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Northern Beaches Hospital goes live

By Kelly Connor
Posted November 14, 2018
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You may have noticed in the press that the new Northern Beaches Hospital in Sydney, opened its doors at 7am on 30th October 2018. The hospital is a public / private partnership and is operated by Healthscope, who sub-contract their Medical Imaging service to HealthCare Imaging Services (HIS), a part of Primary Health Care (PHC). The new hospital provides a diverse range of clinical services including:

• 488 Inpatient beds,
• 50 Emergency Department beds,
• 14 Operating Theatres,
• 6 Surgical Suites,
• Intensive and Critical Care Units, and a
• Mental Health Facility
• Medical Imaging, Pathology and Pharmacy

The imaging service is fully managed by the HIS team and uses its Promedicus Visage and Intelerad RIS/PACS Imaging solution. It was a fast start and within the first week of opening, all patients were transferred from Manly and Mona Vale hospitals on top of operating a 24/7 Emergency Department from day one. MKM Health has been instrumental in assisting HIS with all aspects of the IT implementation, project management, solution architecture and RIS/PACS release management, and has been involved throughout the project lifecycle including:

• Initiation Phase
• Design Phase
• Build and Test Phase
• Implementation Phase
• We have assisted with a wide range of deliverables including:
• IT business case creation
• Medical Imaging integration requirements definition
• Technical Solution Design
• Functional Design
• System integration design, build and testing
• Test, Implementation and Support plans
• IT Project Management
• and even occasionally assisting their 5-a-side soccer team!

Congratulations to the Healthcare Imaging Services and MKM Health teams on a successful go live!​