As the first of its kind in Australia to consolidate all women’s and children’s services into the one building, Russell will share lessoned learned 12 months since the opening of Western Health’s $200 Million Joan Kirner Hospital. Learn about:

• The importance of being flexible in design and operations to meet unanticipated growth in demand
• The need for support for front line staff to be adequately training around new models of care and wayfinding in the new build
• Utilising lessons learned from the design and development journeys of the new Footscray Hospital and Sunshine Hospital emergency department redevelopment to influence and inform future plans for the Joan Kirner Hospital