Dubbo Hospital's surgical inpatient unit wins decorations contest
Dubbo Hospital's Christmas decorations competition is not for the faint-hearted.
Retiring director of nursing Jenny Johnson tells of the annual tussle for a wooden trophy shaped like a Christmas tree, created by the Dubbo Community Men's Shed.
"They put a lot of effort into it," she said of entrants which numbered 12 in 2019.
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HARRY POTTER THEME: Jenny Johnson joins Melissa Hanson, Maree Gawthorne and Margo Mackenzie in the magical Emergency Department.
On Wednesday Mrs Johnson handed bragging rights for the next 12 months to the surgical inpatient unit team amid playful groans and loud cheers in the hospital's staff cafeteria.
The theme of "classy David Jones" impressed three independent judges and produced the first win for the unit in 10 years.
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Judges Charlotte Bickerton and Dave Hirst with Maree Gawthorne who collected the Emergency Department's award.
Highly-commended awards went to Dubbo Community Health where handmade decorations got the judges' attention, and the hospital's Emergency Department which worked its magic after adopting a Harry Potter theme.
Mrs Johnson said decorations lifted the spirits of children and adults in the hospital.