The Board of Directors have many years of combined experience in leading and managing successful businesses. As a group, they have held senior positions in health and aged-care-related entities and private companies, having influence on the future of healthcare in Australia. Dominic contributes strong legal skills in his position as Director, boasting a long and distinguished career practising in the commercial litigation field, specialising in medical defence work and insurance law. Becoming a partner at Clayton Utz in 1978, he has had extensive experience in Coronial matters and has acted as Counsel in numerous inquests, appearing for medical and dental practitioners and also for clients in the mining and refining industries. Due to his comprehensive knowledge, he has significantly influenced developments shaping the Coroner’s Act and Coronial system. Tri brings extensive experience to the Board in business strategy, financial analysis, mergers and acquisitions, investments, corporate finance and organisational design. Tri’s experiences span multiple industries including manufacturing, resources, fast moving consumer goods, transport/logistics and home building. Tri is also a long-standing member of the Wesley College Endowment Fund management committee and had helped steer the fund to become one of the largest school endowment funds in the state (by asset size). Tri is a 2012 winner of the WA Business News Top 40 under 40 award. Bringing high level corporate and leadership skills to the role of Executive Director, Neale currently manages his own consulting company Australis Health Advisory and holds a number of other non-executive board roles. He is Chairman of the WA Country Health Service, National President of the Australasian College of Health Service Management and Director at Digital Health CRC. He was formerly Project Director for the establishment of the Curtin Medical School, CEO of St John of God Hospital Subiaco and Director General of the WA Department of Health. Colin Barnett was the local member for Cottesloe for 27 years and Premier of Western Australia for nine years. His experience in politics, economics and government brings a new depth to the Bethesda’s Board. During his time as WA Premier Barnett was instrumental in the developing a raft of new state infrastructure projects including Fiona Stanley Hospital, the Perth Children’s Hospital, Midland Health Campus, Optus Stadium, Elizabeth Quay and the Curtin Medical School. Professor Jill Downie is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic at Curtin University. Jill has held the role since 2012 and was previously Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Nursing at Curtin University. She is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has previous Non-Executive Director experience at Bethanie Group Ltd, Perth Central and Eastern Medicare Local, Australian General Practice Network, Perth Primary Care Network and Bethesda Hospital in 2007-2010. Jill is also currently the Education representative on the Australian National Commission of UNESCO. Professor Downie is an experienced executive in higher education, with well-developed strategic, leadership and management skills. She has a demonstrated history of working in the education, hospital, health, community and aged care industries. Grant is a former Partner of KPMG in the Audit, Assurance and Risk Consulting Division, a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) and has years of experience as a Board/Committee member of a range of organisations, with a particular focus in the Health, Ageing and Human Services sector. His current and recent board roles include North Metropolitan Health Service, Juniper, Zoological Parks Authority (Chair), Netball WA (President), Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority (Deputy Chair) and Perth Festival.” Grant’s skills in financial analysis, compliance, governance and risk management along with his sector experience are of great value to Bethesda. Bethesda has an extremely committed team of individuals who form the Hospital Management Committee. As a group, they are responsible for ensuring the various business activities of their respective departments are aligned to the strategic direction of the organisation. Bringing high level corporate and leadership skills to the role of CEO, Neale currently manages his own consulting company Australis Health Advisory and holds a number of other non-executive board roles. He is Chairman of the WA Country Health Service, National President of the Australasian College of Health Service Management and Director at Digital Health CRC. He was formerly Project Director for the establishment of the Curtin Medical School, CEO of St John of God Hospital Subiaco and Director General of the WA Department of Health. Bio coming soon. Renee de Prazer was seconded to the State Health Incident Coordination Centre at the Department of Health in April 2020 in the role of Team Leader- Facilities and Movements. The role managed the state quarantine facilities (hotels), the allocation and movement of passengers into Western Australia requiring quarantine in a state facility, as well as the standing up of various facilities to support the state response to the pandemic. Renee’s substantive role was the Coordinator of Nursing- Education for Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group, having moved to Fiona Stanley Hospital in the pre-commissioning phase. Renee has delivered education on a number of credentialled training courses in both metro and rural settings. Renee is a comprehensive trained nurse with a Post Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Specialisation in Emergency Nursing) and a Masters of Nursing (Leadership and Management). She is a member of the WA state board for the Australasian College of Health Service Management and a Fellow and Certified Health Executive through this College. Renee demonstrates endeavours globally previously undertaking roles within the Nursing and Midwifery