Dorothy Rae Anstee AM

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(born 15 August 1932) worked in various nursing positions at the

Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH), colloquially referred to as the Royal Children's, is a major children's hospital in Parkville, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Regarded as one of the great Children's hospitals globally, the hosp ...

, from 1961-1977. In 1977, she was appointed Director of Nursing at the

Austin Hospital, Melbourne The Austin Hospital is a public teaching hospital in Melbourne's north-eastern suburb of Heidelberg, and is administered by Austin Health, along with the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital and the Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre. History The Aus ...

, a position she held until 1995. She received the

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award in 1993, in recognition of her service to nursing, particularly as director of nursing at the Austin hospital.

Career highlights

Anstee started her nursing career in 1961 as a Staff Nurse and Sister at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. She remained at this hospital through various roles including Charge Nurse (1963–1969), Supervisory Sister (1969) and assistant director of Nursing (1970–1977). Anstee's career progressed further in 1977 when she became the Director of Nursing at Austin Hospital in Victoria, Australia, a position she held until 1995.

Recognition

Her contributions to the field were recognized in 1993 when she was awarded the Member of the Order of Australia (AM). The honor of inclusion into the AM is one of the highest recognitions for outstanding service in Australia. Anstee also served on the Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria. She has contributed to various subcommittees, including Finance and Administration, as well as Health and Sexual Misconduct. Anstee was

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and

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of The Scots' Church Properties Trust, where she was a Trustee from 1997. Anstee also served on the Chisolm Council on the Monash University Council, starting in 1986.

Awards

* Member of the Order of Australia (AM, 1993)

References

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