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"Ed Style" Video Goes Viral at Waikato Hospital
"Ed Style" Video Goes Viral at Waikato
Hospital
Move
over Psy - it’s ED Style at Waikato
Hospital.
Internet hit
video Gangnam Style by south Korean rapper Psy has spawned a
thousand parodies – but one of the best is Waikato
Hospital’s own “ED Style”.
The video features Emergency Department doctors, nurses and support staff promoting messages about how to improve the flow of patients through the department.
Although it is aimed at other hospital staff, the health board has put the video on YouTube.
“Putting it on YouTube was the only way we could let all our staff access it easily, but it is so good we are happy to go public with it,” said hospital assistant group manager Kevin Harris.
The idea came from Kevin Harris who adapted the lyrics from the well-known 'Eton Style' parody.
"To reach busy staff, sometimes you
need to think outside the square," he said. "It's a light
hearted video but the serious message is that we need close
cooperation between Emergency Department, specialty doctors,
wards and support areas to reach the Ministry of Health 6
hour target for Emergency Department waiting
times.”
"It was a lot of fun and
they really entered into the spirit of it - and it's brought
the team closer," Kevin Harris said. The video was mainly
filmed in the staff members’ own time, by DHB
staff.
Watch the video on You Tube or
go to www.facebook.com/WaikatoDHB and add your
comment.
ENDS
Waikato District Health Board
Healthy People. Excellent Care
Waikato District Health Board (DHB) employs over 6500 people and plans, funds and provides hospital and health services to more than 391,770 people in a region covering eight per cent of New Zealand.
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