New Palliative Care Unit
The new $13.6m Palliative Care Unit is delivered as part of the NSW Government’s $93 million World Class End of Life Care program, and features 12 palliative care bedrooms with ensuites, communal areas, meeting spaces and flexible outdoor spaces.
The new unit is located in an existing building at the eastern end of the Wyong Hospital campus, which is extensively remodelled to meet palliative care needs of the region.
The project team worked closely with Central Coast Local Health District palliative care staff, carers and community members from Elsie's Retreat Palliative Care Project and Lions Clubs to ensure the best and most appropriate health facility for the local community.
The new $13.6m Palliative Care Unit is delivered as part of the NSW Government’s $93 million World Class End of Life Care program, and features 12 palliative care bedrooms with ensuites, communal areas, meeting spaces and flexible outdoor spaces.
The new unit is located in an existing building at the eastern end of the Wyong Hospital campus, which is extensively remodelled to meet palliative care needs of the region.
The project team worked closely with Central Coast Local Health District palliative care staff, carers and community members from Elsie's Retreat Palliative Care Project and Lions Clubs to ensure the best and most appropriate health facility for the local community.
Key design elements include:
- Spacious bedrooms for visiting family members, featuring interior finishes to create a home-like-environment and large windows overlooking private courtyards.
- Individual patient balconies, with space to enable patients to access the outdoors and enjoy the garden landscape.
- A large family room with dining spaces to accommodate family members to join for meals
- A central garden, with existing trees preserved to provide a backdrop to patients’ bedrooms.
- A communal outdoor area that provides a private and spiritual space.
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