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Seeking community feedback for Eurobodalla Regional Hospital Development
The project seeks to include local Aboriginal language on selected signage at the new Eurobodalla Regional Hospital.
The inclusion of language was recommended to help community members feel welcome in the new Hospital.
This idea came from early engagement with the Connecting with Country Working Group, an advisory group of local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Following consultation with local Aboriginal community representatives during August and September of this year the following list of recommended language is being shared for final feedback.
What’s next: following this consultation period, the list will be shared with the builder who will fabricate and install the signage as part of the construction works.
| Hospital location (and description) | Is there a local word you would recommend that has a similar meaning? | What does this word mean to you? |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome (at front of Hospital) | walawaani njindiwan | safe journey everyone |
| Main Entry | yiribu-ran | enter |
| Meeting Place (garden area at the front of the Hospital) | djamaru-mba ngarn | gathering place |
| Reception (a place to enquire and speak with staff) | ganaya-mba ngarn | asking place |
| Lounge (a space for family to gather near Main Entry) | yuwinj djamaru-mba ngarn | people gathering place |
| Reflection Courtyard (garden area out the back of the Hospital, a place for staff and families to gather and sit outside, with a view to the mountains) | bundjala-mba ngarn | thinking place |
| Parenting Room (a space for parents and families to use) | djarambu-njin ngarn | our quiet place |
| Parking | mayu-r | stay |
| Hospital location (and description) | Is there a local word you would recommend that has a similar meaning? | What does this word mean to you? |
|---|---|---|
| Inpatient Unit 1 (place for overnight stay for ongoing care and treatment) | dhugan midandhal | camp 1 |
| Inpatient Unit 2 (place for overnight stay for ongoing care and treatment) | dhugan djiriba | camp 2 |
| Inpatient Unit 3 (care for patients who have experienced stroke and other brain injuries, it will also provide end of life care for patients and their families) | dhugan durun.gadja | camp 3 |
| Pathology (receiving and testing blood samples) | djiraali | blood |
| Community Health & Ambulatory Care Services (such as mental health support, dental care, renal dialysis and cancer care) | bulambii ndjali | lean against each other |
| Medical Imaging (x-rays and other medical imaging such as MRI scans) | dhumbama-mba | observing |
| Perioperative Services (care for patients undergoing surgery) | nangu-mba djamaga | resting good |
| Maternity, Newborn & Paediatrics (care for women and babies throughout the pregnancy journey + care for young children who need to stay overnight to receive treatment) | bindjilaan ba waranj-baraga | pregnant and children |
| Emergency Department (urgent, unplanned medical care, 24hr service) | naraawanj-u | to help / to assist |
| Pharmacy (dispensation of medication) | djinjama-wara djamaga | they make good |
| Mortuary (a place to care for those who have passed) | mina-mba ngarn | holding place |