painter is travelling to the Philippines for the second time this year with the San’s Open Heart International team to provide free cataract removal surgeries on blind and visually impaired people.

• The San’s Coronary Care Unit are organising a 20km coastal trek in September to raise funds for Open Heart International’s October trip to Cambodia. Volunteers have been travelling to Cambodia since 2007 performing free cardiac surgery for children who would not otherwise survive. To support the trekkers donate online at coastalchallenge2013.gofundraise.com.au.

• Members of the Adventist HealthCare Limited Board remembered the 110th anniversary of the San during a recent meeting.

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Sydney Adventist Hospital is the first private hospital in NSW offering a re-entry program for nurses since 2010 registration changes meant nurses who hadn’t worked consistently might lose their rights to practice.“Previously it was a lifelong career and you could come and go as long as you paid your registration,” said Nurse Educator Fiona Blades. “Since the changes some nurses, particularly mothers only working occasionally, couldn’t practice. Our program however means they can do both the theory and the practical training they need and they can return to work.” The next course starts in February 2014.Contact Fiona at Fiona.blades@sah.org.au or phone 9487 9206

‘First’ re-entry training program for nurses

September

10 Men’s Health Free Public Forum

7-21 Open Heart International, Tonga

October 27 Annual Memorial Service

Wahroonga Seventh-day Adventist Church 2pm All welcome to the ecumenical service of

remembrance and thanksgiving.

November1 Clinical Education Centre opening

14 Foundation Annual General Meeting

December 8 San Annual Carols by Candlelight

2014 Your New San: Building on Reputation

For information about any of the above events contact 9487 9405 or foundation@sah.org.au

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Rosie Powers with San Foundation’s Barbara Ward

Whether it’s for the Integrated Cancer Centre, a specific piece of life saving equipment or other projects, there are many ways you can help the SAH Foundation support the hospital’s quality care and specialist expertise

You can:Fundraise for usIf you would like to fundraise on our behalf, either individually or through your business, community group or school, we’d love to hear from you. Fundraising can be a fun and rewarding experience, only limited by your imagination! Before fundraising on our behalf you will need to read our Community Fundraising Guidelines and complete the Fundraising Agreement Form.

Give in CelebrationMaking a donation to celebrate a special occasion or milestone is a great way to support the Foundation. More and more people are choosing to invite their guests to make a donation to a cause rather than receive presents. Personalised donation forms and tax deductible receipts can be organised for you. Give in memory Making a donation in lieu of flowers is a positive and practical way to honour the memory of a loved one. Special donation envelopes can be delivered to family members or a local funeral home.

Sweet treats hot beverages and good company helped raised over $4000 for the Integrated Cancer Centre thanks to Gordon resident Rosie Powers who was inspired to open her home and her heart to 72 well-wishers.“When I heard about the new Integrated Cancer Centre I knew this was a project I wanted to support,“ said Rosie.“The San is my local hospital and I wanted to make a difference to cancer care.” San Foundation Managing Director Barbara Ward attended Rosie’s morning tea.“I was humbled by the many stories I heard of loss and survival, and those brave patients still undergoing treatments” Barbara said.“Cancer touches so many lives. This fundraising helps us to plan services that will benefit our whole community.”

Morning Tea at Rosie’s

Your opportunity to make a difference.Remember us in your WillLeaving a gift in your will ensures that after your loved ones are provided for, you continue to support a cause special to you. Even modest bequests make a significant difference to the work of the Foundation and the Hospital. It’s easy to organise in advance and a way of ensuring you leave a memorable and powerful legacy. Please let us know if you are thinking about this so we can discuss your wishes.

Raise funds as you shop!In a new initiative, 30% of sales through www.mycdsite.com.au/sancreata will be donated to the San Foundation thanks to the generosity of owner and San Foundation International Ambassador Norma Rosenhain. A range of fashion accessories and educational toys make it perfect for gift shopping or personal purchases. Visit www.mycdsite.com.au/sancreata.

More information, fundraising ideas and our Community Fundraising Guidelines are available at www.sahfoundation.org.au, P: 9487 9405 or E: foundation@sah.org.au.

100% of your donation goes directly to the cause you’ve selected

PLEASE HELP US TO HELP OTHERS BY SIMPLY:> Filling in the SAH Foundation donation form and post in enclosed envelope or fax to 9487 9280

> Calling the Foundation on 1300 034 357 with your credit card details or to request further information

> Email foundation@sah.org.au or go online at www.sahfoundation.org.au

Adventist HealthCare Chief Executive Officer & SAH Foundation Chairman Dr leon Clark Deputy Chair Allen Broome & Mathilde Kearny-KibbleActing Treasurer Kevin Bapty Board Members John Cameron, Pastor Ray Coombe, David Mullen, John Ruthven, James Standish, David Tinworth and Barbara Ward International Ambassador Norma Rosenhain Managing Director Barbara Ward San News Production Team SAH Corporate Communications: leisa O’Connor, lana Jeavons-Fellows Design: Michael Pellaers. San News is Sydney Adventist Hospital Foundation Inc’s official newsletter and is a biannual publication.

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“I was born at the San in 1919 in the little cottage down the back. It was the maternity wing in those days. Before my mother married my father, she was the domestic matron for the San and we lived in Willoughby until the war years. Growing up I played in the band and we used to come up on a Sunday afternoon and play on the lawn down there and they would give us afternoon tea. There was a dairy farm, a vegetable garden and fruit trees all over on that side.In those days, it was the best place to go when you’re sick.(Today) the change (to the size) is just eye-boggling.Yet, it’s still number one.”

94 year old Gordon Henderson Wright.

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