Transforming power to Close the Gap
Today is National Close the Gap Day and this year’s theme is “Transforming Power.”
17 Mar 2022
This day provides everyone with the opportunity to reflect on how we can each take meaningful action to enable all Australians to effectively access and utilise our health services.
With a significant number of Perth's Aboriginal population living within our hospital's catchment area, St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals is committed to providing high quality and culturally appropriate health care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Over the past few years, the hospital has been implementing and evolving our Aboriginal health strategy action plan, which focuses on increasing cultural safety, creating employment opportunities and investing in opportunities to develop our Aboriginal youth to grow our workforce of the future.
Over the past financial year, our hospital supported 2,122 inpatients and 5,914 outpatients who identified as being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
See how Midland caregivers are helping to Close the Gap in this video.
View our virtual Flag Raising Ceremony here.
Why it is important to Close the Gap
St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals CEO Michael Hogan said Close the Gap Day provides the opportunity to renew our personal and collective commitments to achieving better health equality for all Australians.
“We know we still have a long way to go to close the gap in health outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians," he said.
“Over the past few years we have been implementing and evolving our Aboriginal health strategy action plan, which focuses on increasing cultural safety, creating employment opportunities and investing in opportunities to develop our Aboriginal youth to grow our workforce of the future.
“Midland's Aboriginal Health Strategy supports our goal to develop a strong, skilled and growing Aboriginal workforce across clinical, non-clinical and leadership roles.”
Resources
- For information on our Aboriginal Health Service.
- For information on Moort Boodjari Mia.
- For more information on Close the Gap Day.