Sep-Oct 2016 Issue | Business View Oceania

184 Business View Oceania - September/October 2016 na House & Village General Manager. Everyone has a great relationship with the residents and they are involved in every part of the process. After all, maintaining a great service for the resi- dents is more important than anything, even if the financial side of things takes a backseat to the entire process. The staff-to-patient ratio is also very high to ensure that the needs of every sin- gle resident and patient of the hospital can be addressed at all times. Nursing is a profession to be proud of and Anne has certainly managed to convey that to her staff. “Developing the registered nurses and getting them to believe in their abil- ities, to improve the standards of care and their knowledge base. I think that nurses within the sector need to stand up and stand proud for the knowledge that they’ve got, it’s very important and I’ve worked for that”, says Anne about her personal achievements within the organisation. With the range of servic- es that are provided at Moana House it makes it an exciting, interesting and challenging place to work. According to Anne, the people of Whangamata believe that Moana pro- vides a service necessary to the com- munity. Owing perhaps to the rural na- ture of the location, the organisation also provides the only inpatient facility in the region. And even though there is