By Jed Lanyon
The Shire of Yarra Ranges reaching zero active cases is an incredible feat and one that would not be possible without the hard work of the healthcare professionals from Eastern Health.
Here are just a few of the amazing team members who have been working on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.
Thank you for helping keep us all safe.
Lia Weston-Edward, Administration
Lia usually works for Surgery in Maroondah Hospital, but was more than happy to help Eastern Health’s Covid-19 clinic out, greeting people with a smile every day and supporting hard-working nurses.
Di Dekker, District Nurse
District Nurse Di has continued to provide home visits to the local community through the pandemic, making sure people still get the nursing care they need in their homes.
Ruth Herdman, District Nursing Coordinator
Ruth is the key to making sure everything runs smoothly every day, she takes everything in her stride and leads the team with calmness and humour. Some of Eastern Health’s Covid-19 community clients have a lot going on in their lives, but they all respond to Ruth’s kind and caring approach.
Diane Taylor, District Nurse
Along with continuing to care for regular Eastern Health clients, Di has also been working in the Covid-19 testing clinic at the Healesville Senior Citizens Centre, ensuring that the local community has local access to testing.
Karina Bagnoux, Registered Nurse
Usually Karina works in the Operating Theatre at Healesville. But with the theatre suspended during the pandemic, she has pivoted and has been doing swabbing, temperature checking at the hospital front entrance, and telehealth check ins with Covid-19 clients.
Kerrie Harris, District Nurse
In the first wave, Kerrie volunteered to learn how to swab and since then has worked in the Covid-19 testing clinic as well as doing mobile outreach testing clinics at more isolated locations such as Reefton and Powelltown, making sure people who don’t have transport still can be tested.