Office in this space and leading volunteer teams overseas on an annual basis since 2006 (not withstanding the current pandemic). Renee was named the 2019 WA Nursing & Midwifery Excellence Awards winner in the education category for her work in the SPEAK UP for safety program and for her above contribution to nursing at a local level and abroad. Libby is responsible for developing, implementing and evaluating systems to prevent and manage healthcare-associated infection, complying with the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standard 3, Preventing and Controlling Healthcare Associated Infections. She has extensive healthcare experience in a variety of settings including Infection Prevention and Control Coordinator, Calvary Health Care Tasmania (CHCT); Clinical Nurse Manager Endoscopy Unit, CHCT; Nurse Unit Manager Day Surgery and Endoscopy Unit, The Hobart Private Hospital and Hand Hygiene Coordinator Tasmania, Hand Hygiene Australia. Bringing over 20 years of diverse human resources experience in the health care sector, Eve’s areas of expertise include employee relations, HR and payroll compliance, performance management and remuneration. Eve has responsibility for human resources, payroll, learning and development, our volunteer functions and programs supporting a positive organisational culture. Eve is committed to aligning the work of human resources to shape and execute organisational strategy and deliver business initiatives. Before joining Bethesda, Eve was the Group Manager Human Resources and Employee Relations at St John of God Health Care, where she built a comprehensive HR and Employee Relations Service supporting 14,000 employees in three states. At St John of God Health Care, Eve was also the Workforce Lead responsible for integrating newly acquired hospitals and services, including Midland Public-Private Hospital, Mt Lawley Hospital, Hawkesbury District Health Service and Marillac Disability Service. Eve has a Master of Business Administration and a Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management. Dr Richard Bostwick is currently working at the Bethesda Clinic in the role as General Manager, overseeing all aspects of clinical care and governance. His previous roles have included the Deputy Director of Clinical Services at Hollywood Hospital, Operations Manager at Royal Peth Hospital, and other senior roles within the Western Australian Health Department. His other positions have included senior academic roles at both the University of Notre Dame and Edith Cowan University, teaching predominantly mental health, research and informatics. His other areas of focus include supervision of HDR students and research in the area of health service workforce development. Richard has worked comprehensively in the health industry spending the previous 28 years across both managerial and clinical roles. He has also led the development of primary health care services for youth with emerging mental health issues at both local and national levels. He is passionate about mental health and psychological wellbeing of staff and patients. In particular pastoral care having completed his PhD, which focused on support systems for tertiary students who have the potential or who are experiencing psychological distress. Helen joined Bethesda in 2012 and has over 28 years’ experience and a post graduate qualification in perioperative nursing. Originally from the UK, Helen worked for a large NHS hospital in the Midlands for 10 years before relocating to WA in 2004. Since arriving in WA, Helen has worked for private hospitals with previous experience coordinating theatres before joining Bethesda. Helen is now responsible for leading and coordinating Bethesda’s nine operating theatres. She works closely with medical staff and manages all the human and financial resources required to provide the highest standard of care to every perioperative patient. Melody has over 25 years’ health industry experience, specifically in OSH and injury management, environmental management, quality and risk and human resources. Mel is responsible for the implementation of programs and processes that ensure improvement activities are directed towards achieving safe patient care and the prevention of harm whilst also maintaining legislative requirements. Mel was responsible for coordinating activities that resulted in Bethesda achieving Worksafe WA Platinum Award status four consecutive times. Her previous experience includes Group Manager OSH and Environment, St John of God Health Care, and Director, Quality and Risk, Mount Hospital. Bernadette commenced with Bethesda in 2008 working in both the palliative care unit and in MPaCCS. In 2018 she left to establish the palliative care service at JHC. 2020 saw Bernadette return to Bethesda to oversee the expansion of MPaCCS with the new formation of an East Metro team and the addition of a hospital liaison role. Bernadette has over 25 years of nursing experience and holds postgraduate qualifications in both education and health counselling. Philippe is responsible for overall asset management of the Hospital, ensuring the efficient running of all operating mechanical and electrical plant machinery, inclusive of planned and corrective maintenance programs. A key part of his role is to oversee the project management and/or construction of Hospital works. Coming from an electrical service contracting background, Philippe has extensive experience in managing challenging technical projects in the public and private hospital sector. Roh completed a Diploma in Hotel Management from Ceylon Hotel School and has had 39 years of experience in hospitality. Much of that time was in executive chef positions, winning a Gold Plate Award whilst working at Crown Casino and catering for HRH Queen Elizabeth ll and the Crown Prince of Japan when they were hosted by the then President of Sri Lanka, Mr J R Jayawardena in 1981. Roh commenced at Bethesda in 2006 and is responsible for all aspects of hotel services — catering, cleaning, laundry and café. Sally’s role includes the overall management of the surgical ward, Riviera and Day Procedure Unit (DPU). She has responsibility for ensuring the patient experience from admission to discharge is of the highest quality, collaborating with patients and their families to provide an inclusive and excellent environment. She takes an active role in the application of the Bethesda values and works closely with visiting medical officers to enhance patient care. Sally’s past roles included Clinical Nurse Manager, Theatre, CSSD, Emergency Department and Day Surgery, Narrogin Regional Hospital (WA Country Health Services). Tuyen started as an ICT Administrator with Bethesda in 2009 and is now responsible for the ICT department and ensuring the smooth running of all Bethesda’s ICT systems and operations. Tuyen has a wealth of experience in ICT, having previously worked for Western Power as a Senior Desktop Engineer. He holds a Bachelor of E-Commerce and is passionate about engaging modern technology to improve the efficiency of business operations. A registered Nurse for more than 30 years specialising in the area of intensive care, Marie has a passion for education and ensuring that everyone has access to the training and development they need to excel in their work. Marie is responsible for all staff mandatory training and competencies, and provides education to clinical staff to ensure nurses practice safe, high quality patient care. Marie is the coordinator of the Medical Emergency Response (MER) and is responsible for reviewing all episodes of clinical deterioration and “Code Blue” calls. Bio coming soon. Bio coming soon. Bio coming soon. Our Medical Advisory Committee is comprised of Visiting Medical Officers who broadly represent the specialties at the Hospital. This Committee meet every two months, working collaboratively with the CEO to ensure the clinical standards and patient care at Bethesda are at superior levels. Toby completed his Orthopaedic Fellowship training in Perth in 2008 and then Fellowships in knee surgery and limb reconstruction in the eastern states of Australia. Toby specialises in all aspects of knee surgery, including arthroscopic surgery, sports knee injury, ligament reconstruction, primary and revision knee replacement. His interest is in arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery of the knee and Toby is currently involved in research on anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and management. Part of the Coastal Orthopaedics Group, he established the Perth Knee Clinic and the Acute Knee Injury Clinic at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Jeff Ecker is an expert hand and wrist surgeon who completed his orthopaedic fellowship in Australia and trained in microvascular and arthroscopic surgery at Oxford University in the United Kingdom, Duke University in North Carolina and the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Founder of the Hand + Upper Limb Centre (HULC) and the Wrist + Hand Institute, Jeff has a special interest in complex wrist injuries, including triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) injuries, scaphoid fractures and non-union and perilunate ligament injuries. Silke completed her medical education at the University of Western Australia, graduating with honours in 2004. She then worked as a Medical Officer in critical care areas before completing anaesthesia specialist training and becoming a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists in 2012. She has worked as a Consultant Anaesthetist in public and private practice in Australia and Canada, where she held the positions of Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of British Columbia and Staff Specialist at Vancouver General Hospital. Grant Booth trained in Orthopaedic Surgery in Perth, Western Australia. He completed a shoulder surgery fellowship with internationally respected Shoulder Surgeon Dr. Alex Castagna in Milan, Italy learning advanced arthroscopic and arthroplasty techniques. John is an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, completing his degree at the University of Western Australia in 1987. He completed his training at King Edward Memorial Hospital, WA and St James University Hospital in Leeds, UK before entering private practice in 2000. John has been working extensively in all aspects of fertility and IVF since 2000 and is a long-standing consultant with Fertility Specialists of WA, based at Bethesda. He also has consulting rooms, and delivers babies at St John of God Hospital, Subiaco. Richard has almost 20 years of surgical experience including two years post-fellowship training specifically in oncoplastic breast surgery encompassing all aspects of augmentation, reduction and reconstruction, as well as breast oncology and sentinel node biopsy. Richard also has experience and expertise in laparoscopic hernia surgery, laparoscopic splenectomy, laparoscopic adrenalectomy and vascular access surgery. Richard has published and presented both nationally and internationally and is dedicated to the development and progression of oncoplastic breast surgery in Australia and New Zealand. Dr Mark Lee is a fully trained Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon specialising in aesthetic surgery of the face, breast, and body. Mark spent three years in the role of Head of Department of Plastic Surgery at Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital and in Consultant Surgeon positions at Royal Perth and Fremantle Hospitals. Mark was elected to the governing Council of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons in 2012 and served with the society in a number of roles including Chair of the Ethics, Chair of Advocacy and is currently Treasurer. Whilst on the national Council, Mark has been instrumental in the establishment of the Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery and is the inaugural Editor-In-Chief. He has also developed a new and innovative breast reconstruction technique