Taree welcomes new Paediatrician

Mr Tim Mooney, General Manager of Manning Rural Referral Hospital is delighted to announce the arrival of Dr Maureen van Rossum du Chattel as the community’s new Paediatrician.

Maureen comes to Taree from the Netherlands where for the past five years she has worked in a large training hospital – St Franciscus Hospital – in Rotterdam as a consultant paediatrician.
Maureen is highly qualified and has a special interest in infectious diseases and neonatology. 
In addition to her work commitments in the Netherlands, every two years, Maureen dedicated six months of her time and skills working on five projects with Medecins sans Frontieres – Doctors without Borders – in Angola, Birma, Afghanistan, Burundi and Sudan. She is now looking forward to setting in Australia.

“My fiancé and I are very excited about settling in Taree.  It is a beautiful area and such a lovely coastal region,” said Maureen.
The Taree community will benefit greatly from the skills and expertise that Dr van Rossum du Chattel, an experienced overseas trained paediatrician, brings with her to the region.
“Following a rigorous recruitment and extensive selection process, it is very pleasing to welcome Maureen and her fiancé to our team and to our community,” said Mr Mooney.

Maureen will be joining Dr Tom Campbell who for the past 12 months has been the cornerstone of the service in Taree, working tirelessly in a part-time capacity to ensure paediatric services could be delivered to the local community.

“Dr Campbell has provided consistency, professionalism and stability for our staff and service while we have been awaiting the new appointees.

“On behalf of the Hospital’s staff, patients and families, I would like to express sincere appreciation to Tom and acknowledge the significant contribution he, and our many locums, have made,” said Mr Mooney.
 
Prior to commencing at the Manning Rural Referral Hospital, Dr van Rossum du Chattel completed an intensive Orientation Program at the John Hunter Children’s Hospital (JHCH) where she met fellow child health colleagues and learned first hand of the extensive referral services available.  That Orientation Program was further enhanced by Dr Campbell who orientated Maureen to the local service upon her return from JHCH.

Maureen will be supported by a second full time Paediatrician at Manning Rural Referral Hospital.  Recruitment for that position is progressing well and Dr Dylan Wesley is expected to commence in September/October.

Contact: Colleen Crowe, Kaleidoscope

Phone: (02) 4921 4492