The Governor and Professor Dr Cath Crock, Rotary Melbourne Vocational Service Award recipient in 2016/17, addressed the visitors on this special day. Rotary Melbourne recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Hush Foundation to help expand and extend the reach of its "Gathering of Kindness" program. This program brings professionals together to build and instil a culture of kindness in a variety of age and healthcare organisations through the Arts, reflection and engagement.
VP David Carruthers, Maryla Juchnowski and Editor (representing Rotary Safe Families) enjoyed the presentation by Cath Crock at Government House for World Kindness Day.
The aim of the partnership between Rotary Melbourne and the Hush Foundation is to enable Rotarians to get involved in volunteer activities in support of Gathering of Kindness, and that Rotary Melbourne will be one of many clubs that promote the engagement of the Gathering of Kindness with care focused organisation to improve kindness in care for the benefit of their community.
Catherine Crock is a medical pioneer, producer of music and theatrics, humanitarian, mother and advocate for change. A Physician at The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Catherine has successfully implemented a raft of positive changes to healthcare in the areas of organisational culture, services and patient/family support.
She is the Chair and Founder of The Hush Foundation, a registered charity organisation working to transform healthcare by improving partnerships, culture and the environment to support health and wellbeing. Hush, in collaboration with some of Australia’s finest musical talent, has commissioned 15 albums of music specifically for application within healthcare.
Catherine through the Hush Foundation is raising awareness of patient centered care, communication and patient safety issues and encourages a shift in the culture of healthcare. An influencer in the areas of medical innovation and the Arts, Catherine is also an acclaimed presenter and speaker on patient-centred care.
A harpist provided some beautiful music in the Government House Reception Room.
