Chief Executive Alert: 29 October – Severe weather impacts

Severe weather impacts

We are currently experiencing severe weather across the State with damaging winds and widespread power outages.

There are a number of impacts across our sites, most noticeably power outages and fallen trees. Importantly patient safety has not been compromised.

These are the impacts as we currently understand them:

Monash Medical Centre

• Hoarding is down on ED project perimeter

Dandenong

• Generator power is being used to support mains power supply
• A few tree branches down

Casey

• Damage to Ambulance Victoria tents and marquees
• CT and two lifts are out post power surges
• A few minor trees / branches down

Cranbourne Integrated Care Centre

• Site running on generator power

Kingston

• Site and Central Production Kitchen running on generator power

Yarraman Nursing Home

• A few minor trees / branches down

Moorabbin

• No issues reported

Vaccination Clinics

• Cranbourne Turf Club Vaccination Centre – Trees down and power outage, site is not operational
• Sandown Drive Through Vaccination Clinic – Tent damage, drive through site is not operational. Walk in site is operating
• Frankston Bayside Vaccination Centre – Minor building damage and power outage, site is not operational

Testing Clinics:

• Clayton – Tent damage, site is not operational
• Dandenong – Tent damage, site is not operational

Home visits

With the severe weather warning until 1pm today we are ceasing any home visits, other than HITH and GEM@Home AH where medically urgent, and then also pre-screened for safety prior to the visit.

We will reassess the situation at lunch time.

If you notice storm damage

Our Engineering teams are on site accessing and addressing damage. If you see damage that you believe presents a safety risk, please contact your on-site Engineering team.

Staying safe and up to date

Please maintain awareness of the weather conditions throughout the day as these may change. You can monitor Severe Weather Warnings via the BoM website: http://www.bom.gov.au/

Please take extra care when driving, and avoid parking your vehicle under trees.

Review BOM’s advice for keeping safe during storms here.

We have robust contingency plans in place for situations like this and they are currently being enacted. I will provide further updates as information becomes available.

Andrew Stripp
Chief Executive