which is well regarded internationally. The scarless Latissimus dorsi breast reconstruction procedure is minimally invasive and revolutionary. Carolyn Douglass is an anaesthetist with over 25 years experience working in public and private hospitals. Dr Keiron Bradley is a palliative care specialist. She graduated from the University of Western Australia in 1997 and went on to do rural general practice training, before moving to the UK to undertake her specialist palliative care training. Dr Bradley has a Master of Medicine (palliative care) and a post graduate diploma in learning and teaching in higher education from the University of Oxford. She has worked at the Bethesda Palliative Care Unit since 2014 and is interested in all aspects of palliative care. Dr Kuan is a urologist with an interest in surgical education and medical governance. His past roles include being the Head of Department at Fremantle Hospital (Urology), with a role in administering and coordinating urological service transition to the Fiona Stanley Hospital. He is the current Departmental Head of Urology at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. He has also served as the West Australian representative on the Board of Urology (responsible at the College of Surgeons for the training of specialist urologists) and as the Chair of the Board of Urology (2016 – 2018). Dr Duncan McLellan is a physician with a subspecialty in Infectious Diseases. He treats patients at Bethesda Hospital also participates in the Antimicrobial Stewardship program. Dr McLellan is a graduate of the University of Western Australia. He undertook Physician training (sub-specialty Infectious Diseases) in Perth and subsequently completed a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at the University of Tennessee (Memphis, USA). Dr McLellan is also a Consultant Pathologist (sub-specialty Clinical Microbiology). He is currently Head of Department Clinical Microbiology at Western Diagnostic Pathology. In addition to Bethesda Dr Mclellan also works as a Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician at Fiona Stanley Hospital. The Partnering with Consumers committee is committed to creating effective partnerships with Bethesda at all levels of the organisation, promoting positive consumer experiences and contributing to the delivery of high-quality health care and improved safety. Libby is responsible for developing, implementing and evaluating systems to prevent and manage healthcare-associated infection, complying with the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standard 3, Preventing and Controlling Healthcare Associated Infections. She has extensive healthcare experience in a variety of settings including Infection Prevention and Control Coordinator, Calvary Health Care Tasmania (CHCT); Clinical Nurse Manager Endoscopy Unit, CHCT; Nurse Unit Manager Day Surgery and Endoscopy Unit, The Hobart Private Hospital and Hand Hygiene Coordinator Tasmania, Hand Hygiene Australia. Peter is recently retired from the service industry and is the Chairman of the Consumer Partnership Committee. Peter’s diverse background includes executive roles in sales, marketing and contract negotiation within the transport industry and setting up international freight services in Australia. Peter is dedicated to bring Bethesda a fresh look at certain details around the hospital and supplying the best possible service on behalf of Bethesda’s patients. Joy has worked in education throughout her career, teaching in schools in the UK, USA and Australia. Upon returning to Perth she enjoyed leading an independent girl’s day and boarding school for 17 years. Since retiring from full-time employment, she has continued involvement with independent, government and catholic schools in advisory and auditing roles. In her spare time, she enjoys keeping fit and serving on several boards. She is very much looking forward to all Australia’s borders being reopened so she and her husband can visit their far-flung families. Bio coming soon. Peter has lived in this area all of his life and has memories of Bethesda Hospital back in the fifties! After graduating in Dental Science from UWA he undertook further study in England and USA and had his own practice in West Perth for over 25 years. Subsequently he was CEO of the Australian Dental Association (WA). Active in Rotary, he has held local, national and international appointments, including as District Governor. He serves on a number of Boards and Committees. Bio coming soon.
Leading with
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We’re privileged to have a rich blend of experience, knowledge and expertise driving Bethesda Health Care
Board of Directors
Chairman
Deputy Chairman & Director
Executive Director
Director
Director
Director
Hospital Management Committee
Chief Executive Officer.
Executive Manager, Corporate Support and Projects.
Executive Manager, Clinical Operations.
Executive Manager, Quality, Risk and Infection Control.
Executive Manager, People and Culture.
General Manager, Bethesda Clinic
Manager, Perioperative Services.
Manager, Work Health and Safety.
Clinical Nurse Manager, Metropolitan Palliative Care Consultancy Service.
Manager, Engineering.
Manager, Hotel Services.
Clinical Nurse Manager, Surgical.
Manager, Information and Communication Technology.
Manager, Learning and Development.
Manager, Quality.
Manager, Health Information.
Manager, Procurement and Supply.
Medical Advisory Committee
Chairman.
Grant founded the Perth Shoulder Clinic along with Sven Goebel with the aim of establishing a center of excellence for the treatment of disorders of the shoulder in Western Australia.
Grant holds a public appointment at Royal Perth Hospital where he performs trauma surgery and elective shoulder surgery and has accreditation and operates at Bethesda Hospital in Claremont and St John of God Hospital in Subiaco, while also consulting regularly in Kalgoorlie
Partnering with Consumers
Executive Manager, Quality, Risk and Infection Control.
