Official opening of National Day Surgery - Sydney Pty Ltd
10-Nov-2006 The fifth
surgery developed by National Day Surgeries Pty Ltd, the first in NSW
and the grandest was officially opened by the Federal Minister for
Health and Ageing, the Honourable Mr Tony Abbott on Friday 10th November 2006.
The day was
attended by the partner surgeons of National Day Surgery – Sydney Pty
Ltd who were instrumental in establishing this new million facility.
Other invited guests included key partners from Health Funds, major
medical equipment suppliers and staff whom have worked tirelessly over
the past six months in the set up and running of National Day Surgery –
Sydney Pty Ltd.
John Masters,
Executive Director, welcomed invited guests and gave a brief
introduction to National Day Surgeries Pty Ltd. Minister Abbott was
then invited to say a few words and to officially open the surgery.
Minister
Abbott spoke of the importance that the private sector has in reducing
the burden on the public healthcare system. He commended the initiative
of National Day Surgeries Pty Ltd and noted that centres such as
National Day Surgery – Sydney Pty Ltd are “the way of the future”.
Minister Abbott then unveiled the plaque officially opening the
facility.
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Mr Jim
Cunniff, Managing Director of Stryker Australia and the Federal
Minister for Health and Ageing, the Honourable Mr Tony Abbott unveil
the plaque
Jim Cunniff,
Managing Director of Stryker Australia, spoke briefly, firstly thanking
John Masters and National Day Surgeries Pty Ltd for allowing Stryker to
enjoy such a good relationship with them and he then spoke of the
superior technology offered by Stryker and of the positive impact that
it is going to continue to have in Day Surgery.
National Day
Surgery – Sydney Pty Ltd was the first facility in Australia to be
equipped with the new state of the art technology from Stryker, the
‘i-suites’.
Minister Abbott toured the facility.
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John
Masters (centre) Executive Director - National Day Surgeries Pty Ltd
describes the theatre facilties to Jim Cunniff and Tony Abbott
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